Author photo. - I took this photo in Chicago, Illinois, on the weekend of July 26, 2008. My parents were bugging the hell out of me about when I would end up doing a photo wearing a tie. This is more for the press if they want to use it for their interviews if they don't have the time to do a picture for the paper or for a magazine. The fun in being a writer& photographer, if you can't find an artist to illustrate your covers you can always use a photograph.