Why People Become Editors

Ellen Datlow was one of the many people taking pictures at the Nebula Awards last weekend, and she managed to capture me (along with my boss, Ellen Asher). I should note that this picture is from the Friday night reception; I'm not so uncouth as to wear my SFBC T-shirt to the actual Nebula Banquet.

And, from this picture, I think you can tell why both of us are on the book end of the entertainment industry, where twisted smiles and general scruffiness are the order of the day. (And this is exactly why I generally don't smile for pictures -- my right eye always seems to close when I do.)