A rose, is a rose, is a rose..., we're not talk'in Derrick Rose here.

Joyce Carol Oates illustration

From an image I made of the author last evening @ a Chicago Tribune event @ the Harold Washington library. During her discussion with Julia Keller, Oates displayed quite a forlorn look as she discussed her latest offering, "A Widow's Story". The illustration is from a cropped section of an image, with several PS enhancements including sharpening/filters/saturation adjustments among others.