Charia by Dale Chihuly
at Aria in Las Vegas
photo by Amy Calistri
Gaia is Green
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green snake
green eggs & ham
green aurora over Greenland
it ain't easy being green
Arek
amy calistri,
colors,
Dale Chihuly
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Showing posts with label amy calistri. Show all posts
Friday, May 17, 2013
Las Vegas Boyz Trip 2013
We had one of our Poker Boyz trips to Las Vegas last week. Mike, as always, provides great photos for us and seemingly doesn't mind the intermittent nagging - "Get a shot of my with the stripper!" He also wanders around early morning and late at night for shots like this one. We did stay at the MGM this trip.
If you don't show up for a Poker Boyz trip, you get your head put on a stick and rude sometimes evil photos are produced. Viewing of those more seedy and salacious snapshots is restricted to bona fide PB members and blackmail.
OK, maybe not completely restricted.
Poker was played. This is me making a final table at Binion's. Two-tiered seven-way chop for the poker players out there.
Matty with Chihuly art at City Center.
Me, also with Chihuly.
Amy at our annual visit to the Cat Condos at the LV-SPCA.
me with kittums at spca
Arek
amy calistri,
cats,
Las Vegas,
poker,
tim lavalli
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Two Years
Two years ago today our book, Check Raising the Devil, was released. It has sold right around 25,000 copies since then and small royalty checks arrive every six months or so. I was talking with my writing partner, Amy Calistri, about this anniversary and what we learned from writing the book.
First we learned a lot about bipolar disorder, ADHD, meth use and conditions in the Clark County jail. I also got some really great poker lessons sweating Mike through numerous tournaments in Las Vegas.
We got ourselves a New York Literary agent and we are thankful to both Sheree and Janet for everything they did getting CRD to a publisher. Plus they have been most helpful on current projects - professional publishing advice is invaluable to new authors. We also learned a lot about how the publishing industry works and unfortunately in these times of economic stress, how it doesn't work as well.
Finally, we learned what a rare treat it is to work collaboratively. In the two years since CRD came out I have tried to work with other writing partners to no avail. Amy and I had a rare working relationship and yes, we are casting about for another project to do together.
For now I am head down focused on finishing my current novel, would that you will have the opportunity to read it in 2012.
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