http://richard-harris.com Author of "The Capo's Mistress" Thu, 12 Jul 2007 01:41:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Kristi Knight, "Kristi's Road to Romance (Writing)" http://richard-harris.com/reviews/46 Tami Parrington’s writer’s corner http://richard-harris.com/reviews/45 I got into West Yellowstone late Thursday and caught a cab to the Old Faithful Lodge. It was as I remembered it, a fairy tale lodge made of wood, but such wood, shaped and polished and reflecting the candles and lights of a lobby that soared toward the heavens. http://richard-harris.com/where-youre-going/19 It was still early, Vegas time, and I showered after the long drive and then headed for the lagoon at the Treasure Island. http://richard-harris.com/where-youre-going/18 I walked down to the Venetian early because I hadn’t seen it yet and wanted time to look around. I’ve never been to Venice, or to Europe for that matter, and I guess the entrance was supposed to represent St. Mark’s Square, or at least that’s what I thought St. ... http://richard-harris.com/where-youre-going/17 I needed to check out the Capri, where I figured the “caper” actually took place, to see if anyone there remembered anything that would help me with my “cover,” another word used only by private eyes in bad movies. I pulled on sneakers and black socks to go with a ... http://richard-harris.com/where-youre-going/16 I started walking down the strip, taking it all in and checking out each hotel I passed, the Mirage with its white tigers and volcano, Caesar’s Palace and the Forum, the Bellagio in all its luxury, the Monte Carlo, New York, New York, with a roller coaster outside and its ... http://richard-harris.com/where-youre-going/15 “Be sure to see Old Town. If you never heard of Virginia City, Montana, you’re gonna be surprised. This was a real Wild West town with a real gold rush and saloons and whores and vigilantes. The vigilantes even hung the sheriff.” http://richard-harris.com/where-youre-going/14 “You've slept with her, haven't you?” he asked me, and added, “Don't say who again or I'll have them beat the shit out of you.” That was a hell of an opening line and I tried to figure out what to say, but I didn't have to answer because he kept ... http://richard-harris.com/discussion/13 What if Mike didn’t come back from Las Vegas? Maybe she could go back to Tony and he would let her live, but she doubted it. He wanted revenge and she had seen Tony that way before, he was ruthless. She was stuck here in Virginia City, or some other ... http://richard-harris.com/discussion/12