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Phyllis H. Moore
Horned Toads a Flash from the Past
My elementary and high school years took place in the late 50s through 1970 in South Texas. Horned toads were a part of my life, not...
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Phyllis H. Moore
Oct 132 min read
Gibson
There are animals in all of my books, mostly dogs, pets of characters. They play a role in our lives, so they work themselves into...
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Phyllis H. Moore
Sep 114 min read
Too Important to Be Left to Politicians
Today, in a reader's group on Facebook, or Meta or whatever it is, a group member was frustrated that a well-known author in a...
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Phyllis H. Moore
Jul 314 min read
Why the Hotel Luther?
I'm often asked why I set my Sydney Lockhart series in historic hotels. The answer is easy. What better place to stage a crime. Historic...
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Phyllis H. Moore
Jul 232 min read
A Memoir and a Warning
Book Review of Oath and Honor, A Memoir and a Warning by Liz Cheney Liz Cheney’s memoir, Of Oath and Honor, is an eye-opening account of...
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Phyllis H. Moore
Jul 31 min read
We Need a Reset
While I have faith in America's potential for greatness, I do not currently perceive it. I think this feeling stems from the realization...
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Phyllis H. Moore
May 302 min read
Happy Birthday James Henry
My father, James Rogers Henry, was born on June 3, 1931. He died on August 1, 2020. His funeral was not what he'd envisioned, I'm sure,...
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Phyllis H. Moore
May 122 min read
Motherhood the Second Oldest Profession
Witty, huh? It's not mine. It's a quote from Erma Bombeck. I'm old enough to remember when Erma had a weekly column in most big city...
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Phyllis H. Moore
Sep 23, 20232 min read
We Are All Connected
Crows, seems to me, have a bad reputation. They’re dark and plain, but different than ravens, which may be why I think they have a...
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Phyllis H. Moore
Sep 5, 20232 min read
It's Almost Fall Y'all
When school starts and the weather begins to cool, I long for sweaters, my favorite poncho, and warm drinks. I like a nice drizzly day...
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Phyllis H. Moore
Feb 10, 20232 min read
Mardi Gras/Valentine
Mildred Annette Collins, dressed for the Valentine Ball, stared directly into Sabine's Polaroid camera with a stoic expression. It was a...
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Phyllis H. Moore
Dec 31, 20223 min read
A New Year, A New Tradition
I like to include a tidbit I've learned researching in each novel. In the fourth book of the Meg Miller Cozy Mystery Series, Blue Feather...
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Phyllis H. Moore
Nov 18, 20222 min read
Fig and Cheese, Yes Please
I don't think I tasted figs until I moved to Goliad in 2004 and lived next door to Alline Bethke. Mrs. Bethke is deceased now. She was in...
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Phyllis H. Moore
Sep 9, 20223 min read
Dedication for Birdie & Jude
This story is dedicated to Rev. Ronnie Green and Sam Shaw, RIP In the late 1960’s two young black men, students, successful athletes, and...
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Phyllis H. Moore
Nov 6, 20212 min read
Sabine Series Revised
During the pandemic social isolation, I revised the very first novel I wrote, Sabine. I incorporated recommendations from critiques I...
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Phyllis H. Moore
Oct 17, 20212 min read
Review of The Boys in the Boat
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown is not the genre of book I would usually read, but on a road trip with my husband, I suggested...
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Phyllis H. Moore
Oct 8, 20213 min read
Ryan's Song
Earlier this year, on February 5, a man I never met in person passed away from COVID. He was only 45 years old. I considered him a friend...
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Phyllis H. Moore
Aug 6, 20212 min read
The Vista - Almond-Bacon Crostini
Food is a big part of Meg Miller's life, especially since her circle of friends has grown in the latest novel, Den of Uncles. It's...
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Phyllis H. Moore
Jul 5, 20212 min read
Caste, A Legacy Worthy of Change
Caste, The Origins of Our Discontents, by Isabel Wilkerson is a beautifully written history of racism in the United States, a chronology...
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Phyllis H. Moore
Jan 23, 20212 min read
Crinkles of Molasses
This is actually a recipe for Molasses Crinkles, but I like Crinkles of Molasses better. I've had this recipe since Home Economics in...
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