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Phyllis H. Moore
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 31
- 4 min
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 23
- 2 min
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 3
- 1 min
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 30
- 2 min
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 12
- 2 min
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, 2023
- 2 min
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, 2023
- 2 min
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, 2023
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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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Phyllis H. Moore
- Jan 1, 2021
- 3 min
An Unspoken Wish
A couple of weeks before Christmas, family members begin asking what I want. I do the same thing, challenged to come up with a unique,...
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Phyllis H. Moore
- Dec 23, 2020
- 2 min
Buenas Dias Muffins
When I had a bed and breakfast I served these muffins made with raisins. Now, I like making them with dried cranberries, especially...
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