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Reading, Writing, & Common Sense
According to Brene Brown, PhD, author and professor at University of Houston School of Social Work, "The ability to think past either/or...
Phylls H. Moore
Feb 23, 20185 min read
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Birdie & Jude, Spring, 2018
It could have been a coincidence or maybe fate, but it certainly was serendipitous that Birdie Barnes found Judith Reynolds on the beach...
Phylls H. Moore
Feb 10, 20182 min read
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I'm Not Really a Bird
It's Mardi Gras in Galveston and other places, but Galveston is where I live. It's common to go to a restaurant or the grocery store and...
Phylls H. Moore
Feb 7, 20182 min read
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5 Similarities Between Abuse Stories
I just watched Spotlight on Netflix, the 2015 movie about the Boston Globe investigation of the Boston Archdiocese and the sex scandal...
Phylls H. Moore
Jan 25, 20183 min read
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Where I Go After WTF
There are so many things swirling in the cosmos to wrap our heads around. The spinners attempt to spin and bend our opinions about these...
Phylls H. Moore
Nov 12, 20173 min read
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Why Aren't We There Yet?
Before I hit publish, I read a completed and edited manuscript several times, probably many more than ten, but sometimes the readings are...
Phylls H. Moore
Oct 17, 20175 min read
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October is Here
Here we are, in that second Ember Month, you know, Octember. It’s my favorite. It’s the weather, the colors, pumpkins, the smells, the...
Phylls H. Moore
Oct 1, 20174 min read
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Some Bobcats Need Shelter
Are you tired of hearing about hurricanes? I live on an island. Hurricane Ike hit here in 2008 and locals are still talking about it,...
Phyllis H. Moore
Sep 21, 20172 min read
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Bessie, Crazy Like a Fox
Summer is almost gone. It’s true. There are already aisles of Christmas decorations in one of my favorite haunts. It doesn’t seem...
Phylls H. Moore
Sep 13, 20173 min read
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What's In a Name?
This is not the face of my dog, Ollie Bubba, but he looks exactly like this. Well, he's older now, not as youthful looking, but who is? I...
Phyllis H. Moore
Apr 1, 20173 min read
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April 1 Opportunity, No Fooling
On April 1 it will be one year since I published Retirement, Now What?, a little book about emotionally embracing retirement. At the...
Phyllis H. Moore
Mar 7, 20174 min read
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And the Day Came
“There is a phenomena that occurs when the truth is kept buried. It shows itself in pieces, a few clawing attempts to surface. When there...
Phyllis H. Moore
Feb 16, 20172 min read
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Oh for an Easter Bonnet Complaint
I know it's the first of November, but stay with me here. I'm doing research for a book. It's set on the Lamar peninsula at a house that...
Phyllis H. Moore
Nov 1, 20163 min read
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Crazy Sweet, the Sugar Queen
"A little bit of mystery and a little bit of magic, similar to the writing of Sarah Addison Allen. Personal redemption is a favorite...
Phyllis H. Moore
Aug 30, 20162 min read
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The Ember Months
I used to know a lady named Bessie in the late seventies. She was in her sixties then, so I’m certain she has moved on to better places....
Phyllis H. Moore
Aug 20, 20163 min read
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Just Mercy - Highly Recommended
Just Mercy, A Story of Justice and Redemption By Bryan Stevenson, Nonfiction Publisher, Spiegel & Grau a division of Random House...
Phyllis H. Moore
Aug 8, 20163 min read
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The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
I didn't realize this book was being made into a movie when I read it. I'm glad I didn't because I always visualize the actors instead of...
Phyllis H. Moore
Aug 3, 20161 min read
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Warning, Warning, 10 Reasons We Should Avoid Negative Words
I listened to Maya Angelou on a talk show say she did not tolerate negative comments or ethnic jokes in her home. She believed the...
Phyllis H. Moore
Aug 3, 20163 min read
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The Lure of THE NEST
The Nest, by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney I might not have read this book if it had not been on a Kindle that my husband and I share. He said...
Phyllis H. Moore
Jun 17, 20162 min read
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Historical Fiction - Two Great Summer Reads
A fan of historical fiction? I am. Two of my favorite books were written by Nancy Horan. Her first novel, Loving Frank, is about Frank...
Phyllis H. Moore
Jun 14, 20162 min read
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