# mccoy (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover mccoy. Page: Feed: --- ## [When Everyone Said “No!”](https://phyllishorne.substack.com/p/when-everyone-said-no) _2026-07-28 · Phyllis McCoy Horne, Author_ The Vanishing Series, by Phyllis McCoy Horne ## [The Characters Readers Can’t Stop Talking About](https://phyllishorne.substack.com/p/the-characters-readers-cant-stop) _2026-07-22 · Phyllis McCoy Horne · Phyllis McCoy Horne, Author_ Every thriller needs its villains and heroes, but the characters that haunt some readers’ minds are the ones who live in the gray spaces. ## [Not Chasing Perfection. Just Perfect Enough.](https://phyllishorne.substack.com/p/not-chasing-perfection-just-perfect) _2026-07-13 · Phyllis McCoy Horne · Phyllis McCoy Horne, Author_ There’s a moment in every book where you have to decide what “done” means. ## [Vanishing Chiara Is Yours — Before Anyone Else](https://phyllishorne.substack.com/p/vanishing-chiara-is-yours-before) _2026-07-08 · Phyllis McCoy Horne · Phyllis McCoy Horne, Author_ While you were bingeing Mia’s story, another woman was already stepping into the frame. ## [Where have I been?](https://phyllishorne.substack.com/p/where-have-i-been) _2026-07-06 · Phyllis McCoy Horne · Phyllis McCoy Horne, Author_ You may have noticed I’ve been a little quiet lately. ## [Mental Maps](http://www.newworldexploration.com/explorers-tales-blog/mental-maps) _2026-06-06 · New World Exploration - Explorers\\' Tales Blog_ I’m starting a new blog topic on the history of maps. This first one is about the oldest of all maps…the mental map. Maps are one of those things we take for granted, and we seldom try to imagine how humans ever functioned without maps. The simple answer is that humans have never been without maps. To support that statement we first need to understand what constitutes a map. Most maps… ## [The Battle of the Nile](http://www.newworldexploration.com/explorers-tales-blog/the-battle-of-the-nile) _2026-05-06 · New World Exploration - Explorers\\' Tales Blog_ L'Orient exploding after being caught in crossfire from English ships. Roger M McCoy A long period of colonization by European countries, especially England and France, began in the late eighteenth century and continued into the mid-twentieth century. Africa was the final major uncolonized area, and in the eighteenth century it became a major target for colonists. &n \[...\] ## [The Heart Beneath the Thriller](https://phyllishorne.substack.com/p/the-heart-beneath-the-thriller) _2026-05-06 · Phyllis McCoy Horne · Phyllis McCoy Horne, Author_ When people ask me about writing thrillers, they expect me to talk about plot twists and red herrings. ## [It Came in a Brown Box](https://phyllishorne.substack.com/p/it-came-in-a-brown-box) _2026-04-29 · Phyllis McCoy Horne · Phyllis McCoy Horne, Author_ The first test copies of Vanishing Mia arrived this week. ## [March 24th, 2026](http://www.newworldexploration.com/explorers-tales-blog/march-24th-2026) _2026-03-24 · New World Exploration - Explorers\\' Tales Blog_ The top three images are some of the disguises Sir Richard Burton used to mingle with crowds anonymously. The bottom image is Burton is his natural appearance. Roger M McCoy Search for \[...\] ## [Realtime AI Arbitrage Terminal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OYydYDUzrXT7) _2026-03-24 · **Sponsored**_ Realtime auto-trading across exchanges with scored setups, backtesting, and risk controls. ## [The whole story is ready for you!](https://phyllishorne.substack.com/p/the-whole-story-is-ready-for-you) _2026-02-19 · Phyllis McCoy Horne, Author_ Hi there VIP Reader! ## [Vanishing Mia Episode 16](https://phyllishorne.substack.com/p/vanishing-mia-episode-16) _2026-02-05 · Phyllis McCoy Horne, Author_ Download Now! ## [Vanishing Mia Episode 15](https://phyllishorne.substack.com/p/vanishing-mia-episode-15) _2026-02-03 · Phyllis McCoy Horne, Author_ Download Now! ## [People Living in Pre-Colonial Africa](http://www.newworldexploration.com/explorers-tales-blog/people-living-in-pre-colonial-africa) _2025-12-03 · New World Exploration - Explorers\\' Tales Blog_ Current ethnic groups of Africa Roger M McCoy Prior to the migration of Europeans in to Africa in the eighteenth century, Africa had many different societies with well-developed cultures and powerful kingdoms, e.g. Mali, Benin, and Songhai in Western Africa during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, plus many sites along the lower parts of the \[...\] ## [Claiming Africa](http://www.newworldexploration.com/explorers-tales-blog/claiming-africa) _2025-10-17 · New World Exploration - Explorers\\' Tales Blog_ This 1554 map shows many imaginary features in the unknown continent. Note a one-eyed giant sitting on a mountain in the mythical region of Monoculi. Notice also the dense forest in the Sahara; the Niger River begins and ends in lakes; and the Nile River originates in the imagined Mountains of the Moon. The crown and scepter symbols indicate imagined kingdoms. No coastal towns are shown even…