The Literary CatCast Podcast Archives

cottonmouth, a poem by Phebe Phillips

I’ve been working on a book of poetry and essay about the sweetness of growing up in East Texas in the 1960s. So far, the working title is, Upper East Side of The Pines. Afterall, I did grow up on the Upper East Side—oh, not New York, I’m talking about Texas! This poem, cottonmouth is [Read More]

Phebe Chats About Her Podcast

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Listen or Read Hi friends, As you may know, I create The Literary CatCast Podcast—a charming podcast merging Literature and Cats. The CatCast, as I call it, is designed to bring awareness to vintage books and current books that feature cats as main characters. Many of these book will die in obscurity, if they’re not [Read More]

My Podcast—Cat and Mouse’s Christmas, a poem

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Below is a direct link to my Christmas podcast. It’s only four minutes in length, and is a poem I wrote last week about a friendship between a cat, and a mouse. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you—dear reader, and dear listener. I hope you enjoy this poem. The Literary CatCast Podcast has launched [Read More]

Phebe Phillips is best known for whimsical plush toys that filled the shelves of Neiman Marcus, FAO, and many fine retailers for 25-years. Today, she creates The Literary Catcast Podcast—dedicated to the preservation of vintage books and writings with cats as main characters, bringing them into the modern awareness of a podcast. She writes poetry and short essays for publication in journals. She has two upcoming books, Sleeping With Louie—a daughter’s soul journey as an only child of a mother with Borderline Personality Disorder, who was also an only child, and Upper East Side of The Pines—growing up in East Texas during the sweetness of the 1960s. She is married to Mac. So far, they have seven cats! For now, they live in Dallas, Texas until they move deep into the East Texas piney woods in 2022.