Author Archives: Memphis Earlene Gray

Sweet Memories of Yemen Blues

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Yemen: 2006. I’m the only woman in the room, I’m chewing qat for the first time, and I’m doing it wrong, masticating the tender green leaves into pulp and then swallowing, as though I’m eating salad greens.   Despite my faux pas, … Continue reading →

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Memphis Earlene Schools Me Again

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Memphis Earlene Gray

There’s no place in the Blues for “My Child Didn’t Get into an Elite Pre-school.Children do not belong in the Blues. Lost my Baby in the Mall? A heartstopper if you’re the parent but it’s not the Blues. ” Don’t … Continue reading →

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Those French Anti-Semitism Rioters Blues

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Those French Anti-Semitism Rioters Blues.

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Those French Anti-Semitism Rioters Blues

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Original name for this post was going to be Too Much News Blues, but then I saw this  headline. France’s Jews Flee As Rioters Burn Shops, Attack Synagogue huffingtonpost.co.uk ” I’d hate to add  France to the  No Fly Zone,” … Continue reading →

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Cannibis Candyman Blues

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Poor Maureen Dowd, but how could she have known?        She hadn’t spent the early Eighties being a weekend hippie like I did.   But smoking is so hard on the lungs if you inhale. Walter White, meet Betty Crocker. … Continue reading →

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Love Letter to the IRS

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Dear Internal Revenue Service, This is a love letter. Bet you don’t get many of those.[1] Mind if I call you Irving? You’ve been called worse. Some think hating you is the highest form of patriotism. I, on the other hand, … Continue reading →

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Blue Jeans Blues

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Blue Jeans Blues.

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Blue Jeans Blues

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Definition of Hubris: Losing 5 pounds and deciding to get rid of all my fat jeans. “You’ll be sorry,” says Memphis Earlene. “Do it anyway,” says Scarlett, my Fashion advisor.”You can always get more on ebay.” Definition of neurotic: Losing … Continue reading →

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Government Shut-down Blues

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Cleveland Park Liquors is almost empty, and it’s a Saturday! Where are you, people? Usually neighborhood stores are crowded  when catastrophe looms; everybody stockpiles on toilet paper and canned goods, but that’s for blizzards and hurricanes, not Government Shut-downs . … Continue reading →

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Dead Cat Blues

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Memphis Earlene doesn’t ‘get’ cats, thinks they’re a trivial pursuit. Grand passions, the seductive call of self-destruction and substance abuse,  feeling like a motherless child? That’s  Blues territory. Cats don’t get the blues.  They give them. They tear up your … Continue reading →

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