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New York Times Blues

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Memphis Earlene Gray

New York Times Blues “In today’s New York Times Home section there’s a $2,340.00 desk lamp for sale at a store called Design Within Reach”, I say “Target’s Design Within Reach.   Maybe Design Within Reach is meant to be irony.” I … Continue reading →

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DMV Blues Part Deux

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Tough love from Blues Legend Memphis Earlene was yesterday.  Today it’s time for Franco-Therapy. Everything’s better in France, especially if you’re an Older Woman, according to Scarlett, my fashion consultant.  Everything improves when translated into the French version. She’s back … Continue reading →

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Bookstore Blues and Blues Optimism

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Memphis Earlene and I just had coffee with our publisher, Bacon Press Books.  http://www.baconpressbooks.com/ BLUES FOR BEGINNERS: STORIES & OBSESSIONS  by Judith Podell, previously out of print (and highly collectible) is going to be an e-book! Maybe even available by … Continue reading →

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Bookstore Blues

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Memphis Earlene Gray

The place that used to be Barnes and Noble in Georgetown is now Nike.  How ironic, since Barnes and Noble, in combination with now defunct Borders Books, killed off most of Washington DC’s independent bookstores. There is one bookstore left … Continue reading →

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Paula Broadwell Blues

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Schadenfreude does not belong in the Blues.  It’s the emotion I wallow in when Type A show-offs  like Paula Broadwell, get caught making fools of themselves in public. “What did Paula Broadwell  ever do to you?”Memphis Earlene asks. “You’re not the … Continue reading →

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The Writing Blues in French

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Memphis Earlene Gray

“Woke up this morning with the unpublished writers blues. No point tryin’ when you’re born to lose.” You gotta suffer if you want to sing the blues. It’s the law. Memphis Earlene doesn’t think I’m doing it right. ” You … Continue reading →

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Kafka Blues Part Deux

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Field trip to Terezin  or stay in the dorm and write term paper for Czech Literature Class?  You decide. “This is my golden opportunity to visit a concentration camp,” I say, with forced enthusiasm informed by a sense irony. Memphis … Continue reading →

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Airport Blues

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Memphis Earlene Gray

“You can have the blues in bus stations and train stations, but Airport  Blues are an Upper Class lament unless you’re handcuffed to a Federal Marshal,” says Memphis Earlene. Lost tickets.  Lost boarding pass.  Left behind laptop when I went … Continue reading →

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Shopping Blues Deux

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Some rescue shelter dogs and feral cats.   I rescue  fashion mistakes. Right now I’m wearing  a previously owned Yohji Yamamoto woolen sundress I found at Second Chance, Bethesda for a fraction of the original cost. It’s two shade of … Continue reading →

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Birth Control Blues Part Deux

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Mean reds, baby, on top of the blues Mean reds, baby, on top of the blues When you got the mean reds, you need the B-52’s. “Every Sperm is Sacred just became the national anthem,” I say. “Rick Santorum isn’t … Continue reading →

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