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You Can’t Have the Blues In France

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Memphis Earlene Gray

You can’t have the Blues in France.  Not even if you’re blind. You can’t have the Blues in France.  The language won’t let you. “Je reveillais ce matin” is French for “Woke up this morning”.  The accent falls on the … 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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