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A Fallen Saint- Rest in Peace Elijah McClain
I've been really struggling to read about Elijah McClain's murder. I mean I've avoided it like I have some of this data analysis....
Ashley Gray
Jun 25, 20202 min read


10 Things I Think... God Doesn't Negotiate with Terror
I have been questioning God lots lately. I'm not sure why slavery, Jim Crow, Jane Crow, Police brutality and other violent practice and...
Ashley Gray
Jun 12, 20204 min read


10 Things I think... Before y'all knew about the Tiger King & Carole, I was the Critter Queen
Since Tiger King and Carole Baskin are getting all the love and Black Lives Matter, I think it's finally time I tell my story. I was the...
Ashley Gray
Jun 8, 20205 min read


10 Things I think...Get y'all damn uncle
Triggerville, USA. One of y'all uncles at Whole Foods had clear intention to touch me until his friend literally stopped him. Man 1: Hi...
Ashley Gray
May 28, 20201 min read


10+ Things I Think... Practical Life Advice
1. Don't take career advice from someone who hasn't had much of a career. Consulting isn't everyone's ministry. You can't be a career...
Ashley Gray
May 24, 20202 min read


10 Things I Think... Insecure is making me feel THINGS
So... I watched episode 3 of Insecure a few minutes ago and I can't help but think about a few things: Molly & Issa's relationship,...
Ashley Gray
Apr 27, 20204 min read


Misty Blue
Today has been tough. Awful, actually. I slipped into a funk. A deep dark place. I wouldn't call it a familiar place, but I've been here...
Ashley Gray
Apr 26, 20203 min read


10 Things I think... Every Food Pic Doesn't Deserve an Upload
These quarantine streets have taught me a few things about y'all's cooking skills... 1. Y'all put shrimp in everything. I'm not sure if...
Ashley Gray
Apr 19, 20203 min read


10 Things I think... Clark Sisters Biopic Edition
1. The fashions captured in the movie definitely took me back to a nostalgic time when women used to have to wear those cloaks of...
Ashley Gray
Apr 11, 20203 min read


10 Things I think... I'm failing at Holy Week
1. I'm not even gonna lie... I've lost track of the days. I thought Easter was last week so I made a roast. This week it's gonna be...
Ashley Gray
Apr 8, 20203 min read


10 Things I think... Quarantine Day 2,394
1. I'm honestly trying to calculate when we are supposed to go back to work (physically) so I can put in for vacation. I'm not gonna lie,...
Ashley Gray
Apr 4, 20203 min read


10 Things I think... Come on Stimulus Package
1. I used to imagine that when I get my money, I was gonna roll around the bed in it. Now, I have to Lysol it int the tub and let it wait...
Ashley Gray
Mar 25, 20202 min read


10 Things I Think... Day 5 of Social Distancing
This is a real struggle for an extrovert like me. BUT. I want folks to live and I want to partake in the living myself. It's been a...
Ashley Gray
Mar 17, 20203 min read


10 Things I Think... Social Distancing Sucks
1. I have access to every streaming service ever and it still AIN'T NOTHING TO WATCH. I need more movies like the Princess Frog, Coco or...
Ashley Gray
Mar 15, 20204 min read


10+ Things I Think... This Coronavirus got me shook...
A few of you saw my list "What the CDC won't tell you about the Coronavirus" and truthfully, it's still heavy on my mind. While the CDC...
Ashley Gray
Mar 9, 20204 min read
What the CDC won't tell you about the Coronavirus...
1. WASH YO D@%$ HANDS. 2. Drink ginger ale. 3. Lysol your house. 4. Lysol your colleagues. 5. Shut up in meetings that could've been an...
Ashley Gray
Mar 9, 20201 min read


10 Things I Think... Instructions Needed
I have a love-hate relationship with Ikea. Just imagine the highs and lows after every purchase. Go with me on this... you buy this nice...
Ashley Gray
Feb 20, 20203 min read


10 Things I think...The Photograph- A Review of Sorts
So I went to see "The Photograph" starring Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield with two people that ooze love. They're both quite concerned...
Ashley Gray
Feb 16, 20205 min read


10 Things I Think... How you play spades is how you partner
Ok. I started learning how to play spades in the hallowed halls on St. Paul. "St. Paul" was the family home that we grew up in for some...
Ashley Gray
Jan 8, 20204 min read


10 Things I Think... What 2019 Taught me
1. Young Miami has a cochlear issue. Her rhythm on songs never matches up. JT is a better rapper (setting the bar kinda low). 2. Rihanna...
Ashley Gray
Dec 30, 20194 min read
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