Fabiana del Valle, Author at Havana Times

Mario and Nara, Trapped in the Socialist Utopia

It was 1978 and Mario was in the fifth year of his Veterinary degree. He had a girlfriend who he was planning on marrying after graduating.

Ever since he was little, he paid close attention to colored images, he studied paintings and tried to copy them on every surface he could.

She’s ten years old and she’s no longer the little girl that came to my daughter’s birthday party one year, holding her mother’s hand.

My mobile began to ring at 5 AM, and my body just wanted to stay stuck to the mattress. The best I could do was pretend I didn’t hear it…

He looks at me, smiles and some wrinkles deepen near his eyes, which are still green but have lost their twinkle from yesteryear.

When my dog starts barking, I know I need to stop whatever I’m doing. He’s like a kind of alarm, he warns me of the beginning of a routine…

When the pandemic came, every parent was forced to take on the role of teacher. It’s been a great feat for many and they’ve found it hard…

I live in a small town in Pinar del Rio province, between palm trees and marabu bush weeds. It doesn’t have any remarkable stories…

Located on the corner of Marti & Velez Caviedes streets, is the ruin of one of the most important buildings in the province.

Nadia was itching her legs. That morning, mosquitoes had attacked us in aggressive swarms. While the insects stopped torturing us at dawn…