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Author: Lorenzo Martin Martines

Fish If You Can

April 30, 2023April 30, 2023

Last week, I told you that I was getting paid to stand watch over people’s places in line at the gas station in their cars.

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Back to the 90s for Everyday Cubans

April 21, 2023April 21, 2023

I’m looking forward to the delay in the gasoline coming in order to continue in my new occupation here in Havana.

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Back on the Horse and the Passing of My Dear Neighbor

March 15, 2023March 15, 2023

I haven’t written for a weeks now about the adventures of being Cuban in Cuba. I want to apologize to the people who follow my diary entries…

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COVID over New Year

January 28, 2023January 29, 2023

I visited a friend on December 28, who had just come from Spain, and I spent the afternoon with her, seasoned with an excellent wine…

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How I Spent My Christmas

December 29, 2022December 29, 2022

Midnight came along with the alcohol we drank and Chacho’s stories, we wished each other well for baby Jesus’ birth and went to sleep…

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Condoms and Elections in Cuba

December 13, 2022December 13, 2022

“The Police Captain came looking for you,” said my neighbor Fina without even saying hello. “You must be making that up Fina,” I replied

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Havoc in Havana

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022

I went to visit a friend in the town of Cojimar. We visit each other every now and then and try to fix the world as we drink coffee & smoke.

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Helen of Troy in Cuba

November 14, 2022November 14, 2022

Getting old must be devastating. It scares me at least. I’ve become more sensitive, more sympathetic with age.

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Havana Hurts

October 26, 2022October 27, 2022

As I do almost every Sunday, I went out to forage for the week’s food. The Egido market was nearly empty and with sky-high prices.

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What a Character!

October 19, 2022October 19, 2022

I took advantage of Sunday morning to do some shopping with the money my daughter sent, and later share the purchases with my mother.

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