Where is the Oxygen in Cuba, the Medical Power?
How long are we going to continue with the cheap propaganda that Cuba is a medical power, if we can’t take care of our patients?
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Diaries
Fears and Overcoming Them
A friend tells me that she is writing about fear and I think about how much can be written about them. Yes, because there are many and you can say a lot.
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They Threaten Me with Death
On Saturday, May 23, I received death threats on my Facebook account, and not only were they threats against me.
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Televised Police Operations: the Cuban Government’s New Psychological Strategy?
Over recent weeks, Cuban TV news shows have featured the unusual coverage of corruption cases linked to the private sector on the whole.
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Cuban Children Without Pets
Denying a child their wish is something that shouldn’t be done on a whim, much less if it’s about a pet.
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Who Throws the First Stone?
The neighborhood is asleep, only Pilar – sitting in her doorway – begins to weave away the early hours with the distant noise of a beat-up radio.
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Odd Jobs in Life
In the early hours of February 18, 1996, at a funeral home in Santiago de Cuba, I discovered that I had a strange attraction for odd jobs.
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When “Everybody Is Good”
I want to share several stories that are happening these days and that demonstrate the kindness of people, that is, of ordinary Cubans.
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The Cuban Revolution Seen through the Eyes of a Commoner
I’d like to talk about the concept of “citizen”, today. According to the Greeks, you couldn’t be a citizen without being politicial.
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Yearning for the Future
I wake up to make breakfast, like I do every morning. My daughter waits for it asleep, until I bring it to her bed. My husband helps me get things ready.
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