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Ariel Glaria’s Diary

Ariel Glaria's Diary 

How I Discovered Christmas in Cuba

December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 Ariel Glaria 1 Comment

There was a box with Christmas tree decorations among my grandmother’s things. Finding it was like finding treasure.

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Cuba in a Matchbox

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 Ariel Glaria 1 Comment

Prometheus, god of fire, grant me light. I’m not asking for something as volatile as lighter fluid. I ask only for a simple box of matches.

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Traditional Cuban Medicine in Times of…

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 Ariel Glaria 3 Comments

I’ve been flicking through some books recently, searching for answers. One of these books was about traditional Cuban medicine.(9 photos)

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A Short Memoir of Crisis

March 12, 2020March 12, 2020 Ariel Glaria 0 Comments

I was completely aware of the crisis that began in Cuba after the USSR collaped one morning in 1991. I was 21 and had just finished my military service.

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The Poems of My Colleague Irina Pino

July 20, 2019 Ariel Glaria 1 Comment

There are books that always stay in the same place when you bring them home. However, there are other books which are always in different spots, as if they move by themselves. De los escalones para abajo, Irina Pino’s book of poems, is one of these books.

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What Doesn’t Entertain Young People?

May 13, 2019 Ariel Glaria 2 Comments

This happened when I’d just finished my military service and I didn’t want to be alone. I was 21 years old, I was independent at last and I was convinced that I could have anything I wanted.

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Is There Anything More Real Than a Kiss?  

May 4, 2019 Ariel Glaria 2 Comments

Out of the toughest problems a writer might face, none of them seemed as hard as the simple act of writing one word after another, in K’s eyes at least. Everything boils down to this, he thought.

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My Time in a Havana Jail Cell Trying to Quit Smoking

April 25, 2019 Ariel Glaria 1 Comment

The following is the second part of the story in which I spent three days, of my own accord, in a Havana jail cell, thanks to my neighbor the policeman’s help, so I could stop smoking. 

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How I Managed to Stop Smoking

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 Ariel Glaria 0 Comments

The following events happened when I had exhausted every other resource I had to stop smoking, so I locked myself in jail.

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Dreaming of Being a Poet 

April 1, 2019 Ariel Glaria 0 Comments

Cecilia and I used to live together. She had different interests, but she supported my dream of becoming a poet. Her support meant my life became very easy; I didn’t do anything, I didn’t even write. I spent most of my time reading and making love.

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