Lien Estrada

I admit there are many moments when all I want is to disappear from here and never come back for anything in this world.

We were all there at our chosen spots for selling – the ones we grabbed, then said: “This is my spot and I want to work here.”

I’ve decided to try selling my books in some new places. To try my luck, for example, at the Loma de la Cruz (Hill of the Cross) in Holguin.

The Holguin tradition known as the May Romerias has ended. It’s a practice that began here in the eighteenth century – 1790 to be exact…

May 1st has always been a holiday. This year, though, they gave workers time off from Thursday the first, right through Monday the 5th.

Doing anything in today’s Cuba can be extremely complicated, but building a house is a Herculean, titanic task.

I had a horrible headache. I’ve always suffered from them, but of course now they’re more extreme.

I had just set up my bookstand on the sidewalk when some inspectors came around and told me I couldn’t be there.

Sometimes you feel like crying, you hold it in, and no one notices your feeling of helplessness. Other times, you can’t hide it.