In Cuba We Are Experts in Self-Deception
We have always lived in a constant state of self-deception here in Cuba. Let me tell you why.
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Feeling Like Cinderella in the Mornings
My husband brought me some black beans that were pure dirt, full of sticks and stones. At that moment, I wished I had Cinderella’s birds…
La Terracita Restaurant in Cojimar Closes Down
This week, people in my town haven’t stopped talking about the La Terracita restaurant closing down forever.
Cuban Buses
Getting on a bus is like going into an underground of horrible and ugly experiences, people are so annoyed they take it out on each other.
Cuban Men and the Physical Effects of Workplace Negligence
For a few years now, I’ve been observing the men in my country – fathers, some of whom I know and others who live in my town.
The Negativity of Cubans
For a long time, Cubans have been going through periods of great instability in all senses, both financial, the sentimental and the emotional
Mothers Are Leaving Cuba
During this time of hardship on the island, mothers are suffering a lot more than they did in previous years.
One Fine Morning on Holiday
We got to the beach; it was a beautiful day. we saw a woman bathing, but as soon as she saw us she got out of the water and…
New Everyday Absurdities in Cuba
Today, moments before sitting down to write this article, I was walking with a friend towards my house, when suddenly he grabbed my arm…
Two Lucky Kittens!
Her passion for these felines was so well known that whenever an abandoned kitten appeared in the town, they took it to her house…