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Eating Every Day

If you want to put a plate of food on your family’s table in Cuba, you must go to a stand or market to look for some vegetables every day.

Being Catholic in 1970s Cuba

Today, I woke up with the masochistic determination to wait in line and buy food at my neighborhood store. In reality they are crowds…

Felipe’s Lungs

My friend told me that her boy had caught COVID-19 and had to be admitted into a school that had been turned into a hospital.

Deciding to Have Children in Cuba

I have a friend who got tired of waiting for better times here to have a child. She is 38 years old and her biological clock is ticking…

The Northern Mockingbird

I’ve been trying to record the song of the Northern Mockingbird, who has chosen the highest branches of my avocado tree as its stage.

Cooking with Billy Joel

Yesterday, I woke up wanting to be happy. In order to stop anything from getting in the way the first thing I did was put on some music.