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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Now Is Not a Good Time

What happened with the phones didn’t come as a surprise. I went to watch one of the meetings when they would tell locals who was going to get one.

Are Self-Help Books Worth Reading?

This is the question I can’t stop asking myself, at least for two years now, after I lost both my sister and my mother in just four months of each other.