No More Compulsory Military Service in Cuba!
“You need to make sure you don’t get on a plane under any circumstance, for them to send you to die in Ukraine,” I blurted out.
Diaries
From Dust to Gold
For the moment I remain dodging bullets in front of the wall, sure of my ideas. I have stripped every word, canvas, and brush of dust.
Cuba When I Was a Child and Some Changes
As soon as I learned to read, I started reading Comics. Those magazines that we called muñequitos here in Cuba.
A Party with “Adjusted Standards”
What happiness, another new school year! We are not going to regret, there are countless reasons to celebrate.
Re-encounters and Surprises
When I open my Facebook I find her friend request, at first, I don’t recognize her, however, I look at it until I discover that it is her.
A Story about Bread and Ice Cream
My brother’s birthday is coming up and his wife wants to celebrate it as we normally do. Times are hard, but she doesn’t give up.
Humanitarian Parole – Joy or Sadness?
“What kind of shitty country is this, that one even rejoices at news of a family separation?”
Not One Step Back
My cousins were the ultimate expression of rebellion in our bucolic environment and conservative family.
Was Life in Cuba Better in the Past?
I’m not really trying to reaffirm it. Nor do I intend to vindicate past times; nor do I denigrate the present.
Dayaniguas, a Paradise in Los Palacios, Pinar del Rio
The possibility of having an exit to the sea in the territory allowed the interrelation with all the neighboring areas.