A Very Serious Matter that could be Funny
Every time I fell in love with a girl and she told me: I just like you as a friend, I’d get really annoyed. I still don’t like it.
Diaries
Waiting for Tropical Storm Idalia
I am at home meditating on these things while I watch the drizzle begin to fall as a prelude to what is to come.
Little Moments that Matter
At least my daughter is happy for the moment and that comforts me, although I’ve had to buy this moment with foreign currency.
The Fakir
It was my monthly free weekend. Traveling towards Guanajay, I was struck by an experience which has remained in my mind for decades.
Digital Payments and the Odyssey to Withdraw Cash in Cuba
It was my day to go line up at the bank to cash in my mother’s pension. I used to do this at a nearby ATM on 42nd and 29th Streets.
My TV Broke and What That Means in Cuba
My TV is resting way too much. I don’t usually watch anything but a film here and there or a show, but now that’s not even possible.
Dangerous Liaisons
We add the danger to them depending on how much attention we pay to them. If you hold onto a heavy rock, you’re going to drown.
A Strangely Happy Outcome
A disheveled old man is buying next to me. I watch him open a plastic bag with difficulty, I help him but I notice something strange…
Remembering Cuban Artist Servando Cabrera
The National Museum of Fine Arts wants to “revere him” with the exhibition: “Servando Cabrera, remembering the erased.”
My encounter with the Comandante
Perhaps when you read this title, you’ll think there’s some information missing, but at this time, and if you live in Cuba…