Carnival in San Cristobal, Pinar del Río
It’s Carnival, let’s make the most of today, our problems will still be there tomorrow – we seemed to silently say.
Diaries
Saturday Without Sun
The conclusion is that the Electric Company, which has a monopoly on energy, is also charging us for the blackouts.
Unpredictable Blackouts
In Cuba, blackouts are like numbers in math (π), a constant. This happened to me two nights ago, but it also happens in the day!
The Agreement
Amanda had only known romantic love, the kind born with the expectation that a person close to us is responsible for satisfying us and making us happy.
Utilitarian vs. Perfectionist
My friend Orizabal is someone who isn’t anything like me; because he is like me, but backwards.
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.
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.