An Unprecedented Mango Harvest but…
This year, the harvest has been a bumper crop. Mango tree branches are breaking into segments because they can’t carry the weight.
Diaries
Cuba in the Russian Harem
To Putin’s advantage, ordinary Cubans aren’t as much interested in freedom and sovereignty as in getting some relief from their shortages.
Cuba Back in the 1980s
If the country was living in a paradise, how can you explain the fact that hundreds of thousands of Cubans left this Eden?
The Dwarf
I woke up ready to take on the day. I could hear the sound of water falling from my elevated tank outside. “How strange,” I thought…
Like a Silent Plague
Not that power outages had died out, like the huge reptiles of the past. Power cuts were always sticking their heads out of our windows…
Word Has It Change Is Coming
I’ve been observing this phenomenon, a kind of false prophecy that has been doing the rounds since 1959, when this nightmare began.
Cuba’s Sugar King
He bought lots of mills belonging to US owners because he felt that Cubans should be in control of the country.
Fish If You Can
Last week, I told you that I was getting paid to stand watch over people’s places in line at the gas station in their cars.
Living to a Hundred in Cuba
I’ve been having this constant feeling that I’m going to die just after turning 100 years old for a while now…
Back to the 90s for Everyday Cubans
I’m looking forward to the delay in the gasoline coming in order to continue in my new occupation here in Havana.