The Fair of Fools
Asking for singer-songwriter Carlos Varela’s forgiveness, I’ve used the title of one of his songs because I couldn’t find a better one.
Diaries
Rabid in Cuba
There’s a cat that comes to sleep in my building lately. It’s white & grey with a big head. It almost always has its face covered in scratches
Are We Living in a New Special Period?
An old classmate from pre-university was arguing with me about the “Special Period” years. According to him, we’re much worse off now.
My Grandmother
I wake up slowly until I manage to shake off the confusion & enter the present, like all the other times I’ve dreamt about her over the years.
An Insider’s Perspective to Cuba’s Private Sector
The private sector & USD-equivalent prices are the future here, there’s no other choice, & it’s inevitable that many will suffer along the way
Blackouts and No Choice but to Get Up
It’s the weekend when I come home and find there’s electricity , although you can never be sure. Blackouts come like a thief in the night…
Surprises and Parole in Today’s Cuba
For the first time in a long time, I felt endless love for my little sister, my only sister. The situation took me back 30 or 40 years ago…
My four years with Havana Times
It was 2018. I was looking for something about Cuba, so I turned to Saint Google and came across Havana Times.
Humanitarian Parole, the New Phase of Cuba’s Exodus
Cuba being a migrant country is one of the negative achievements of Fidel’s 1959 Revolution, which continues to this day.
On Father’s Day
I’ve spoken about my father’s human qualities in previous articles. These included helping anyone who needed it.