Diaries Archives - Page 30 of 627

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.

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?”