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Cuba: When a Single Phrase Says it All

Gil, the dull Minister of Economy, asserted that although the situation is difficult, socialism and the Revolution are the only way out.

What It’s Like Waiting to Publish in Cuba

For Cubans who live on the island, it is difficult to obtain anything. At least for me, it costs twice as much effort.

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.

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.