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A Virus Called Farewell

Despite the candid humor that the young ones tried to offer the adults, a different symphony was playing for us. This was a farewell party.

Being sad is a natural state, something that comes over you all of a sudden and you can’t stop it. I’ve been sad since last week…

Hermes Hernandez Santana, 70, spent his entire life working the land on his farm in the Songo La Maya municipality, in Santiago de Cuba.

People were making ironic jokes & mocking the triviality of the elections like never before, even after voting or on their way to do so.

I don’t normally watch a lot of TV, except for today, it’s a Saturday night, I’m home alone and want to watch a movie.

“The Police Captain came looking for you,” said my neighbor Fina without even saying hello. “You must be making that up Fina,” I replied

It might seem that this issue is nothing new. The Venezuelan government has lost the reins of the crazy horse of inflation.

I was just about to turn 14 when I moved to Puerta de Golpe. I saw her for the first time on a weekend. She would have been 30-something…

We all have an intimate inner world where we can do incredible things and create a better world for ourselves.

Every morning, he’d walk down the stairs, at his own pace, with an old walking stick, & he’d wander the streets with a story under his arm.