From Deep Down Within
I am disgusted, angry and feel helpless. Lots of emotions have been running through me, recently. Let me tell you why…
Diaries
“Statistics in Cuba Are Incoherent with Reality”
We could say they were insufficient, false, manipulated… but let’s just say they were insufficient and leave the other adjectives hanging.
The Amazing Palmiro
Somebody once said we are oblivion. I don’t exactly know where I heard it, but it’s true, we are oblivion.
Broken Families
Nora was born on February 4, 1950. Her innate joy was contagious, nobody laughed better and louder than she did.
Prices Continue to Rise, Inflation Hits Cubans Hard
It was 11 AM and I was in the middle of Vedado, and the sun was at its highest point in the sky, dehydrating anyone underneath it.
“Invisible” Authoritarianism
Right-wing and left-wing authoritarianisms share a preference for uniformity, united in their prejudice and punishment of the other.
Incoherent COVID-19 statistics in Cuba
Daily COVID-19 briefings with Dr. Duran had almost every Cuban watching because they were afraid of the spread of the pandemic, but now…
To Our Parents
For the books you read to us. For accompanying our first steps and words. For everything lived, these lines go out to you.
Cuban Government Responds to Civic March for Change
Since the citizens’ initiative to march peacefully on November 20th was made public, expectations have been growing. In the streets…
Is San Diego de los Baños, Cuba Still a Magical Town?
It’s located at the foot of Sierra del Rosario, in the Pinar del Rio province. I started researching & discovered the mystique of this place.