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Poets Survive, Dictators Don’t

When the text of “Objective Lies” came into the hands of my poet friend, he was so fascinated by it that he wanted a copy.

The monthly amount to be paid is manageable for our family income, which currently is around 5,000 reais (about 800 US dollars)…

The truth is that decay increases by the day. The urgent solution is to lock oneself in and create a micro-world to survive this disaster.

Yesterday, I ran into my former philosophy teacher in Centro Habana. Her face showed signs of deep distress.

Relatives living in West Palm Beach, United States, are kind enough to help us with an occasional box or two of food.

The beginning of 2025 hasn’t brought anything good; problems are starting to unravel that are beyond our control to resolve.

During my first months in this country, I was quite affected by the fact that I couldn’t find malt beverages in the stores and markets.

Now, it’s not just the counterrevolutionaries, the scum, the poor, it’s everyone who can: the green, the partially ripe, and the mature.

Cuba has become a giant trash heap. The time when the containers were emptied has been lost in the failure to act of officials.

This house really caught my attention. Some homes made of wood do exist in Holguin, although they’re not very common.