Dignity vs. Toxic fear
Cubans suffer from pathological fear. It isn’t the natural fear that protects humans from the real dangers that Nature poses.
Pedro Pablo Morejon
A Cuban Aspires for Nobel Prize in Literature…
Most know him for his character Mario Conde, a police officer who aspires to be a writer and is in no way like the archetypes and predictable detectives…
When Will Cubans Get to Eat Ostrich Meat?
The thing is people have stopped believing in their leaders’ crazy delusions, after so many unfufilled promises and food adventures.
The Mystery House at Km. 78 on the Havana-Pinar del Rio Highway
It is a well-made cement prefab house that has been left abandoned for over 20 years, and a dark legend has been woven around its existence.
Cuba’s Rice Hunt
What’s happening with rice in Cuba today reminds me of that dark time in the 1990s known as the “Special Period in Times of Peace.”
A Legend from the Pinar del Rio Countryside
Rural Cuba has stories which, if compiled into a book of fables, would be called “Cuban rural mythology”. They are about peasants, especially, the elderly.
Our so-called “Revolutionary” Sports
Using so much manipulation, they try to hide an obvious injustice: Human exploitation for man’s propaganda agenda…
The Rookie Fisherman
For a few weeks now, the idea of going out and fishing has been constantly floating around my mind. Finally I did. Read what happened.
Cuba is Where Reality Beats Fiction
Pinar del Rio city is stirring amid a hive of people who chase after essential items. Chances of becoming infected with Covid-19 isn’t people’s top concern.
The Hard Job of Being a Coalman
With the pandemic and economic crisis, charcoal for cooking continues to be in high demand today, in spite of gas stoves or electric cookers and stoves.