Fleeing Venezuela Before the Elections
In the long hours that remain until the Brazilian officials start attending to us at 8 AM, I talk with some of the people near me.
Caridad’s Diary
Emigrating from Venezuela to Brazil, First Steps
Leading up to the presidential elections in Venezuela, many, like me, have predicted that Maduro will not recognize the people’s will.
Those Who Travel with Their House on Their Back
The fog blends with the shadows of dawn. At first, they are amorphous figures, like shadows moving in search of absent bodies.
Venezuela: The Revolution of the Decrepit Old People
All of Venezuela has suffered the consequences of corruption and death of institutionalism. However, the elderly have lost the most.
Animated Fantasies of Yesterday and Today
In these animated gringo-Venezuelan adventures, only the coyote’s usual fall into the abyss is missing.
Judas, I Love You
One can be having their morning coffee, and suddenly see how the apartment fills with chubby, tall men dressed in black with masks…
If You Pay or Not, I’ll Cut Off Your Electricity
One wakes up and the first thing you do is check if the electricity is on. If not, you calculate how much time may be left until the cut-off.
You Choose but I Sing
Normal, we are in a dictatorship, right? That’s how dictators act, if they call for elections, they eliminate their opponents.
Doesn’t the Eagle Catch Flies?
On Sunday the primary elections of the opposition parties in Venezuela were held. The hard work of candidate María Corina Machado bore fruit.
Like a Silent Plague
Not that power outages had died out, like the huge reptiles of the past. Power cuts were always sticking their heads out of our windows…