Todos estos días (meses, quizá) he estado lejos de todas las redes, incluyendo todo el ecosistema de Hive. Las razones son muchas, y los deseos de seguir hablando de lo mismo (el monotema de los cubanos

A category 5 hurricane is heading straight for my home. Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba endangered. Hurricane Melissa is a huge threat for Cuba.

Survey Greetings, community. The illustrator of my book, “Just a Bit of Chaos,” has just sent me some possible cover images, and since I found all of them interesting I need your help. Survey. Vote.

Coffee at Bigote Gato, a place with a tremendous history whose existence I was unaware of. After finishing an errand in Old Havana, we got a craving for coffee. Since we were newly made friends (an interesting

Jesús del Monte: A Piece of Havana's History, Far from the Tourist Trail/ Jesús del Monte: un pedazo de Historia habanera lejos del foco turístico (ENG/ESP) From my Havana apartment, two landmarks are

When the Global Cat Distribution System does its thing 🐾 Hello, community friends! 👋 Today I'm here to introduce you to my two babies: KP3 (the older one) and Odysseus (the younger one). Both are rescues.

Today I'm going to review a book that I can only describe as essential but difficult. Not because it's bad, quite the opposite, nor because it's complex (which it is, but not in the way one might imagine),

Havana's Chinatown was the largest in Latin America and came to be considered the second most important in the world after San Francisco's (USA). It is located very close to the Capitol, right in the heart

[EN] Hello everyone! Not long ago, I was at a hotel in Havana, enjoying a quiet afternoon while watching the comings and goings of the city from the outdoor areas. The atmosphere was warm, with that

One of the first things any Cuban child learns is that the Apostle, the National Hero, José Martí, was born on January 28, 1853, in a humble little house on Paula Street, in Havana. Not long ago, I had

I confess I went to this place with full intention. City walls are one of those structures one directly associates with specific eras. Santiago de Cuba, my city, never had one (that I know of). But it

Imagine walking under the Caribbean sun of La Cabaña in Havana, Cuba, and suddenly discovering a medieval fair. It's not a movie set or a time machine: it's a vibrant fragment of the Middle Ages, recreated

I'm not sure this is the opinion you all want to read, but the fourth season of Love, Death and Robots is pretty bad. We here are die-hard fans of this series – it's rare for me to get hooked on a show,

Fuente Hoy no escribo desde el lugar cómodo del experto que dicta lecciones. Escribo desde mi consulta en Salud Mental, aquí en Santiago de Cuba, con el eco aún fresco de voces cargadas de una fatiga que

Hoy es mi cumpleaños. No cualquiera: cumplo 30. Creo que no conozco una sola mujer que vea esta cifra sin algún tipo de reacción. En Cuba, significa que entras a los "ta": esa terminación de

Cuando te fuiste no se oyó más ópera en la casa. En tu sillón, ahora vacío, nadie se atrevía a sentarse. Te guardábamos el lugar, como si hubieras ido un momento a la esquina, aunque en los últimos años

Muchos meses después, frente a las ruinas del central abandonado, mi padre recordaría todos los años de infancia que pasó en aquel sitio sin notar lo que era. Y las tantísimas veces que había rezado por

Para nadie es noticia que hace un tiempo comencé a leer ciencia ficción china y me ha encantado. Hoy les quiero hablar de un relato distópico maravilloso llamado ”Folding Beijing” o ”Entre los pliegues

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