In Havana, the statues carry on with their statue routines, and the Peugeots⌠well, them too.
Or at least, the one who lives on the Hill of the Angel. đ
On each plant pot, a painted rooster seems to march uphill in single file, like a parade. Hive, on the other hand, is speeding in the opposite directionâno brakes, apparently...đ
And Cecilia... ever patient, ever wise.
She asked about lost illusions. I said noâtheyâre not lost, only gathering themselves back together.
âHive will shine again,â she whispered, pointing at my T-shirt.
âOh, of course,â I said, smiling faintly. âNext time, coffeeâs on me.â
Cecilia ValdĂŠs is the protagonist of the eponymous novel written by Cirilo Villaverde, considered one of the most important works of 19th-century Cuban literature. Her character embodies the racial, social, and gender tensions of colonial slaveholding Cuba.
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The idea is to create a storyâfictional, real, imagined, or even unfolding as you write it, it doesnât matter. It can be in any literary genre, using music as a wildcard or as a bridge, or music as the protagonist, the background⌠itâs up to you. The only condition is that you use your own photos, taken in real places.
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