A Day at the Gibara Low-Budget Film Festival
A friend doesn’t believe me that I spent a day at the Low-Budget Film Festival in Gibara, Holguin and didn’t manage to see a single film.
Lien Estrada
Notes on Begging in Today’s Cuba
A friend told me about the moment he became fully aware of just how serious our situation in Cuba had become.
The Garbage Threatens to Sweep Us Away
Merely standing by and watching such an obvious catastrophe is beyond pitiful. It takes much more than signatures, parades and slogans.
So When Is the Much-Touted Recovery Coming?
A friend tells me he has lost his phone. Someone stole his backpack when he wasn’t paying attention, and his cellphone was inside.
What Does One More Death or One Less Death Make Us Feel?
I learn that Commander Ramiro Valdés Menéndez has just died. And I remember something we used to say all the time…