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I hate the blue that precedes storms/ Odio el azul que precede la tormenta (ENG/ESP)

I hate the blue that precedes storms. A category 5 hurricane is heading straight for my home. Yes, I know I no longer live in Santiago de Cuba. I'm 900Km away, ...

A survey (please, I need your help here

Hi there, 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 b...

Visiting the "Plaza de San Francisco" in Old Havana

Today I visited the Plaza de San Francisco in Old Havana. It's a place famous for many things; I remember it used to be called "the pigeon square" (though this ...

Coffee at Bigote Gato, a place with a tremendous history whose existence I was unaware of/ Café en el Bigote Gato, un lugar con tremenda historia cuya existencia desconocía (ENG/ESP)

The history of the bar was found through the staff and also here. After finishing an errand in Old Havana, we got a craving for coffee. Since we were newly made...

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)

[//]: (!worldmappin 23.10262 lat -82.36317 long d3scr) From my Havana apartment, two landmarks are clearly visible: a hill (oh, miracle!) and a church. The hill...

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. 🐈🐈‍⬛ The ...

"Voices from Chernobyl": A Book About The Everyday Life of Horror/ "Voces de Chernóbil": un libro sobre la cotidianidad del horror (Eng/Esp)

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 ...

Hogwarts: A Magical Café in the Heart of Las Tunas ✨☕/ Hogwarts: un café mágico en el corazón de Las Tunas ✨☕ (ENG/ESP)

The other day, I was in the city of Las Tunas for a literary event and I got to visit this café with such an interesting theme again. Let me introduce you to Ho...

Havana's Chinatown: Pain, Culture, and Resistance/ El Barrio Chino de La Habana: dolor, cultura y resistencia (ENG/ ESP)

[//]: (!worldmappin 23.13369 lat -82.36092 long d3scr) Havana's Chinatown was the largest in Latin America and came to be considered the second most important i...

Work, traditional Cuban lunch, writers, coffee/ Trabajo, almuerzo tradicional cubano, escritores, café (ENG/ESP)

On Wednesday, leaving a meeting at my third job, I ran into my friend Milho, another writer. We decided to have a coffee, which turned into lunch, and today I'l...

“Cafecito and Gossip” in Vedado, Havana, Cuba/ “Cafecito y chisme” en el Vedado, Habana, Cuba (ENG/ESP)

Walking down Calle G in Vedado, a sign immediately caught my attention. The café is called “Cafecito and Gossip.” And of course, I had to go in and bring you, j...

41 Paula Street: The Birthplace of the Most Important Man in Cuban History/ Calle Paula #41: La Casa Natal del hombre más importante de la Historia de Cuba (ENG/ESP)

[//]: (!worldmappin 23.12996 lat -82.35373 long d3scr) One of the first things any Cuban child learns is that the Apostle, the National Hero, José Martí, was bo...

Time as an Excuse and a Character: Hyperion, by Dan Simmons/ El tiempo como excusa y personaje: Hyperion, de Dan Simmons (ENG/ ESP)

Today, I bring you a fascinating book, a cult classic of science fiction, winner of a Hugo Award, full of literary references and intertextuality of all kinds. ...

three spectral figures/ Tres figuras espectrales.

I walk through the city and suddenly it seems like I'm in a horror anime. Camino por la ciudad y de momento me parece que estoy dentro de un animé de horror....

Pieces of History: The Remains of Havana's Wall/ Trozos de Historia: Los restos de la muralla de La Habana (ENG/ESP)

[//]: (!worldmappin 23.12913 lat -82.35358 long d3scr) I confess I went to this place with full intention. City walls are one of those structures one directly a...

Loma del Ángel: The Real Cuban Drama Behind "Cecilia Valdés"/ La Loma del Ángel: el drama cubano real detrás de Cecilia Valdés (ENG/ESP)

[//]: (!worldmappin 23.14194 lat -82.35545 long d3scr) Walking through Old Havana, I ended up, almost by accident, at an iconic site for Cuban culture. Famous f...

Weekend Adventure: A Medieval Fair in the Heart of Cuba

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 v...

Love, Death and Robots Season 4: A Thoroughly Forgettable Season (Review)/ Love, Death and Robots 4: una temporada muy olvidable (reseña) (ENG/ESP)

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 –...

La verdadera muerte/ The True Death (ESP/ENG)

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 moment...

Mass Extinctions: The "End of the World" That’s Happened Five Times (Part 2)/ Extinciones masivas: el "fin del mundo" que ha pasado cinco veces (ENG/ESP)

Image: generated using Openart.ai In my last post, I defined Mass Extinctions (MEs) and mentioned there have been five—so far. Let’s cut to the chase, as the de...