Category: Author’s Journal
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Bittersweet 4th of July
Freedom is not free; it has to be paid with blood and then maintained. Maybe this is why Cubans are so patriotic when we come to the United States.
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My First American Apple
I was a 14-year-old girl, dehydrated, undernourished, and very confused. I was sure my dad was dead when we were on a small boat escaping Communist Cuba. Unable to cry anymore, I asked God to take me too. I was not going to leave my dead father’s side. I jumped on top of the gurney…
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Pride Month & Freedom
During pride month I am so proud to say that chapter 24 in my book was worth fighting for. The editor thought it would alienate the Christian conservative community. I didn’t listen, I didn’t even consider the argument.
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Writing Barefoot to Freedom
I was born and raised in communist Cuba. Until I was 14 years I had daily questions growing up. Why are gay men put in forced labor camps? Why do people go to jail for expressing an opinion about the government? Why do I have to go to school every day and be ridiculed because…
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