talismanangular rebloggedgaviotawriter (61)in Literatos • 11 hours agoLa Muerte hace una pausa para fumar (cuento)/ Death Takes a Smoke Break (shortstory) (ESP/ENG)La Muerte se recostó a la baranda, justo a mi lado, a mirar el desastre. Supe que era ella porque me constaba que mi cuerpo estaba ahí abajo, entre los hierros retorcidos del camión, y yo estaba arriba,talismanangular rebloggedgaviotawriter (61)in Holos&Lotus • 2 days agoLa batalla mayor: escoger mis batallas /The Ultimate Battle: Picking My Battles (Esp/Eng)Respuesta a la iniciativa #9 de @iriswrite Cuando vi que esta iniciativa trataba de "las batallas que el tiempo nos enseña a ganar", supe que tenía que participar y supe…talismanangular rebloggedgaviotawriter (61)in Hive Book Club • 3 days agoWar and Peace: The 'Monumental' Book You Need to Read/ Guerra y paz: el libro «gordísimo» que hay que leerse (ENG/ESP)Esta es la de la cosa, para mí, la versión de 2007. Co-producida en Francia, Rusia, Italia, España, Polonia, tiene un elenco de lujo que sí se parece mucho a lo que debe ser. Como Pierre, tenemos a Alexandertalismanangular rebloggedgaviotawriter (61)in Holos&Lotus • 4 days ago"Perdida" (cuento-terapia)/ "Lost" (therapeutic short story)Abuela me llama. Con esa mirada de tristeza que siempre tiene, de súplica, estira la mano con el orinal lleno. Está postrada hace años y en mi familia no nos caracterizamos…talismanangular rebloggedgaviotawriter (61)in #aliens • 6 days agoIn Case the World Meets its End/ Por si el mundo se acaba (ENG/ESP)A Message for the Aliens Investigating Our Demise (or the Insectoid Generations Displaying Our Bones in Their Museums): WE DIDN’T WANT THIS. We wanted to live—to eat well…talismanangular rebloggedjuantomaskirk74 (35)in Liketu • 8 days agoA cat in the "jungle"talismanangular rebloggedgaviotawriter (61)in Liketu • 8 days agoNew great-nephew alert! (how am I a great-aunt at 29?! 😅)I know I've been out of touch these days – some things have been going on. But I wanted to share the news: my second great-nephew is here! The first one, the older little guy, is…talismanangular rebloggedjuantomaskirk74 (35)in Liketu • 13 days agoAstronomy and Me... A Toxic Love Affair/La astronomía y yo... Una relación tóxica (En/Es)I’ve loved astronomy all my life. As a child, my mother would take me to the planetarium at the Academy of Sciences (then housed in Havana’s Capitolio), and the night sky didn’t…talismanangular rebloggedgaviotawriter (61)in Hive Book Club • 15 days ago"The Ladies' Paradise" by Émile Zola. Because naturalism doesn’t always have to be pessimistic/ “El Paraíso de las Damas”, de Émile Zola. Porque el naturalismo no siempre tiene que ser pesimista (ENG/ESP)This post is about a clasic, one of my favorite books, which deserves all this attention because I get really intense when talking about it. Zola is a rather complex writer. He…talismanangular rebloggedjuantomaskirk74 (35)in Worldmappin • 16 days agoClimbing the stairs in John Wick (Eng/Esp)I was visiting France and only had one night in Paris before my early morning flight. My options were to sleep that night at the hotel or to walk around Paris. Needless to say…talismanangular rebloggedgaviotawriter (61)in Literatos • 16 days agoDefend Joy/ Defiende la alegría (ENG/ESP)Puesta de Sol de Kordula Vahle (Pixabay) DISCLAIMER (before reading the text): These days, I’ve been weathering an emotional storm—a delayed kind of grief—and haven’t written…talismanangular rebloggedgaviotawriter (61)in Holos&Lotus • 17 days agoEl Capital Intocable: los celos revelan la Bancarrota del Amor Propio/ The Untouchable Capital: Jealousy is Self-Love Bankruptcy (ESP/ENG)Este post es una respuesta a la iniciativa de @iriswrite sobre LOS CELOS. Para mí, caer en los celos es regalar mi amor propio . Aquí todos somos adultos y yo soy de las que…talismanangular rebloggedgaviotawriter (61)in Hive Book Club • 18 days agoSome Recommendations for Reading and Writing About Pacts, Genies, and Granted Wishes/ Algunas recomendaciones para leer y escribir sobre pactos, genios y deseos cumplidos (EGN/ESP)This is a theme that has given rise to many great stories in literature and is considered a plot in its own right: the idea of making pacts or wishing for something, especially from supernatural entities,talismanangular rebloggedgaviotawriter (61)in Liketu • 21 days agoMy Gorgeous Mom 😍🥰Hey hey, hivers! 💫 Been dealing with some heavy vibes lately, ngl 😮💨 That’s why I’ve been MIA—sorry about that 🥺💔 Ended up calling my fabulous mom way more than…talismanangular rebloggedgaviotawriter (61)in Liketu • 23 days agoThe Oldest Barbershop in Cuba 💈According to the sign: "First barbershop in Cuba. The first barber on record in this city of Havana was Don Juan Gómez, certified by the City Council in 1552 as a master in the…talismanangular rebloggedgaviotawriter (61)in Liketu • 24 days agoThree Beautiful Churches in HavanaI love nice architecture, as you can see 😅. Havana is full of old and gorgeous churches. For the best experience view this post on Liketutalismanangular rebloggedgaviotawriter (61)in Liketu • 25 days agoAppreciation post for The CreatureHis name is KP3. I rescued him months ago, naively thinking I'd put him up for adoption. I ended up keeping him, naively thinking it was because nobody else would want him. Is…talismanangular rebloggedgaviotawriter (61)in Cinnamon Cup Coffee • 26 days agoChinese "Mambises" & Literary Coffee: Uncovering Havana’s Hidden Stories/ De mambises chinos y cafés literarios: Crónicas de una Habana oculta (ENG/ESP)After visiting the Chinese Cemetery in Havana (which I’ll discuss in detail in future posts), I decided to dig deeper into the history of the Chinese presence in Cuba. A friend…talismanangular rebloggedgaviotawriter (61)in Liketu • 27 days agoVery wise phrases in a strange garden of stones"Don’t vent to everyone: today it’s an ear, tomorrow it’s a tongue." "Life is a brief period to love." "True happiness blossoms in the peace within you." "The…talismanangular rebloggedgaviotawriter (61)in Worldmappin • 28 days agoColon Cemetery in Havana, Part 2: The Shadows/ El Cementerio de Colón el La Habana, parte 2: las sombras (ENG/ESP)“From my rotting body, flowers shall grow, and I am in them, and that is eternity.” Edvard Munch In previous posts, I shared my connection to cemeteries and funerary…
