gaviotawriter (63)in Ladies of Hive • last monthI hate the blue that precedes storms/ Odio el azul que precede la tormenta (ENG/ESP)A category 5 hurricane is heading straight for my home. Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba endangered. Hurricane Melissa is a huge threat for Cuba.gaviotawriter (63)in Hive Book Club • last monthA survey (please, I need your help hereSurvey Greetings, 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 I need your help. Survey. Vote.gaviotawriter (63)in Cinnamon Cup Coffee • last monthCoffee 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)Coffee at Bigote Gato, a place with a tremendous history whose existence I was unaware of. After finishing an errand in Old Havana, we got a craving for coffee. Since we were newly made friends (an interestinggaviotawriter (63)in Worldmappin • last monthJesús 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)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) From my Havana apartment, two landmarks aregaviotawriter (63)in Hive Pets • last monthWhen the Global Cat Distribution System does its thing 🐾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.gaviotawriter (63)in Hive Book Club • last month"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 it is, but not in the way one might imagine),gaviotawriter (63)in Worldmappin • last monthHavana's Chinatown: Pain, Culture, and Resistance/ El Barrio Chino de La Habana: dolor, cultura y resistencia (ENG/ ESP)Havana's Chinatown was the largest in Latin America and came to be considered the second most important in the world after San Francisco's (USA). It is located very close to the…gaviotawriter rebloggededward777 (55)in Caturday • 2 months agoA pregnant cat was looking for affection // Una gata gestante buscaba cariño [EN/ES][EN] Hello everyone! Not long ago, I was at a hotel in Havana, enjoying a quiet afternoon while watching the comings and goings of the city from the outdoor areas. The…gaviotawriter (63)in Worldmappin • 2 months ago41 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)One of the first things any Cuban child learns is that the Apostle, the National Hero, José Martí, was born on January 28, 1853, in a humble little house on Paula Street, in…gaviotawriter (63)in Worldmappin • 3 months agoPieces of History: The Remains of Havana's Wall/ Trozos de Historia: Los restos de la muralla de La Habana (ENG/ESP)I confess I went to this place with full intention. City walls are one of those structures one directly associates with specific eras. Santiago de Cuba, my city, never had one…gaviotawriter (63)in Weekend Experiences • 4 months agoWeekend Adventure: A Medieval Fair in the Heart of CubaImagine 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 vibrant fragment of the Middle Ages, recreatedgaviotawriter (63)in SciFi Multiverse • 4 months agoLove, 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 – it's rare for me to get hooked on a show,gaviotawriter rebloggedpsicologopoeta (61)in Holos&Lotus • 4 months agoEl Desgaste Silencioso: Cuando Cuidar Agota el Alma [ESP-ENG]Fuente Hoy no escribo desde el lugar cómodo del experto que dicta lecciones. Escribo desde mi consulta en Salud Mental, aquí en Santiago de Cuba, con el eco aún fresco de…gaviotawriter (63)in Holos&Lotus • 4 months agoCumplir 30: manual de supervivencia a la cubana 🥳🎂/ My 30s Agenda: Zero F*cks to Give. The Cuban Survival Guide 🥳🎂 (ENG/ESP)Hoy es mi cumpleaños. No cualquiera: cumplo 30 . Creo que no conozco una sola mujer que vea esta cifra sin algún tipo de reacción. En Cuba, significa que entras a los "ta":…gaviotawriter (63)in Literatos • 4 months agoLa 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 momento a la esquina, aunque en los últimos añosgaviotawriter (63)in Literatos • 4 months agoLa profecía (cuento)Muchos meses después, frente a las ruinas del central abandonado, mi padre recordaría todos los años de infancia que pasó en aquel sitio sin notar lo que era. Y las tantísimas…gaviotawriter (63)in Hive Book Club • 4 months agoReview of "Folding Beijing" (the Broken Social Elevator)/ Reseña de "Folding Beijing" (el ascensor social roto)Para nadie es noticia que hace un tiempo comencé a leer ciencia ficción china y me ha encantado. Hoy les quiero hablar de un relato distópico maravilloso llamado ”Folding Beijing” o ”Entre los plieguesgaviotawriter rebloggedtheinkwell (73)in The Ink Well • 4 months agoCreative Nonfiction Prompt #147Creative nonfiction prompt 147Countdown terminated on Jul 25, 2025, 2:39 PMgaviotawriter rebloggedbrujita18 (72)in Mundo Hispano • 5 months agoÉchame el Cuento/ ¿Cuál fue tu juego preferido y que haces hoy día? (Es/ En)Échame el Cuento/ Iniciativagaviotawriter (63)in Literatos • 4 months agoRenata de los recuerdos (cuento)/ Renata of Memories (shortstory) (ESP/ENG)Este cuento lo escribí hace mucho tiempo, para algo que al final nunca supe en qué paró. Lo conservo porque siempre me recuerda lo jóvenes e ingenuos que somos en algunos momentos de la vida… Ahora mismo,
