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Experiencing Exile And Freedom Member PEN INTERNATIONAL

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Adrianne is a writer and psychotherapist in Oregon. She is a Cuban exile who arrived in the U.S. during the Pedro Pan airlift at age 14 leaving her family and country in search of freedom. She is a professional member of PEN International and a translator.

Category: Cuba

Posting about Cuba’s past, present and future.

  • WHEN MEMORIES FADE: A LOVE STORY

    When Celia and Larry met in Cuba in the early 1950s, they immediately fell in love. At first glance, Larry’s bohemian lifestyle and Celia’s strict and conservative upbringing made it almost impossible to imagine a lasting connection. Larry was a Steinberg.  He was Jewish.  Celia’s mother was a Capestany.  The Capestany were Catholic and had…

  • A Christmas Present for Cuba?

    Early this morning a cacophony of sounds awakened me from a deep sleep. The sounds were coming from my IPhone.. Emails, messages on Messenger and private messages. My friends in the East Coast forget that I don’t wake up until three hours after they do, but they seldom contact me en masse. In a half…

  • THE PEOPLE ON THE BUS

        Today is an anniversary of sorts.  It is my first ride on a Greyhound bus since I first rode one in nineteen sixty four on my way to reunite with my parents after spending nearly three years by myself in this country.  That bus ride from Santa Rosa, California to Miami, Florida, was…

  • I SAW GRIEF Part Two

    I SAW GRIEF Part Two.