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Venezuela for Dummies: The Puppies

I left Venezuela eight years ago. In all this time, I have tried to explain what is happening in my country, but it has been hard. Do not...

Learning How to Survive “Vargas Tragedy”

If you are a Floridian, you have learned at the school or by your own experience what to do in case of a hurricane wants to visit you:...

The New Orphans

They are alone feeling lonely, making wishes to the stars asking for a family. The new orphans do have a family a big one. They...

Losing Our First Boat On The Caribbean Sea

The first version of this villanelle was about Syria, the Mediterranean Sea, and the tragedy that thousands of refugees dying in the...

The Secret of Chavez’s Mummy

"I cannot allow an exposition with dead bodies. Those bodies are human remains in our noses. What is that? It is a visible sign of the...

A Dream 2,236 Miles Away

Robert Garside was credited by Guinness World Records as the first person to run around the world, 29,825.817 miles, in six years. I am...

A Kidnaped Dream

Rebecca makes churros like she always knew how to prepare them. Wearing her beige pants and the dark blue chemise with the churro...

Diego, Why Are You Smiling?

In the arms of your rescuers your chest does not hurt. The sun blinds your eyes, you smile at the sky. Diego Arellano, why are you...

La Venezuela del Siglo 21