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A husband by any other name

On December 2, 2012 By Alfredo LanierIn Uncategorized19 Comments

Two days ago I received a call from Roger, a junior high school classmate from Cuba who lives in central Florida with George, his companion of about forty years.I haven't seen Roger, whom I knew as Rogelio in Cuba, for about fifty years, but I remember him vividly because I had no small crush on …

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Wedding bells dilemma

On May 11, 2012 By Alfredo LanierIn Uncategorized10 Comments

Weddings have always made me uncomfortable but surely the fact that I can't dance is the least of it. I perceive them as foreign rituals like Hindus bathing in the Ganges or Muslims going 'round and 'round their holiest-of-holies in Mecca. I never quite know what to feel or do at weddings, particularly if I attend with …

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San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico

I'm a Cuban-American living with my husband of 50 years in a small ranch about five miles outside San Miguel de Allende. We retired here 15 years ago.

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