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“That’s a four.”
“That’s a six!”
I am 13 years old and I am playing cricket. I’ve discovered that when I make a hit, I can
get some decent distance. I seldom make the hit....
Leap, and a net will appear. I had come across this saying a while ago and it has been my motto ever since. My encounter with my newly found sister and what ensued in the following few months were just that. We took a leap and a net did appear!
A true source of delight in our life at this time was our pet pigeon Tipi (pronounced tee-pee). I have to tell you about him because he was a real character. As I mentioned, in front of our little pioneer house were two enormous palm trees. Nobody had taken care of them for a long time before we got there...
At the heart of almost every Cuban-American family is a tragedy. Most of us were torn apart from loved ones by the passions of ideology. In some cases, this included fear of reprisals and imprisonment. Many also lost personal property. Wounds like these do not heal easily. So my first visit to Cuba after 52 years in exile began with heavy apprehensions...
American-born to immigrant parents, I was always trapped in the white space between a traditional Arab lifestyle and the American dream...
