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La Mala Letra – my cousin, the dissident Cuban blogger

September 14, 2011 By Marta Darby 4 Comments

As many of you know, I still have family in Cuba. Aunts, uncles, cousins and their offspring. 

We used to be thick as thieves back in the day, but time and distance and a repressive dictatorship has managed to destroy what close relations we had. 

I have a cousin in Cuba, who is my age. (One of the few photos of us together from 1959. I'm the 2nd cowgirl from the left. She's the one on the far right.)

Cowgirls 1959-1

And she's a blogger.

While I get to write about how charmed my life is and all the fun things we get to do, she writes about politics. Because politics in Cuba colors everything. So that's what she writes about. The shortage of food. The difficulties in travel. Impossibly low wages. The official government reactions to Gaddaffi's ousting and her opinions about all of the above.

I think she's very terribly brave. And I'd like to introduce you to her today.

Her name is Regina Coyula and her site is called La Mala Letra (Bad Handwriting) and is translated into English by some fabulously dedicated folks who help get the word out. 

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When Amy was in Cuba last year she spent time with Regina who introduced her to the underground Cuban blogosphere. 

Regina coyula

She blogs about the realities in Cuba and hopes that change will come quickly to the island she calls home.

She doesn't really think she alone can make a difference, but rather she feels like a pebble, who, when joined with many other pebbles begins an avalanche. I like that analogy. It seems fitting, somehow.

How I wish, for her sake and for the sake of the millions of Cubans imprisoned by the Castros on that island that the avalanche would start soon.

Internet para todos

 Please go check out her blog in English or in Spanish. And when you do, please give thanks for the many blessings we daily take for granted here in the land of the free.

You might also like:

Kikita and the Cuban Dissident Bloggers Maps of Cuba in the House Default ThumbnailThe Thing About Being Cuban Right Now Island girls blog, too.

Filed Under: My Big, Fat, Cuban Family Tagged With: blog friends, blogger friends, blogs from Cuba, Cuba's dissident movement, Cuban bloggers, Cuban dissident bloggers, La Mala Letra blog

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  1. Ziva says

    September 14, 2011 at 8:59 am

    I read her regularly, and like all those daring to speak to the truth from the island, her bravery humbles and inspires me.”How I wish, for her sake and for the sake of the millions of Cubans imprisoned by the Castros on that island that the avalanche would start soon.”
    From your pen to Gods ears Marta.

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  2. Maria Eugenia says

    September 14, 2011 at 9:11 am

    I will be sure to check out your cousin’s blog. I also have family in Cuba who I desperately wish to see again. Hopefully, one day soon, all the Cuban families who have been separated for so long will finally be reunited.

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  3. Marta M. Darby says

    September 24, 2011 at 3:48 pm

    I am always amazed when I read any of the bloggers on the island. Thanks for stopping by, Ziva!

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  4. Marta M. Darby says

    September 24, 2011 at 3:49 pm

    Thanks for checking out her blog. It’s quite eye-opening and sometimes heartbreaking as you read about her going on with her normal life in the midst of the shortages and repression.

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