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Yohamna Depestre is the author of the short story collection, D-21, published in Cuba, and a contributor to Havana Noir. “A Day in My Life (Any Day)” is her first work of non-fiction. She is the principal storyteller for Omni-Zona Franca, a hip-hop performance group in the Havana suburb Alamar, where she lives.
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INSIDE CUBA: A Day in My Life (Any Day)
The struggle, in the end, is always about money.
Yohamna Depestre