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Why I Wrote “Cuban, Immigrant, and Londoner”

My book is a call to strengthen the bonds that unite us — Published by Austin Macauley, supported by an Arts Council England grant and with photographs by the excellent Deborah Jaffe, my first book, “Cuban, Immigrant, and Londoner” hits the shelves this week. Somewhere towards the end of my book, I write “This is what writing from an EAL immigrant’s perspective represents…

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Why I Wrote “Cuban, Immigrant, and Londoner”
Why I Wrote “Cuban, Immigrant, and Londoner”

Published in SYNERGY

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The One Element Missing From Your Writing That Could Bring You Success

And why you don’t have to go walking on the moon to achieve it — In an interview with the presenter Dermot O’Leary, former The Police lead singer and bassist, Sting, says that “song-writing is like fishing. You won’t catch anything unless you turn up with a line”. Now, before some of you remind me (or Sting) that you can also turn up with a…

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The One Element Missing From Your Writing That Could Bring You Success
The One Element Missing From Your Writing That Could Bring You Success

Published in The Shortform

·1 day ago

Diary of a City Boy in Yorkshire

Nature as a sculptor is a reminder of the wonders around us — The reptile-resembling tree sat in the middle of a clearing. The scant summer sunlight hit it fully on its trunk. I’m used to coming across nature’s random “creations” often. A whale-shaped pond here, a curved hawk’s beak-like branch there. They make my walks all the more entertaining. But the crocodile-evoking…

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Diary of a City Boy in Yorkshire
Diary of a City Boy in Yorkshire

Published in One Table, One World

·3 days ago

The Omnivore

The column for those who like to swing more than one way… foodwise — How do you prepare for a fourteen-mile walk? By stoking up on carbs. That’s how. And the handmade bakery (yup, it’s all in lower case) in Slaithwaite (pronounced “slatwit”), west Yorkshire, was the perfect place for it. This time around we intended to build on two walks we’d already done…

Food

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The Omnivore
The Omnivore

Published in The Shortform

·5 days ago

Diary of a City Boy in Yorkshire

Unlike a mill, we can grind with water that is past — We stand facing both blue plaque and what looks like a gate. On closer inspection, though, the “gate” turns out to be a sculpture. The work of art celebrates the water-powered generator that was installed around 1890 to provide the first electricity to light a house in the Colne Valley. …

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Diary of a City Boy in Yorkshire
Diary of a City Boy in Yorkshire

Published in One Table, One World

·Aug 5

The Omnivore

The column for those who like to swing more than one way… foodwise — We never intended to stop at Mario’s, in Marsden. In fact, Mario’s wasn’t even our first destination. Katie’s Homemade Kitchen, where I’d sampled delicious cakes in the past, was. And if I’m being honest, we hadn’t thought of pausing midway through our approximately eight-mile walk. But I had cake cravings…

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The Omnivore
The Omnivore

Published in Writers’ Blokke

·Updated Aug 5

Diary of a City Boy in Yorkshire

Bradford’s Belle Vue Studio: an essential part of British history — I remember seeing a picture of me that sat on top of my dad’s piano when I was little. In it I was dressed in brown bell-bottom trousers (the photo was probably taken in the late 70s) and a colour-matching shirt whose pattern I’ve sadly forgotten. There was a certain…

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Diary of a City Boy in Yorkshire
Diary of a City Boy in Yorkshire

Published in One Table, One World

·Aug 1

The Omnivore

The column for those who like to swing more than one way… foodwise — What do you do when you get back to your cottage after a long walk, soaked to the skin, your clothes looking like a washline someone forgot to bring in before a rainstorm swept through your back garden? You knock up some hearty, belly-filling Bengalese-inspired food. Indian-born, British chef and…

Food

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The Omnivore
The Omnivore

Published in The Shortform

·Jul 31

Diary of a City Boy in Yorkshire

An unexpected encounter in the moors — The ginger dot stood out in the yet-to-bloom heather. The animal’s delicate features contrasted with the harsh-looking backdrop. No matter how much I zoomed in with my mobile phone camera lens, it was only with my eyes that I was able to appreciate this Bambi-like creature. We’d been too busy…

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Diary of a City Boy in Yorkshire
Diary of a City Boy in Yorkshire

Published in Heart Revolution

·Jul 30

Diary of a City Boy in Yorkshire

A celebration of craft in West Riding — The look on Steven’s eyes belied his age. This elderly man’s boyish excitement about having the opportunity to soon weave a scarf reminded me of a child who can’t wait to open their presents on Christmas day. His enthusiasm was so intoxicating that I forgot to take any pictures of…

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Diary of a City Boy in Yorkshire
Diary of a City Boy in Yorkshire
Mario López-Goicoechea

Mario López-Goicoechea

London-based, Cuban writer. Author of “Cuban, Immigrant, and Londoner” https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6886/9781528994293 https://acubaninlondon.medium.com/membership

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