Great piece.

Mario López-Goicoechea

·Mar 7

Great piece. It reminded me of the book Central Line, Victoria Line, in which the black character (a woman) in the last chapter (called Brixton) is asked why she doesn’t smile more, when that’s what’s “all black people do". I know, I know. 😊

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London-based, Cuban writer. Author of “Cuban, Immigrant, and Londoner”, to be published by Austin Macauley. Has written for The Guardian and Prospect.