Offspring were a joy or a shame, but still the crown of their elders, nature's unpredictable creatures.

Both childbirth and abortion are medical procedures but neither is an illness, and sometimes they're both treated as such.

Offspring were a joy or a shame, but still the crown of their elders, nature's unpredictable creatures.

Our real world has evolved. It's become something much different, and inadvertently about healthcare, and about what it means to have good health, and to be able to have good health.

So much depends on our health, and we tend to take it so for granted.

Journalism is very much public writing, writing with an audience in mind, writing for publication, and frequently writing quickly. And I know that when I worked daily journalism it really affected my patience with literature, which I think requires reflection, and a different kind of engagement.

The legacy of the embargo will be Cuba's poverty and desperation. When the island comes out of it, they'll be even more desperate than they are now about the things they think they've missed. I think one of the unintended results of the embargo is that Cuba is quite consumerist - and I'm talking about the people, not the government or the official propaganda.