Category: Comics

  • Cafetera

    Cafetera

    Growing up in a Miami Cuban household, the “cafetera” was constantly in play. I never saw this type of espresso maker anywhere else when I was a kid, so I assumed it was of Cuban design, but it was actually invented by an Italian named Otello Amleto Spadini in 1937.

  • Bike Riding Lessons

    Bike Riding Lessons

    Neither of my parents knew how to ride bicycle, so they delegated my rider education to my uncle Conrado. He did his best to show me how to ride on the streets and in the neighborhoods, despite my short attention span.

  • Vandercar

    Vandercar

    Lewis Vandercar was a self-styled warlock and artist who chose mythological creatures and topics as subject matter for his sculptures.

  • Glove Dream

    Glove Dream

  • Bucket Truck Dream

    Bucket Truck Dream

    In the dream, I climbed into the bucket of a parked FPL maintenance truck to check it out. The driver took off and drove all over downtown Miami with me in the bucket, extended to maximum height. It was a bit hairy but the view was great!

  • Trouble with Kibble

    Trouble with Kibble

  • A Conversation

    A Conversation

  • Space Turtle

    Space Turtle

  • Bypass for Beginners

    Bypass for Beginners

    How is recovering from a breakup similar to heart bypass surgery? A mini-comic book.

  • Airplane Dream

    Airplane Dream

    In the dream, I was in the open and unusually spacious cockpit of a commercial jet. The pilot was taxiing on the streets of Downtown Miami. It was raining, and I told my fellow passengers that the plane had huge windshield wipers. As if to demonstrate, the pilot immediately switched on the windshield wipers.