Where Are They Going?

“Stan Dotson’s writing embodies compassion for the needs of others, awe at the beauty of existence, and the capacity to take suffering seriously without falling into despair. This book walks with a handful of people on paths many of us have never seen, beginning eighty thousand years ago and arriving in the present moment. I’m so grateful Where Are They Going? is here. Stan is not only a trustworthy guide, but a brilliant writer who is touched by that rare thing: how to take life seriously and how to show us the way.”


—Gareth Higgins, founder, The Porch





“Stan Dotson uses the word ‘magic’ more than once in Where Are They Going? to describe phenomenal encounters and occurrences. The term can be applied to the creative work he has accomplished in this beautiful book. With ancestral history as warp and current Cuban reality as weft, he has woven a unique and compelling lyrical tapestry. Dotson writes of being ‘captivated’ by Cuba’s people and culture, and through his eyes and heart, we too are drawn into the magic.”


—Joyce Hollyday, author of Pillar of Fire





“Stan Dotson, thank you for sharing your insight into the cultural threads that make up the exquisite tapestry of the Cuban people—with particular attention given to those who have responded to the call to stay in the land they love! These stories, imaginatively interwoven with history, literature, music and spirituality, demonstrate what it truly means to be a friend of the Cuban people. Thank you for these deeper glimpses into the soul of Cuba!”


—Paula Clayton Dempsey, one of many pilgrims who have journeyed to Cuba





“To say that Stan Dotson’s book provides compelling bio sketches of four current, unsung Cuban citizens is like saying Hemingway wrote about whales and bells and loved Cuban rum. I don’t know what to call this genre, but it includes epochal allegory, the sweep of a towering historical novel, combined with the illumination from the best of Terry Gross’ interviews. Dotson offers resplendent stories, served up with the flair of a virtuoso storyteller.”


—Ken Sehested, author of In the Land of the Willing: Litanies, Prayers, Poems, and Benedictions