"If you’ve ever wondered what it is about Latinos that makes them so intense, so sexy, so alive, read these stories and see for yourself how the accidents of life and a bit of fun-loving lunacy result in the innate wisdom of a people."
—Anjanette Delgado, Emmy Award winner, author of The Heartbreak Pill and The Clairvoyant of Coffee Park

"Combining elements of naturalism and magical realism, Dovalpage’s writing is intriguing and thought-provoking. With sparkling prose that flows like an Alpine brook, characters that jump off the page, and unusual storylines that mentally stimulate readers, The Astral Plane: Stories of Cuba, the Southwest and Beyond is another fine accomplishment by one of our most talented Latina writers."
—Mayra Calvani, Midwest Book Review

"In a series of intricately interwoven short stories, Teresa Dovalpage has created a testimony to nostalgia and spiritual longing—a poignant rendering of disillusionment and regret, which gives us insight into the real and the symbolic island. At once painful and perceptive, humorous and heartbreaking, The Astral Plane: Stories of Cuba, the Southwest and Beyond captures the complex ambivalence of life in the diaspora and life on the island. In rhythmic, straight- forward prose, Dovalpage evokes the anguish of rupture and displacement; the seemingly untenable compromises that those living both on the island and in the diaspora must make in order to survive; and the superficial manner in which Cuba continues to be perceived by those outside the experience."
—Andrea Herrera, poet and writer, author of ReMembering Cuba: Legacy of a Diaspora and The Pearl of the Antilles.

Teresa Dovalpage was born in Havana, Cuba. She is the author of five novels, including A Girl like Che Guevara (Soho Press). She lives in Taos, NM.