AIR LINES: SHORT STORIES TO BE READ ON PLANES 2023
Short Stories to Be Read on Planes
Published on 30. October 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
979-12-201-4627-2 (ISBN)
Description
Drawing on his fascination with the natural world and human nature, John Power presents us with a collection of short stories that peer around the corner of life.
Each self-contained story captures a snapshot, a scene, a momentary observation to highlight both the beauty and brutality of our natures. Set in different countries and epochs, these poetic, fable-like tales are linked by a single, arbitrary thread: a reference to air travel.
* An inventor tries to gain funding for a new kind of butterfly-powered airship.
* An introverted child is obsessed with leaving the ground.
* An ancient landscape speaks to a hiker with sounds of growth and decay.
With sting-in-the-tail resolutions and piercing honesty, Air Lines: Short Stories to Be Read on Planes investigates the truth behind our interactions with ourselves and others.
Each self-contained story captures a snapshot, a scene, a momentary observation to highlight both the beauty and brutality of our natures. Set in different countries and epochs, these poetic, fable-like tales are linked by a single, arbitrary thread: a reference to air travel.
* An inventor tries to gain funding for a new kind of butterfly-powered airship.
* An introverted child is obsessed with leaving the ground.
* An ancient landscape speaks to a hiker with sounds of growth and decay.
With sting-in-the-tail resolutions and piercing honesty, Air Lines: Short Stories to Be Read on Planes investigates the truth behind our interactions with ourselves and others.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Italy
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
358 gr
ISBN-13
979-12-201-4627-2 (9791220146272)
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Persons
John Power is an Australian journalist, editor, and author. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree from The University of Melbourne and a Graduate Diploma in Publishing & Editing from Monash University.
His first book of fiction, Life Training: Short Stories to Be Read on Trains, was published by Longueville Books.
His first book of fiction, Life Training: Short Stories to Be Read on Trains, was published by Longueville Books.