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The Wrong Plane
Original fiction from the author's site.
I got on the wrong plane with a very strange briefcase, and it might be about to save my life. We’re landing now — not in the place I intended to land — and if I do this right, I’ll survive.
But I’m not sure I can do this right.
I got on the wrong plane with a very strange briefcase, and it might be about to save my life. We’re landing now — not in the place I intended to land — and if I do this right, I’ll survive.
But I’m not sure I can do this right.
- GenresShort StoriesFiction
10 pages, ebook
First published October 1, 2010
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About the author
Robin Sloan
33 books30.6k followersRobin Sloan is the author of the novels Sourdough, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, and Moonbound, all published in the U.S. by MCD. He grew up in Michigan and now splits his time between the San Francisco Bay Area and the San Joaquin Valley of California.
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January 13, 2023
We all cherish authors so special to us, that their communicating style and stories brighten a very hard day. It is high praise to call anyone our “go to author” and they are lifesavers too. I have the most sensitive example in the world and my gratitude for Robin Sloan is eternal. It started when I realized that “Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore” belongs to the rarest genre, which happens to be my favourite: a ‘non crime mystery’. What’s more, it is a masterpiece of its kind and I instantly fell in love with it. I was pumped about the prequel and got “Ajax Penumbra 1969” in hardcover. It is even more brilliant and exciting.
For about a year, I reserved it for a time when I needed an adventure that was sure to lift my spirits and be very good. Hear what I am saying. Robin’s work is so enthralling, his is the book I brought to bed in 2020, while my Brother & I awaited a call to tell us our Mom had gone to Heaven. He is the kind of personally comforting author who can keep me sane.
It is clear, then, that I watch for future work that he publishes. I have “Sourdough” to treat myself with this year in 2023 but he does not produce novels often. I discovered a website full of free stories to savour and “The Wrong Plane” from 2010, is excellent.
I seem to be unusual in finding editing easy but not making things up. I admire authors who invent a bizarre concept or place. Robin is one who goes there. Short stories seldom generate enough of a build-up or information for me to feel invested. Like Carlos Luiz Zafón did on a coffee cup, Robin draws in sympathy colourfully and memorably.
For about a year, I reserved it for a time when I needed an adventure that was sure to lift my spirits and be very good. Hear what I am saying. Robin’s work is so enthralling, his is the book I brought to bed in 2020, while my Brother & I awaited a call to tell us our Mom had gone to Heaven. He is the kind of personally comforting author who can keep me sane.
It is clear, then, that I watch for future work that he publishes. I have “Sourdough” to treat myself with this year in 2023 but he does not produce novels often. I discovered a website full of free stories to savour and “The Wrong Plane” from 2010, is excellent.
I seem to be unusual in finding editing easy but not making things up. I admire authors who invent a bizarre concept or place. Robin is one who goes there. Short stories seldom generate enough of a build-up or information for me to feel invested. Like Carlos Luiz Zafón did on a coffee cup, Robin draws in sympathy colourfully and memorably.
September 27, 2015
Strange, but a fun depiction of the flow state. I wish there were more.
February 9, 2020
This 100% felt like the kind of story a high school English teacher would assign for homework and ask you to write an essay about.. but there’s just not enough content or symbolism or anything to really absorb.
This short story is weird, and the blurb makes it sound like it could be great and really interesting. But it’s just weird. The writing style is fine, but the content is just a big ??? to me.
The blurb really made me think this short story would be engaging and fun, but it’s weird, completely unrealistic, and makes me feel a little squeamish.
It’s definitely an interesting concept, but not anything I’d really recommend to anyone.
(If you’re looking for where to read the story yourself you can find it on Robin Sloane’s website.)
This short story is weird, and the blurb makes it sound like it could be great and really interesting. But it’s just weird. The writing style is fine, but the content is just a big ??? to me.
The blurb really made me think this short story would be engaging and fun, but it’s weird, completely unrealistic, and makes me feel a little squeamish.
It’s definitely an interesting concept, but not anything I’d really recommend to anyone.
(If you’re looking for where to read the story yourself you can find it on Robin Sloane’s website.)
May 8, 2023
A short little tale from Robin to keep us going while we eagerly await Robin's next full length novel.
What happens when you find yourself on the wrong plane? How, exactly, do you end up on the wrong plane in the first place. And what, exactly, is this wrong plane about and where's it going?
A fun adventure for those who worry their little butts off about flying: great airport reading while you have half an hour to kill before a flight.
Bye for now.
What happens when you find yourself on the wrong plane? How, exactly, do you end up on the wrong plane in the first place. And what, exactly, is this wrong plane about and where's it going?
A fun adventure for those who worry their little butts off about flying: great airport reading while you have half an hour to kill before a flight.
Bye for now.
January 29, 2018
Quick, engaging read.
April 7, 2021
I enjoyed this quick read. The story ended abruptly, but it had all the ingredients for a fun read - character development, problem/resolution, climax. I want to know what happens next!
November 4, 2024
The bird is always the bird. And I never want to end up on the wrong plane to st entropy
October 29, 2014
What an odd little story, yet enjoyable just the same.
August 22, 2016
A short story. Go read it. I'll wait.
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I wish there was more...
Wasn't that cool?
I wish there was more...
Displaying 1 - 10 of 10 reviews