Machines Will Not Give Change

by Andrew Hunting (Editor), George Dunford (Editor), Katie Falkiner (Editor)

Short story anthology.

241 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Fiona · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of short stories designed for public transport users daily commute.
Pocket sized the stories are divided into categories based on word count and how long it will take you to read them.

Express | 500 words take about 2-3 minutes to read
Short Trip | 100 words take about 4-5 minutes to read
Unexpected Delay | 2000 words take about 10 minutes to read
All Stations | 3000 words take about 12-15 minutes to read

I preferred stories in the longer sections of the book; in particular

Zoom by Kate Reeves (Unexpected Delays) an amateur photographer moves into a new apartment building and decides to start a project photographing her neighbours visiting the cafe over the road. Which upsets her enigmatic next door neighbour who doesn't want to be photographer

Gentleman, don't touch the ladies by James Gardener. (All Stations) A groom-to-be experiences an out-of-body experience on his bucks night.

A place for no dreaming - Marika Webb Pullman
A young woman reminisces on a past love affair in 3 parts; before you went away, the time you were away and after you came back