Whenever you had to travel by airplane, you’ve probably had to wait at the airport. You look at your watch, you check your phone, you look around at the motley world … But what if just by pressing a button you could print a short story, say, one, three or five minutes? Well, someone actually thought of that! A French company, Short Édition, has created such wonderful vending machines, which distribute short stories to commuters, travelers or people waiting – stories that you can read in one, three or five minutes. They are printed on rolls made of ecological papyrus paper and, in addition, are completely free. How lovely is that?

At the simple touch of a button, you could read a short version of a story written by Charles Dickens or Virginia Woolf. The stories are from a lot of different genres, from murder to romance. This innovative dispenser offers short stories in unexpected places: from airports to libraries, cafes, universities and the wineries of Francis F. Coppola.

You can order such a story dispenser for your living-room here 🙂