Dreaming of the Sky - Hardcover

Salisbury, Mike

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1069776114 ISBN 13: 9781069776112

Publisher: Disruptive Texts, 2026

Synopsis

When does hope become delusion—and does the difference matter?

Inside an airport terminal, two birds circle above the departures lounge. Kier has abandoned any belief in escape. Aspen continues to fly, certain that her persistence inspires the travellers watching below.

Their opposing visions become a philosophical fable about optimism, faith, freedom, and the human need for meaning. As hope collides with evidence and belief with reason, the question becomes increasingly difficult: is Aspen courageously refusing despair, or simply refusing reality?

Through spare, poetic storytelling, Mike Salisbury transforms an unlikely encounter into a meditation on one of humanity’s most enduring impulses—the determination to believe that something better remains possible.

Dreaming of the Sky is an illustrated work of Canadian literary fiction for readers of philosophical fiction, modern allegory, and stories exploring hope, uncertainty, and transformation.

About this title

About the Author

Mike Salisbury is a Canadian artist and illustrator whose work explores optimism, identity, and social connection through symbolic form. Trained at the Toronto School of Art and the University of Guelph, his linocut and sculptural works have appeared in exhibitions and public installations across Canada and the U.S.

Edition details

• Publisher: Disruptive Texts
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1069776114
• ISBN 13: 9781069776112
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Salisbury Mike
• Number of pages: 76