“When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.”

The Hidden Lantern in Rosemary Beach is hosting an book-signing with Mike Coe of the Flight Trilogy fame on Saturday, September 28th, from 10am-Noon.

Coe graduated from Auburn University in 1976 with a Bachelor of Aviation Management and from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in 1984 with a Master of Aeronautical Science. Following his studies, Coe served six years as an Air Force pilot, five years as a corporate pilot, and twenty-one years as a commercial airline pilot for American Airlines, based in Washington D.C.. Nashville, Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles.

His flight experience equates to having spent over two years in the air in everything from Piper Cubs to jumbo jets, seaplanes to helicopters.

The fictional stories Coe writes are derived from the real-world stories about the world as it is, strange and real, yet full of grace.

As individuals, Coe proposed that we are each unique works of art, but within our human experiences — success, failures, and heartaches — we are connected by a common thread. It is Coe’s goal that each story he writes entertain, evoke emotion, and leave his readers with a message of hope for a better tomorrow.

For more info, contact The Hidden Lantern Gallery at 850-231-0081.