Short Story Reading: 85 Dreams, by Melissa Mendelson

Performed by Katelyn Varadi

Get to know the writer:

 1. What is your short story about?

We’re constantly surrounded by the news, but we try to shut our eyes and our ears. What if we opened them and found a quiet scene, where an old man sits outside, watching a line of people getting on a bus? What if he were to turn toward us, trying to meet our gaze and tell us his story? Would he be heard, and would we finally see what is really going on outside of our lives?

2. What genres would you say this story is in?

Drama, Political

3. How would you describe this story in two words?

Sad Truth

4. What movie have you seen the most in your life?

I have been watching movies since I was a kid. I especially used to love watching Horror and Science-Fiction, but these days…