Satchel of Dreams a collection of short stories

"Satchel of Dreams" tells stories of growing up with hope, disillusion, laughter, and tears through 1950s and 60s in Staten Island. "The Children's Ward" brings readers into a Catholic hospital on the island and studies the short-lived friendships that defined mortality for a seven-year-old boy. "Lake Hopatcong" introduces readers to a hospitalized hero of WWII and his brunette nurse, with whom he fell in love and married while on crutches. "The Route" follows a candy distributor in the South Bronx and the unplanned pathways in life, interrupted by the circumstances of the day. These stories will transport readers to a simpler time before technology, when summers seemed to last forever and riding a bicycle around your neighborhood was all one needed to be happy.

Matty Selman is an award-winning author, playwright, lyricist, and composer whose works have been performed internationally. He is the author of "Uncle Philip's Coat," which was selected as a Herbert Berghof Memorial Play and won Best Production at the 2015 United Solo Festival. He is the recipient of the Cafe' Royal International Cultural Foundation Literature Grant and is the founder of "Time Out of Kilter," a monthly literary newsletter featuring his short stories. He lives in New York.