Merton of the Movies by Harry Leon Wilson, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Humorous

Or, rather, whoever he is -- Merton, Clifford, or Buck -- he an ordinary man, walking down through the heart of tiny Simsbury, past the drugstore and hostel, and then waiting in line at the post office for his mail, consisting of three magazines: and He dreams, and unlike his fellow townsfolk he sees no reason to dream small . . . although there is one other like him, here: Tessie Kearns, the lone soul in Simsbury who understands him. However far away Hollywood might be, she, too, dreams of finding her way there, as a scenario writer.