The Homes of the Stars Summary

Pat Hobby's car breaks down on the same corner where a man sells brochures showing the locations of homes of the stars. The man closes up for lunch, but leaves his umbrella and one of his brochures. Pat sits under the umbrella. Minutes later, a car pulls up and a couple asks Pat to show them the homes of the stars. Despite the fact that Pat does not know where any of the stars' homes are, he agrees in exchange for five dollars. Pat directs the driver to a lesser known actor's home while explaining to the couple that he did not do this for a living. Pat tells them he is a writer, but that the Screen Playwriters' Guild is on strike so he cannot write. The car pulls up to the lesser star's...