Literary fire hazard
The Halifax Fire Marshall temporarily halted a reading by Alistair MacLeod (standing, back to camera, left side of photo) tonight so the overflow crowd of more than 600 could be rearranged to clear clogged aisles. Officials turned away another 100 people as the 73-year-old MacLeod, who splits his time between Windsor, Ontario, and Dunvegan, Cape Breton, read his 1976 story, The Closing Down of Summer. The Saint Mary's University event marked the first time MacLeod had publicly read the story in its entirety. Moneyquote: When I write a story, when I'm halfway through, I write the last sentence. I think of...
12 March, 2010