The Rink
Posted on May 14, 2013 under Storytelling with no comments yet
With the hockey playoffs in full swing, the next story ( Wednesday ) is timely. Just about every town in Canada has a rink. This is a story about the old memorial Rink on the campus of St.F.X. University. It is very much a “local” story full of nostalgia. The names in the story will evoke powerful images for people of my age.
While the story is local, the themes are universal: getting up very early to go to the rink; the sights and smells; thrilling hockey games and skating parties. And of course, the local characters who will be forever identified with the rink. Those of you not from Antigonish will just have to write your own version and replace the names with your own local legends.
Sports can be very cruel and my heart goes out to Leafs fans. While I am not a Leaf fan, I still cheer for Canadian teams once my team gets eliminated, which is the case this year. Some losses are tougher than others and Monday night’s will be very hard to digest. Sometimes it’s not about losing that is painful but it is about how the game was lost. Ouch!
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