AUBURN, Maine—Rick Moody says he arrives early for his shifts as Santa at the Auburn Mall, puts on his red suit, settles into his oversize chair in center court and starts “working the crowd.”In a mall where Santa’s stage is ringed by vacant storefronts, sometimes there is no crowd. Luckily, there is no clause against reading when he doesn’t see much foot traffic.

Source: Wall Street Journal December 17, 2018 15:51 UTC