Floyd Skloot

On March 18, 2008 I had a chance to listen to Floyd Skloot’s interview. He was a very interesting man. He was so cute and little. It made me laugh. He was also very humorous. He said he is mainly going to focus on non-fiction stories now. He got sick in 1988, and he seemed to lose everything. He did not talk too much about his disease, but what I did hear sounded horrible. He had to teach himself a new way to write and how to walk again. It was fifteen years before he could walk without a cane. I mean can you imagine not being able to walk and write? Skloot’s writing process takes place only in his house. He said he keeps notebooks everywhere, and he will take a note anywhere, but his actual writing takes place in his house. Skloot’s feels the accident is part of his growth. He seemed to regret some of his writings from the past because he felt he published them too soon before they were technically finished. He had a great vocabulary, and I know that makes me sound so stupid, but I am so inspired by people with a large vocabulary because mine is so small. I know I should read more often, but it’s so hard for me! He also seemed to really love his wife Beverly. He was constantly looking at her and smiling, and it just made me so happy. I am such a hopeless romantic. He says some people can take life too seriously. There has to be a humorous way of life. I really appreciated this because my motto is “Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much.” I firmly believe you have to laugh at everything because in the end none of this is going to matter. I really enjoyed his interview, and I would like to read some of his poetry. I really enjoy poetry. The only thing is that I can’t always understand it.