Floyd Skloot 2

Today in class we went to listen to Floyd Skloot’s interview. When I heard we were going, I was kind of excited because I really enjoyed listening to him last night. I think that one of the first things that caught my attention was when the guy interviewing him thanked him for coming even though he was not felling well. When he had talked about his sickness the night before, I guess I did not really think about the strain that it puts on his everyday life. Floyd talked about how he could not remember the questions that he was being asked, so do not repeat them. For him to remember things, he said he had to really trace back. Since we do not even have to think about it and we just automatically do it, I guess I did not think about how tired he is probably from just trying to remember everything. I really enjoyed listening to Floyd talk about his process. I thought it was cool that he has pretty much the same process no matter what he is writing whether a memoir, poem, or novel. I think that it is talent to be able to write all of those different types of things. Floyd also talks a lot about how everything going on around you is a story. He says that he always keeps a notepad and pen to write down ideas. From his reading and interview, he seems like he is an interesting writer and I would really enjoy reading one of his works.