Irish novelist John Banville has a creepy, introverted imagination. Floyd Skloot banvillecreepyimagination Change image and share on social
In question-and-answer sessions after a reading or during an interview, I forget the question if I'm giving too long an answer. And at the end, I can't remember any of the questions. The more anxious I am about remembering, the more likely I am to forget. Floyd Skloot answeranxiousend share on social
'The Art Student's War' is, at its core, a traditional American wartime love story. As such, it is timely and engrossing. By the end, all its principal characters 'have been to Hell and back.' Floyd Skloot americanartback Change image and share on social
Fiction about mining has a long tradition - Emile Zola's 'Germinal' and Upton Sinclair's 'King Coal' come to mind - and most readers will be aware of the industry's harsh conditions. Floyd Skloot awarecoalcondition Change image and share on social
When memories fade, can one ever really return home? Floyd Skloot fadehomememory Change image and share on social
A risk for a poet-novelist is imbalance: The poems can flatten into prose or lose their intensity of focus; the novels can stall amid lofty writing or literary preciousness and ignore the engine of plot and character. Floyd Skloot amidcharacterengine share on social
I became demented overnight. Sudden onset is one factor that distinguishes my form of dementia from the more common form associated with Alzheimer's disease. Floyd Skloot alzheimercommondemented Change image and share on social
I used to be able to think. My brain's circuits were all connected, and I had spark, a quickness of mind that let me function well in the world. Floyd Skloot braincircuitconnect Change image and share on social
My cerebral cortex, the gray matter that MIT neuroscientist Steven Pinker likens to 'a large sheet of two-dimensional tissue that has been wadded up to fit inside the spherical skull,' is riddled instead of whole. Floyd Skloot cerebralcortexdimensional share on social
Neurologists have a host of clinical tests that let them observe what a brain-damaged patient can and cannot do. Floyd Skloot brainclinicaldamage Change image and share on social
