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
In 'A Poetics of Optics,' Equi writes that 'all images bank on alchemy.' This idea captures her fundamental sense of poetry as turning common material into something rare and valuable. Floyd Skloot alchemybankcapture Change image and share on social
At 93, so deep in dementia that she didn't remember any details of her life, my mother somehow still knew songs. Floyd Skloot deepdementiadetail Change image and share on social
In the spring of 1993, I married Beverly and moved to the woods. This is something I could never have imagined myself doing. Floyd Skloot beverlyimaginemarry Change image and share on social
Through his long, productive career, Paul Theroux has mixed nonfiction books about exotic travel with novels set in exotic places. Africa, Singapore, Hong Kong, Honduras - he lives in and writes about places most of us never see. Floyd Skloot africabookcareer share on social
Dementia is, after all, a symptom of organic brain damage. It is a condition, a disorder of the central nervous system, brought about in my case by a viral assault on brain tissue. When the assault wiped out certain intellectual processes, it also affected emotional processes. Floyd Skloot affectassaultbrain share on social
Dementia resembles delirium in the same way an ultra-marathon resembles a dash across the street. Same basic components, vastly different scale. If you've run delirium's course once or twice in your life, try to imagine a version that never ends. Floyd Skloot basiccomponentdash share on social
Most people imagine music playing in their heads, but some hallucinate music; some cannot sleep because of the soundtrack in their mind. Floyd Skloot hallucinateheadimagine Change image and share on social
Irish novelist John Banville has a creepy, introverted imagination. Floyd Skloot banvillecreepyimagination Change image and share on social
In 1964, at the age of 39, Flannery O'Connor died from complications of lupus. She had lived with this autoimmune disease for 14 years, primarily confined to her mother's farm, Andalusia, in Milledgeville, Ga. Floyd Skloot ageandalusiaautoimmune share on social
