Abstract
Zoot Suit Floyd Skloot (bio) For my eighth birthday, I wanted a zoot suit, whatever that was. Sounded sharp, crisp, all snazzy creases and fat stripes, a fast set of clothes that rhymed with Skloot. No toys. No games. Nothing else would do. Yes, I would be away at summer camp and not need a suit. Yes, a Sunday trip to Ebbets Field to see the Dodgers play two against the Giants had been on my list. But that was before I heard about zoot suits. Just saying the words aloud was good, and I would laugh to myself as I wished for two, maybe three, red and blue and green. They sounded like they were already mine. [End Page 563] Floyd Skloot Floyd Skloot has won three Pushcart Prizes, and his work has been included in The Best American Essays, The Best American Science Writing, The Best Spiritual Writing, and The Best Food Writing annual anthologies. Copyright © 2012 Johns Hopkins University Press
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