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SESCRT welcomes Nikesha Elise Williams

May 19, 2018 Darlyn Finch Kuhn 1 Comment

The Southeast Sister Cities Reading Tour is pleased to announce that Nikesha Elise Williams will join us when we read in Orlando on May 27th at 7:30 p.m. at the Timucua Arts Foundation White House, 2000 S Summerlin Ave, Orlando, Florida 32806.

Nikesha Elise Williams is an Emmy award winning news producer and author. She was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She attended The Florida State University where she graduated with a B.S. in Communication: Mass Media Studies and Honors English Creative Writing. In addition to winning an Emmy, Nikesha also won the Florida Associated Press Broadcasters award for Best Breaking News in 2014. Nikesha lives in Jacksonville, Florida, but you can always find her online at www.newwrites.com, Facebook.com/NikeshaElise or @Nikesha_Elise on Twitter and Instagram.

Four Women is Williams’ debut novel:

“In a post Ray Rice, Trayvon Martin, Jordan Davis, and Michael Brown world, Soleil, Dawn, Ebony and Jonelle all question their place as African-American women. Is the Black woman still the mule of the world? Can justice be served when the suspect is also the victim, and the victim has a hidden criminal history that’s never been reported or prosecuted, and whenver faced head on is swept under the rug? In a world where stand your ground is immunity from prosecution for murder, or a license to kill, and domestic violence is scarcely recognized, what options does any one woman have?”

The SESCRT concept is simple. Our writers read in your town. Then your writers read in our town. Everybody wins!

Jacksonville writers reading in Orlando are: Sohrab Homi Fracis, Tim Gilmore, Laura Hoffman, Matt Lany, Andres Rojas, and Nikesha Elise Williams. Orlando writers hosting and reading are: Shawn Welcome and Tod Caviness.

Doors at 7. Free and open to the public. (Donations for the venue acepted.) Bring a bottle of wine or some bites to share, please.

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Fit Couple Cooks

May 16, 2018 Darlyn Finch Kuhn

Writer’s Block Bookstore, in partnership with Quantum Leap Winery, is proud to announce YouTube health and wellness superstars “Fit Couple Cooks” (comprising husband and wife duo Stephanie Tornatore and Adam Bannon) as the third speakers in their series of book talks, Wine ◊ Wisdom ◊ Words on May 23rd, at 6:30PM. A discussion and signing will round out the evening!

About the book: Achieve your diet goals, maximize your time, and save money with meal plans and recipes. Planning ahead is the best way to ensure success when you’re trying to eat healthy, but figuring out what to make and eat each week can be overwhelming. Healthy Meal Prep is the first full-color cookbook devoted to meal prep strategy with 12 weekly meal plans, each with 4 unique recipes for 6 days of breakfasts, lunches and dinners. Each week includes step-by-step guidance on how to execute your meal prep, including time-saving shortcuts, simple strategies for making meal prep work for your diet, budget, and lifestyle, and complete nutritional information for every recipe to help manage diet goals. Healthy Meal Prep does the work for you with meal plans and recipes that guide you through preparing a week’s worth of wholesome, balanced meals in just a few hours.

About the authors: “Fit Couple Cooks” is the creation of fitness enthusiasts Stephanie and Adam who are passionate about clean eating and maintaining a well-balanced, healthy lifestyle. Their channel is packed with videos of delicious, easy-to-follow recipes, and occasional daily vlogs, which gives their viewers a glimpse of their personal life.

About the Wine ◊ Wisdom ◊ Words series: Writer’s Block Bookstore, in partnership with Quantum Leap Winery, brings you a new speaker series highlighting bestselling authors paired with unique, sustainable wines. The inaugural spring season features a new literary luminary each month from March to May.

About Quantum Leap Winery: Quantum Leap is a local winery with a global reach and sustainable focus, and the only sustainable winery in Orlando. Committed to bringing quality, environmentally-friendly wines at a great value to the community. Quantum Leap is open for tastings, tours, and retail wine purchases Tuesday to Saturday, from 12 to 8PM—and is also a great venue for private events!

About Writer’s Block Bookstore: Central Florida’s local, full-service, independent community bookstore, in beautiful downtown Winter Park. Serving the Orlando area since 2014, they have all your favorites, New York Times best-sellers, and Indie Next picks. They host author events, monthly book clubs, coordinate author school visits and offer discounts for educators and loyalty club members.

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Join the Cool Kids

May 14, 2018 Darlyn Finch Kuhn

Y’all come! Help us kick this new event off in style this Thursday.

Join other Jacksonville area poets at the House of Leaf and Bean, 14474 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32250 from 6-8 pm on the Third Thursday of each month (starting May 17, 2018) to hear contemporary poetry and read your own.

Hosted by your Scribbler, Darlyn Finch Kuhn.

Please register here so Wen Raiti will know how much delicious organic coffee, tea, and food to prepare.