# Event Details - **Event Name**: I Have This Thing For Flowers - An Evening with Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 19 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed, 19 Aug, 2026 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: Tombolo Books welcomes beloved writer and gardening enthusiast Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn to the bookstore!About this EventTombolo Books welcomes beloved writer and gardening enthusiast Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn to the bookstore to celebrate, I Have This Thing For Flowers, her collection of essays on ove, marriage, and, of course, flowers.Cataloguing many of the great romances and loves of her life like an herbarium of flowers preserved from the garden, Sawchyn examines the kinds of love that can't be explained.More about I Have This Thing For FlowersSix months before her wedding, Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn’s fiancé broke off their engagement. Stunned, reeling, and newly uninsured, Alysia married her friend Sarah in an arrangement that secured them both free health insurance. They moved in together in the midst of the pandemic, and with time and while tending a garden, their marriage of convenience grew into a marriage of love.In science, art, and mythology, we cannot help but to see flowers as metaphors for the fleeting nature of youth, vitality, and love. It’s easy to casually admire something beautiful, but it takes a discerning eye to appreciate the effort that went into nourishing and tending to that beauty. In both gardening and relationships, one cannot expect to fill your garden with flowers if you are unwilling—or unable—to put in the work they need to thrive. In I Have This Thing For Flowers, Sawchyn does just that, likening the many flowers she has grown in her gardens to a range of relationships and moments of her life, reflecting on topics from motherhood to perfumery to scientific illustration.Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn teaches in the Creative Writing Program at Bucknell University. Formerly the editor in chief of The Rumpus, she has received fellowships from The Kenyon Review and the Sewanee Writers’ Conference. Their first essay collection, A Fish Growing Lungs, was a finalist for The Believer Book Awards. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/st-petersburg/i-have-this-thing-for-flowers-an-evening-with-alysia-li-ying-sawchyn/100001991478566000 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops, health-wellness, science-fair, business, conferences - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour - Location: Tombolo Books - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: St. Petersburg - **state**: FL - **country**: United States - **location**: Tombolo Books - **lat**: 27.7703894 - **long**: -82.662684 - **full address**: Tombolo Books, 2153 1st Avenue South, St. Petersburg, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: I Have This Thing For Flowers - An Evening with Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/11519b927a089a48eab1ebed3c03ed9c442bd9ef02773d965f4f8b5ed3ec497b-rimg-w1200-h571-dcaa8e4d-gmir.jpg?v=1781225377 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is I Have This Thing For Flowers - An Evening with Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn being held? - **A:** I Have This Thing For Flowers - An Evening with Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn takes place on Wed, 19 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Wed, 19 Aug, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Tombolo Books, 2153 1st Avenue South, St. Petersburg, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing I Have This Thing For Flowers - An Evening with Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn? - **A:** I Have This Thing For Flowers - An Evening with Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn is organized by Tombolo Books. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** I Have This Thing For Flowers - An Evening with Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn is ideal for party-goers, social butterflies, and anyone looking for a great night out with music, drinks, and good vibes. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in St. Petersburg, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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