{"product_id":"special-edition-sugar-honey-iced-tea-by-ileana-ramirez-and-sara-j-winston","title":"Special Edition: Sugar Honey Iced Tea by Ileana Ramirez and Sara J. 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Winston learned the phrase \"sugar honey iced tea\" in the fourth grade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrom a substitute teacher in her New York State public school. The phrase is a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eeuphemism and acronym for the word shit. She began using the term regularly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esometime in 2019 after her daughter was born. Now, at the age of five, her\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edaughter has three toy cats and their names are Sugar, Honey, and Iced Tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSara is a chronically ill parent of a young child and, until recently, the daughter of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea chronically ill father. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eSugar Honey Iced Tea\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a description and response to the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epace of some of life’s challenges: months spent nursing an infant, years spent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecaring for a sick body, hoping for and imagining a more equitable future, waiting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efor a child to fall asleep, wishing for the sun to rise, and trying to visualize the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eidea that, like her dad often said, we are too visceral to be intelligent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoin the authors to celebrate the launch of the book at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCandela Gallery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eon June 5 from 6-8pm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhere they will be in conversation in Richmond, VA.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the authors: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIleana M. Ramirez is Sara’s cousin. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eSugar Honey Iced Tea\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis her first book. Ileana is a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehealthcare strategist, writer, and budding librarian. Her work is focused on telling intersectional\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewomen’s stories and championing health equity and access. Ileana lives in Virginia Beach with\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eher husband, four children, dog, and ever-expanding piles of books.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSara J. Winston is Ileana’s cousin. Sara is the author of several books including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Lick and a Promis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003ee\u003c\/em\u003e (Candor Arts, 2017). A second edition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Lick and A Promise\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis forthcoming with For the Birds Trapped in Airports later this year. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSara is an artist, writer, and accessibility advocate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe works with photographs, text, and the book form to describe and respond to chronic illness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand its ongoing impact on her body, mind, family, and memory. Sara lives in the Hudson Valley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith her husband, daughter, and their dog.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-1271c81c-7fff-7c3f-fea1-d73568a87835\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eSugar Honey Iced Tea\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis their first collaboration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"For the Birds Trapped in Airports","offers":[{"title":"Special Edition Box (of 5)","offer_id":45490459246646,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0570\/4735\/1350\/files\/SJW6130.jpg?v=1777176020","url":"https:\/\/forthebirdstrappedinairports.shop\/products\/special-edition-sugar-honey-iced-tea-by-ileana-ramirez-and-sara-j-winston","provider":"For the Birds Trapped in Airports","version":"1.0","type":"link"}