Vincent Alexander: Ninety-Nine Problems

1066 Virginia Avenue,Indianapolis IN 46203

07 January, 2023

Description

The Event Vince Alexander will discuss and answer questions regarding his new book: Ninety-Nine Problems. This talk is suitable for all ages. Signed copies of the book will be available to purchase at the talk. This event is Pay What You Can -- Here’s what your Suggested Donation can do for the Indy Reads community: FREE - This ticket is for attendees that would like to attend this event and are unable to purchase a ticket. Indy Reads values our community and facilitators. We are proud to provide programming to all. Thank you for being a part of our community! $10 - This donation covers the cost of one attendee to this event. Indy Reads strives to bring the very best programming to Fountain Square and all Hoosiers. Thank you for helping us to keep our quality programs accessible for all! $20 - This donation covers the cost of two attendees to this event. If you are attending as an individual, your ticket at this level makes it possible for another who cannot afford a ticket to attend. It is only through the generosity of our community that we are able to support programs that enrich the lives of all Hoosiers. Thank you for your support! Other - "Pay What You Can" really does mean pay what you can. Indy Reads appreciates that every one of our community members is able to support our vision of 100% literacy for all in different ways. Whether you can pay $5 or $50, we are so excited to see you - and thank you for your support! For more information, please email [email protected]. Indy Reads is a 501c3 nonprofit. Our mission is to empower adults and their families through literacy, English language skills, and job readiness programming. For more information about Indy Reads and the students we serve, visit our website at indyreads.org. About the Book Ninety-Nine Problems is a fictional story that takes the reader into the troubled mind of Charles, the main character. Charles is a character from the novel Kick Some Rocks. In life, people treated him like a crumpled piece of paper. In school, he was discarded. In marriage, he was tossed aside. And when it came to good fortune, he was thrown in the air and found himself at the bottom of a trash can. With each setback, Charles became more and more detached from reality and attached to his can of Big Chug beer and bottle of Wild Jack whiskey. Ninety-Nine Problems is about a man who suffers from undiagnosed schizophrenia, and he is desperate for help. Who does he blame for his problems? School? His ex-wife? A dead man? Read and discover how Charles went from a happily married man to a deranged alcoholic and killer. The Author Vincent J. Alexander was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana. After graduating from Wayne High School in 1977, he earned his A.S. degree from Vincennes University in 1979 and his B.S. degree from Indiana State University in 1981. He started out his career in 1982 as a broadcaster in Marion, Indiana. After two years in broadcasting, he became a sports writer in Marion at the Chronicle-Tribune. He left Marion to become the high school sports editor of The Journal Gazette in his hometown of Fort Wayne. He won two second-place writing awards. After 14 years as a journalist, he has spent the last 22 years as a licensed English/Language Arts teacher in Indianapolis, Indiana. He currently teaches ELA at Belzer Middle School in Lawrence Township. Over the summer, he published two fictional books: Kick Some Rocks and Ninety-Nine Problems which can be purchased at www.rosedogbookstore.com.