Words on the Verge

Words on the Verge   ~A Westside Literary Salon~ Patti Lavell Formerly of Islamorada, FL, Patti Lavell now lives in the Finger Lakes Region of the Empire State. She is the author of the memoir Confessions of  Catholic School Dropout  (2012), the novel  Fat Chance  (2013), and has been a contributing writer for Florida Keys Free Press and Keywesting.com. Lavell was the coordinator of a police academy in the Florida Keys, and currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of a trucking company in New York. Her latest book,  Island Chains  (2018), is now available for pre-order. Community News Support Words on the Verge Words on the Verge now has a  Patreon  page! It is easier than ever to support the work we do. Our initial goal is $500 by August 31st.  Every little bit helps, so make a  pledge today. All events are from 5-7pm at A Different Path Gallery, 27 Market St., Brockport, NY 14420.

Words on the Verge   ~A Westside Literary Salon~  Annette Daniels Taylor  Annette Daniels Taylor Annette Daniels Taylor is an artist, and author of the poetry chapbooks,  Street Pharmacist and other poetic tales , and  Hush now poems to read aloud.  Her debut YA novel,  Dreams on Fire  (October 2018) with West 44 books is a poetic urban teenage journey written in verse. An award winning playwright, her drama  A Little Bit of Paradise,  available at Amazon.com, won the 2008 Artie Award for Outstanding New Play. Annette is a poet, artist, and storyteller interested in American public history. Her  practice includes performance, poetry, video, sound, and vocals. A 2018-19 New York State Public Humanities fellow, a 2016-18 Arthur A. Schomburg fellow with the Department of Media Study, SUNY University at Buffalo alum; a three time NYSCA awarded artist; a Pink Door Poetry alum; and lead teaching artist with Young Audiences, Underground Railroa