What you contribute to the Universe does get returned to you…

Christine Green, an aaduna contributor and founder of the west side literary salon “Words on the Verge” in Brockport, NY, served as the salon’s special occasion featured reader in January.   

As a creative promoter and advocate of writing and words, Ms. Green has created a literary salon that features women/non-binary/femme and trans writers in a safe, welcoming environment.  The series is funded by donations, as well as by Sandy Bordeau who owns In God’s Love Reiki also in Brockport. Offering a "Verge" honorarium to featured readers, Christine donated hers to Planned Parenthood of Western New York. 

Here are snippets of what Christine read and the nuances associated with her reading:

“In a room without an empty chair, Green entertained the audience with writing that walked the line between memoir, essay, poetry and prose. Her love of candy was apparent in both the piece Sweet Tooth as well as the variety of treats she put out that night. Before the reading actually started, a candy dish was passed to the seated audience! 

“Her lyric essay Pine Sol was more than just a childhood reminiscence about when there was pine in the product but illustrated how profound scent memory can be. 

“Many of the pieces contained objects so evocative that during the question and answer period of the program, it prompted host Karen Faris to inquire about the nature of these objects and how they functioned as characters. Green, possessing a graduate degree in Archeology from William and Mary, talked about how she uses layers to uncover meaning and dig deeper into the power that each object is imbued with.  

“During the break in the program, people mingled, availed themselves of the refreshments and took time to peruse the art on the walls. The sociability of the audience created an ambiance drenched in camaraderie and love for Christine.”

Christine Green 

So who is Christine Green?

She grew up in San Jose, CA and holds a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from UC Berkeley and a master’s degree in historical archaeology from the College of William and Mary. 

She is a literary arts columnist for Rochester's (585) Magazine, 2016 Pink Door Literary Fellow, regular contributor to 55 Plus magazine and In Good Health. Christine was a member of the “Listen to Your Mother 2017” Rochester cast.

Her work has appeared in Story Bleed, Genesee Valley Parent, aaduna, the Democrat and Chronicle, the American Cancer Society’s Choose You Blog, Healthy Urban Kitchen, Germ Magazine, The Light Ekphrastic, Naptime Notebook, Big Brick Review, Laundry, Mused Literary Review and in the anthologies Mother Muse and Motherly Musings.

Ms. Green also runs workshops for writers like Battling the Blank Page, Writing With Your Inner Child and Planting Seeds featuring meditations, prompts, and all the tools writers need to continue on their writing journey.

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Katherine Weston, owner of A Different Path Gallery graciously donates space to this literary series.

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Karen Faris 

As there were no planned art exhibits at this time, Karen Faris did a “pop-up” exhibit of her fabric art. Faris has been named one of Cayuga Museum’s Emerging Artists for 2019 and her work will be on display at the Auburn, NY Museum from June 20-July 14. Faris will also be doing a performance of Aliens Like Us for the “Just Poets Presents” series March 21^st, 7pm at Nox 302 Goodman St N, Rochester, NY 14607. And it should be noted that Karen is also an aaduna contributor and has read at the “word, revisited” literary series sponsored by the Cayuga Museum of History and  Art, Olive Trees, and aaduna.

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