About

Writers. They’re everywhere in New York City, right? I grew up in Brooklyn. I know. When I moved to Staten Island in 2014, I knew they had to be around—but we don’t have as many cafes or bookstores here (yet) so I started this radio show to find them.

Mary Gannon. Kevin Larimer. Eddie Joyce. Rob Hart. Marguerite Maria Rivas. Alex Gilvarry. Thomas Fucaloro. Jen Fitzgerald. Elizabeth Rush. The list goes on. People whose work you admire and people you’ve never heard of who light me up with their words. They’re all from here, live here, or have passed through.

Cut + Paste is a two-hour online radio show that streams live on makerparkradio.nyc and highlights the literary arts on Staten Island. We talk for about an hour and a half, and then we listen to music selected by my guest. Not every writer is from the rock but I like to keep the focus here when I can.

This show would not exist without Maker Park Radio. Please support the station.

Oh, but you wanted to know about me?! Well, my name is Stella Fiore. I have my MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. I’m writing a novel. I run communications for the Heckscher Foundation for Children. I have a little girl. And I really love living in the forgotten borough of the greatest city in the world.