On June 12th, Brooklyn Reading Works presents the annual reading of the 808 Union Writers group at the Old Stone House on Thursday, June 12th at 8 p.m. There is a suggested donation of $5 to support Brooklyn Reading Works. There will also be wine and light refreshments.

The group used to meet at The Dance Studio at 808 Union Street—so that’s why we called ourselves 808 Union). But now that’s Kidsville so we don’t meet there anymore. Jokingly we call ourselves Writers and Drinkers because we usually go out afterward for drinks. Actually, Hepcat coined that phrase.

Now we meet in The Montauk Club so we are renaming the group Montauk Basement.

But we are an awesome group that’s been in existence for more than ten years. It’s usually a great reading, a diverse ride, a fun night. We did a dress rehearsal tonight and it’s going to be a great show.

Here’s the line-up:

Barbara Ensor, author of Cinderella, As If You Didn’t Already Know the Story and Thumbelina, Tiny Runaway Bride.

Wendy Ponte, PS…I Love You columnist for the Brooklyn Paper, author of Having a Baby…Naturally, and contributing editor for Mothering Magazine.

Rosemary Moore, an award-winning playwright, her play, The Pain of Pink Evenings,was included in Best American Short Plays of 2000-2001

Marian Fontana, author of A Widow’s Walk: A Memoir of 9/11 and the forthcoming The Middle of the Bed.

Jeffrey M. Jones, author of the plays, Crazy Plays, The Endless Adventures of M C Kat, and Tomorrowland.

Louise Crawford, who runs OTBKB, is the Smartmom columnist for the Brooklyn Paper and the author of The Last Sublet, a novel about a serial subletter.

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