This is not your mother’s Mother’s Day. Save the date for this annual reading of writing about motherhood and mothers by writers who use sharp pens and sharp wits.

So what is an Edgy Mom?

She’s feisty and fun and a little bit zany. She whines to her friends and can be a bit of a martyr. She fantasizes about taking long trips without her children. She lets her kids have dessert before dinner and reheated pizza for breakfast. And she NEVER remembers to bring Cheeros or tissues to the playground. Except when she does and then she feels victorious.

Her kids have seen her fight with their dad, yell at her mother and curse her sister on the phone. They’ve watched her cry. She’s been know to throw away her children’s old toys and art supplies when they’re not around. And then pretend she doesn’t know where they are when they ask.

And she knows NEVER to miss Edgy Mother’s Day because it’s such a blast and the wine is free.

Stay tuned for the line-up of writers who will rock you and  shock you, make you laugh, cry, cheer and look at motherhood in a whole mother way.

On Thursday, May 19, 2011

@ The Old Stone House

Fifth Avenue and Third Street in Park Slope’s Washington Park

Curated by Louise Crawford and Sophia Romero

$5 donation includes free wine and snacks.