Ooooh. It was quite the night at the 2nd Annual Edgy Moms Reading. This year it was edgier than ever—and the gift bags from Babeland were quite a coup. The Montauk Club was a perfect—and elegant setting, too.

Christen Clifford, who’s show Babylove is running Off Broadway at the 45 Bleecker Theater, started the show with an excerpt from her one-woman show about motherhood and sex.

Amy Benfer, an editor and staff writer at Salon, Paper and Metro lives in Park Slope, read an honest and  vivid piece about having a child at 16. Her daughter, who is now 18, was in the audience and many in the audience were moved to tears by her story.

Michele Madigan Somerville, an OTBKB fave, read two poems that I loved.

Louise Crawford was up next with a Smartmom column called, Smartmom’s Little Mushroom.

Amy Sohn read a funny piece about trying to get her daughter into Brooklyn Heights Montessori School and all the raw, competitive feelings entry into private school arouses.

Sophia Romero, read a wonderful excerpt from her blog, The Shiksa From Manila, which was followed by Louie Sloan’s story of getting knocked up from her book, Knock Yourself Up.

Last but loads of fun was Lenore Skenazy, reading her famous New York Sun piece about letting her 9-year-old ride the subway. It was great to finally meet her.