We found a bartender for the Edgy Mother’s Day reading. A volunteer. A friend. She likes to bartend and knows how to make Cosmos. I am very grateful that she came forward. THANK YOU SO MUCH, FRIEND. 

I am wondering how much vodka I should buy for the event — how much Rose’s Lime Juice, how much cranberry juice.

There could be a lot of people at this event.  There are 10 people reading. If everyone brings 2 people that’s 20. One writer thinks she’s bringing 10. Wow, it’s starting to add up. There are going to be at least 40 people in the room. And that’s a low ball estimate.

Not everyone drinks cocktails…

Brooklyn Reading Works Presents: THE EDGY MOTHER’S DAY EVENT

ON MAY 24, 2007 at 8 p.m.

THE  OLD STONE HOUSE IN PARK SLOPE
Fifth Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets
Contact: Louise Crawford: 718-288-4290
www.brooklynreadingworks.com

So what’s an edgy mom? Moms (and one dad) who write fiction and
non-fiction about motherhood with smarts, humor, creativity, and a
healthy degree of love, awe, skepticism, sarcasm,, irony, and
grumpiness.

Don’t miss this stellar group of fiction writers, journalists, poets, and bloggers:

Susan Gregory Thomas (author of “Buy, Buy Baby: How Consumer Culture
Manipulates Mothers and Harms Children”), Amy Sohn (“My Old Man” and NY
Magazine columnist), Louise Crawford (AKA Smartmom), Sophia Romero
(“Always Hiding” and Mom After-Hours Blog), Tom Rayfiel ("Parallel
Play"), Mary Warren (AKA Mrs. Cleavage’s Diary Blog) Jennifer Block
("Pushed"), Judy Lichtblau, Alison Lowenstein (“City Baby Brooklyn” and
“Mommy Group”), Michele Somerville Madigan (Wisegal).

Five bucks gets you in. Free cocktails. Great fun.