Join Elephant Rock Books on the first Monday of every month at 7PM at Barnes & Noble UConn in Downtown Storrs. Hang out, listen to some riveting stories, and meet us for a drink at Geno's Grille afterwards.

Edmond Chibeau ​is a performance writer. His work has been published in The Nation, New England Theatre Journal, EAR Magazine, and California Quarterly. His work has been performed at the Lincoln Center's Bruno Walter Hall, the Knitting Factory, The Ear Inn, and Hygienic Art. He has worked with John Cage, Alison Knowles, and Charles Bernstein, among others. He teaches scriptwriting at Eastern Connecticut State University.

Amanda Bloom has work published or forthcoming in The Atlantic, The Rumpus, Matchbook, and elsewhere. Her story "Charles" was a finalist for the Fall 2017 Arcturus Award for Fiction and a nominee for the Pushcart Prize. "A Hopeful Animal" was published in The Cardiff Review and was a fiction finalist in the 2018 Iowa Review Awards. Amanda is a fiction editor at the New Haven Review. Find her at amandabloom.com and on Instagram @bloomamanda.

Sebastian Stockman is an associate teaching professor in the English Department at Northeastern University, where he also directs the writing minor. He has written for The New York Times Book Review, The Wall Street Journal, and The Boston Globe, as well as The Millions, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and The Georgia Review. His essays have been notable selections in The Best American Essays and The Best American Sports Writing collections.

This event is free and open to the public

PARKING: Parking is available in the Downtown Storrs garage (33 Royce Circle), which is free for the first 2 hours and $1/hour thereafter.