[The auction for this object, with story by Susanna Daniel, has ended. Original price: $1.99. Final price: $35.00. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds from this auction to Girls Write Now.] In the game of water polo, the goalie must … Continue reading
[The auction for this object, with story by Katie Hennessey, has ended. Original price: $2.00. Final price: $50.00. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds from this auction to Girls Write Now.] This little statue stood on the window sill in … Continue reading
[The auction for this object, with story by Brian Evenson, has ended. Original price: $1.99. Final price: $20.50. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds from this auction to Girls Write Now.] The thing about flashlights — and really, if we … Continue reading
Tila Tequila’s garage sale — very telling. Here’s a person who obviously has never invested any object with narrative significance.
The auctions on our five-story team-up with Electric Literature will conclude this week, starting with the one for Toy Car + Marisa Silver Story, which ends today. We were really excited about this batch of stories, and we’re pleased to … Continue reading
Objects that are significant because they are murder weapons: http://bit.ly/kinNR # What a nice writeup! “Two Great Tastes: Electric Literature and Significant Objects” http://bit.ly/aUS4MY # Books: The Idea: Series of posts on Murketing.com. http://bit.ly/agwula # Geoffrey Ellis photographs of junk/thrift … Continue reading
I recently mentioned a micro-fiction contest over at my other website, HiLobrow. Significant Objects readers are welcome to enter; deadline is the 31st. I also wanted to note that HiLobrow is hoping to serialize, and then print a funny, tragic, … Continue reading
[The auction for this object, with story by Rick Moody, has ended. Original price: free. Final price: $51.00. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds from this auction to Girls Write Now.] Guy comes on the train, Sunday morning, I have … Continue reading
Check out this New York Magazine slideshow titled “A History of Obama Feigning Interest in Mundane Things.” This sort of thing is the flip side of the Significant Objects Meme! From now on, instead of “More Cowbell,” I want hipsters … Continue reading
[The auction for this object, with story by Matt Sumell, has ended. Original price: free. Final price: $50.00. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds from this auction to Girls Write Now.] This beautiful lady is a handmade-by-me replica of my … Continue reading
Here’s a nice note from Lisa Peet, posted to the Open Letters blog LIKE FIRE, about the Significant Objects/Electric Lit teamup going on this week.
[The auction for this object, with story by Jenny Offill, has ended. Original price: free. Final price: $30.00. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds from this auction to Girls Write Now.] “Everything that has eyes will cease to see,” says … Continue reading
In January, I announced a micro-fiction contest over at HiLobrow.com, an intellectual/literary website that I edit with Matthew Battles. We recently appointed Patrick Cates the site’s Magister Ludi (Master of Games), and yesterday Mr. Cates announced a second micro-fiction contest. … Continue reading
[The auction for this object, with story by Stephen O'Connor, has ended. Original price: free. Final price: $24.50. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds from this auction to Girls Write Now.] Nobody could remember back before everything was Astroland, but … Continue reading
[The auction for this object, with story by Marisa Silver, has ended. Original price: free. Final price: $41.00. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds from this auction to Girls Write Now.] I failed my learner’s permit test three times. The … Continue reading
We are pleased to announce our latest collaboration — this week Significant Objects brings you five objects and five stories curated by the mighty Electric Literature. This is exciting for us for several reasons. Let’s start with the writers that … Continue reading
Our friends @girlswritenow note next event 3/26 w/ guest author Nami Mun. Deets: http://bit.ly/cvwlZw # PS, I hadn’t heard of Abe’s Penny, but it looks great: http://bit.ly/8ZSJL2. Monthly postcard micro-pub! (also on twitter, @abespenny) # “intrepid folks trying new things”, … Continue reading
I’m a big fan of BBC Radio’s A History of the World In 100 Objects series, so I am supremely disappointed and irked that my attempt to join in the series’ interactive Web feature invitation to “add your object” to … Continue reading
