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Miniature Pitcher + Joe Meno Story
[The auction for this Significant Object, with story by Joe Meno, has ended. Original price: 50 cents. Final price: $48.50. This is part of a series of five epistolary stories guest-curated by Ben Greenman. Proceeds from this auction will go to One Story.] (A note found in grandfather’s chest of drawers.) Dear Small Vessel, “The Brief [...]
Continue reading...Napkin Ring + James Hannaham Story
15. June 2010
[The auction for this Significant Object, with story by James Hannaham, has ended. Original price: $2. Final price: $28.50. This is part of a series of five epistolary stories guest-curated by Ben Greenman. Proceeds from this auction will go to One Story.] June 6, 2010 Mr. R.S. Pennyback Shady Acres Estate Houndsville, AL 35808 Dear Mr. Pennyback: It has recently come [...]
Continue reading...Corked Bottle + Ben Greenman Story
30. April 2010
[The auction for this Significant Object, with story by Ben Greenman, has ended. Original price: 33 cents. Final price: $59.50. This is the last of three stories in our Identical Objects series. Proceeds from this auction go to Girls Write Now.] “Dennis, Nell, Edna, Leon, Nedra, Anita, Rolf, Nora, Alice, Carol, Leo, Jane, Reed, Dena, Dale, [...]
Continue reading...Poodle Figurine + Peter Rock story
27. April 2010
[The bidding on this object, with story by Peter Rock, has ended. Original price: $3.00. Final price: $10.50. Proceeds from this auction go to Girls Write Now.] What Amanda notices most about Mr. Neidorf is not his muddy boots. Not his scalp, glossy through his thinning hair, not the way his beard grows up high on [...]
Continue reading...Star Can + Scott Boylston story
14. April 2010
[The auction for this object, with story by Scott Boylston, has ended. Original price: $1.99. Final price: $9.50. Significant Objects will donate proceeds from this auction to Girls Write Now.] It’s not nearly as kinky as it sounds. I mean, jokes are meant to tweak reality a little, after all, right? Anyone might have done the [...]
Continue reading...Star Wars Cards + Jim Shepard Story
9. April 2010
[The auction for this object, with story by Jim Shepard, has ended. Original price: donated. Final price: $15.50. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds from this auction to Girls Write Now. This object was part of a collection curated for Significant Objects by Paola Antonelli; the story was co-published on Core77.com.] When I was little I’d [...]
Continue reading...Birthday Candles + Scarlett Thomas story
8. April 2010
[The auction for this object, with story by Scarlett Thomas, has ended. Original price: donated. Final price: $21.50. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds from this auction to Girls Write Now. This object was part of a collection curated for Significant Objects by Paola Antonelli; the story was co-published on Core77.com.] You can find all kinds [...]
Continue reading...Homies Figurines + Ron Currie Jr. Story
6. April 2010
[The auction for this object, with story by Ron Currie Jr., has ended. Original price: donated. Final price: $41.00. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds from this auction to Girls Write Now. This object was part of a collection curated for Significant Objects by Paola Antonelli; the story was co-published on Core77.com.] They were a silly [...]
Continue reading...SARS Mask + Helen DeWitt Story
5. April 2010
[The auction for this object, with story by Helen DeWitt, has ended. Original price: donated. Final price: $20.50. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds from this auction to Girls Write Now. This object was part of a collection curated for Significant Objects by Paola Antonelli; the story was co-published on Core77.com.] I need an agent to [...]
Continue reading...Egg Whisk + Sari Cunningham Story
2. April 2010
[The auction for this object, with story by Sari Cunningham, has ended. Original price: 25 cents. Final price: $30.00. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds from this auction to Girls Write Now.] Two days after his bypass surgery she walked in on the nurse adjusting his catheter and dispensing dietary advice. “No more omelets,” and then [...]
Continue reading...Shark and Seal Pens + Susanna Daniel story
31. March 2010
[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 be strong enough to rise from the water and stay vertical without sinking, to track the [...]
Continue reading...Metal Flashlight + Brian Evenson story
29. March 2010
[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 are inclined to be completely honest, the thing about any of the objects that we carapace [...]
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