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Tiny Wrecking Ball + Scott Snyder Story

17. June 2010

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[The auction for this Significant Object, with story by Scott Snyder, has ended. Original price: $0 (found object). Final price: $80. This is part of a series of five epistolary stories guest-curated by Ben Greenman. Proceeds from this auction will go to One Story.] Dear Emma, I’ve left you this tiny wrecking ball because it’s [...]

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Corked Bottle + Wesley Stace Story

28. April 2010

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[The auction for this Significant Object, with story by Wesley Stace, has ended. Original price: 33 cents. Final price: $52. This is the first of three stories in our Identical Objects series. Proceeds from this auction go to Girls Write Now.] We were the unluckiest band in the world. On reflection, and it’s all I’ve got left, [...]

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Greek Ashtray-Plate + Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer story

26. April 2010

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[The bidding on this object, with story by Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer, has ended. Original price: 69 cents. Final price: $30. Proceeds from this auction go to Girls Write Now.] The dogs waited outside whenever Hilary came. Well, at first, there was just the one dog and then as time passed, it spawned, as if with my desire. “Trevor?” [...]

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Wooden Apple Core + Heidi Julavits story

23. April 2010

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[The auction for this Significant Object, with story by Heidi Julavits, has ended. Original price: $1.00. Final price: $102.50. This is part five of a five-story teamup with the literary magazine The Believer. Proceeds from this auction go to Girls Write Now.] According to my wife I am a willful misunderstander, but regarding this tendency of [...]

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Bubblebath Teapot + Damion Searls story

18. April 2010

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[The auction for this Significant Object, with story by Damion Searls, has ended. Original price: $1. Final price: $59. This is part one of a five-story teamup with the literary magazine The Believer. Proceeds from this auction go to Girls Write Now.] She had gotten used to the long subway ride, the 3 uptown and past [...]

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Wooden Bottle + Christine Hill story

16. April 2010

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[The auction for this object, with story by Christine Hill, has ended. Original price: $1.49. Final price: $126.39. Significant Objects will donate proceeds from this auction to Girls Write Now.] Collecting is in my family. I got the bug early, but never got the value part correct. I keep frivolous collections of worthless objects — inventoried, [...]

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Absolution Figurine + Colleen Werthmann story

13. April 2010

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[The auction for this object, with story by Colleen Werthmann, has ended. Original price: $3.00. Final price: $11.50. Significant Objects will donate proceeds from this auction to Girls Write Now.] During the Sacraments, cheat out. That way the whole church can see you, and your parents can get a nice picture, not just the back of [...]

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“Crumpter” + Matt Brown Story And Materials

7. April 2010

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[The auction for this object, with story and collateral materials by Matt Brown, has ended. Original price: donated. Final price: $51.00. 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.] When I [...]

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Craft Doll + Matt Sumell story

25. March 2010

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[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 sweet Grandma E. after she had a stroke four years ago. You can see I did [...]

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Miniature Turkey Dinner + Jenny Offill story

24. March 2010

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[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 the man on the television. He looks credentialed. His hair has a dark gleam to it. [...]

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Cooking Fork + Dan Chaon story

17. March 2010

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[The auction for this object, with story by Dan Chaon, has ended. Original price: 50 cents. Final price: $26.01. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds from this auction to Girls Write Now.] When you are a widower, you’re supposed to move your wedding band from the left ring finger to the right. This is etiquette, or [...]

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“Brass” Pitcher + Kasper Hauser story, part 4

12. March 2010

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[This is the first installment in a four-part story by the members of Kasper Hauser. The auction for this object, with story by John Reichmuth, has ended. Original price: $3.00. Final price: $15.50. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds of this auction to Girls Write Now.] A violiner, a fifer, some apples, a small girl holding [...]

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