Significant Objects

Hand-Held Bubble Blower

[The auction for this Significant Object, with story by Myla Goldberg, has closed. Original price: 50 cents. Final price: $36. ] This is not a toy.  Only the young or the hopelessly commonsensical dip it into liquid soap, content with bubbles.  Curl your fingers around the handle, lift it to your mouth, and flick the switch.  [...]