Tag Archive | "Epistolary Week"

Epistolary Week concludes…

Friday, June 25, 2010

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Thanks everybody for reading the stories and bidding on the objects and helping spread the word on our Epistolary Week series, guest-curated by Ben Greenman. In five short days we converted $3.50 worth of thrift-store flotsam into a sweet $229 donation to the good people of One Story. Be sure to check out Ben’s book, What [...]

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Miniature Pitcher + Joe Meno Story

Friday, June 18, 2010

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[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 [...]

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Tiny Wrecking Ball + Scott Snyder Story

Thursday, June 17, 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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Heart-shaped Candle + Terese Svoboda Story

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

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[The auction for this Significant Object, with story by Terese Svoboda, has ended. Original price: $1. Final price: $42. 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 Wicked One: As in “wick,” your sat-upon heart suggests so much to [...]

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Napkin Ring + James Hannaham Story

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

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[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 [...]

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Wind-up Monkey + Irina Reyn Story

Monday, June 14, 2010

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[The auction for his Significant Object, with story by Irina Reyn, has ended. Original price: $0 (found/donated object). Final price: $30. This is part of a series of five epistolary stories guest-curated by Ben Greenman. Proceeds from this auction will go to One Story.] To: You From: Saskia (the Monkey) Subject: Help Visitor From Future – [...]

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Epistolary Week, Introduced by Ben Greenman

Monday, June 14, 2010

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Dear Significant Objects Readers and Prospective Significant Objects Buyers, My new book of stories, What He’s Poised To Do (Harper Perennial, June 20), is about letters and letter-writing. In the stories, people use letters to embrace other people, or to keep them at arm’s length, or to express reality, or to evade it. Letters are highly [...]

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Coming Monday: Epistolary Week, Guest-Curated by Ben Greenman!

Thursday, June 10, 2010

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Readers, you’ve waited patiently for new Significant Objects and stories, while we squared away some of the preliminary details on our forthcoming book, and labored to complete a few of the various unrelated tasks that enable us to pay our bills. We appreciate that patience, and we have Good news! We have a special week of [...]

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