S.O. contributor Colson Whitehead met not one but two bidders on his Mallet + Story at a DC area book fair. The winner got 'em signed. Pretty cool! (Thx: T.R.!)

Coming up this week: I’m already a day late with this Weekly Update, so I’ll skip the other formalities and say that this Friday there should be a Big Announcement about the story contest we mentioned earlier. That’s right! You’ll have a chance to invent Significance, for this object.

We’re particularly excited about this because we’re working with a high-quality partner. And that’s important because this will add another dimension to our ongoing experiment: Will an object + story that’s won a big contest fare better or worse in the auction process than the ones by “the pros”? We’ll find out! Scrutinize the object, ponder what sort of Significance you can invent, and stay tuned for the details.

Keep up & participate:

• Get a Significant Object story by email every weekday, here.
• Follow on Twitter: @SignificObs.
• New: Significant Objects Facebook Page. C’mon. Be a fan.

Remember: If you like the project, support these authors by making bids, commenting on the stories, telling friends and fans and followers and strangers and media contacts, or all of the above. Thanks, and enjoy the stories …