Significant

Just a quick note to observe the completion of the first auction of Significant Objects Volume 2, which actually happened on Tuesday: The Rabbit Candle + Story by Neil LaBute, went for $112.50 (original price $3). An auspicious beginning! Please keep the bids coming and keep helping us spread the word. As you know, proceeds from the 50-object Volume Two will be gathered up into a lump sum and given to 826 National. We want an impressive lump sum!

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Meanwhile a few recent reactions from elsewhere are below. If we missed your take, let us know in the comments.

• In a SnarkMarket post, Robin Sloan writes about “story shadows,” and observes: “Prob­a­bly the best exam­ple of story-shadow engi­neer­ing today is the super-awesome Sig­nif­i­cant Objects.” Nice! (Although the next sentence is: “I feel like you ought to be able to take what they’re doing and move it up the food chain—imagine a future for new objects, as well as a past for old ones.” Hm. A move “up” what food chain? Anyway, a discussion ensues in that site’s comments, with highlights coming from S.O. contributor Matthew Battles.)
• I did an interview with Fictionaut about the project about the Fictionaut group we started. What is Fictionaut, you ask? “Part self-selecting magazine, part community network, Fictionaut is a way for readers to discover new voices and for writers to share their work, gain recognition, and connect with their audience and each other.” More about our Fictionaut group tomorrow.
• The L.A. Times’s Culture Monster blog gives us a shout-out here.
• I was amused to see that Riverhead Books is bragging about its writers’ performance in S.O. Volume 1 — but why not, since top-seller Doug Dorst is their guy?
• Rhymes With Bacon checks in here, and shares a BBQ Sauce Jar story here. (“What cool writing prompts these objects would make for a malingering writer, looking for a jump start… )