Happy Halloween!
… from your friends at Significant Objects. PS: Speaking of Halloween, over at HiLobrow today, S.O.s Joshua Glenn reveals the secret of Boo Berry’s weird new skin flap.
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Portland, OR-based eBay seller “kamoh” recently listed a travel alarm clock, and also a leaf-shaped stapler (with ladybug), for auction. The stapler’s item description contains a note from an Elf whose forest was laid off; also included in the item … Continue reading
S.O. Book News
IN THIS POST: Matt Klam, Benjamin Percy, Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer, Josh Kramer, Annie Nocenti. This is the thirteenth installment in a series of twenty posts announcing — in no particular order — which 100 stories will be collected in the Significant … Continue reading
Significant Tweets for Week Ending 2010-10-24
Lamps that look like books: http://tumblr.com/xr4mlh5pg # Only a few hours left to back Hypothetical Development project on Kickstarter… http://kck.st/dqyDpC # T-shirts of vintage book covers – Boing Boing http://t.co/JdjqrVO via @boingboing # Chris Wright's paintings of commonplace objects that … Continue reading
S.O. Book News
IN THIS POST: Blake Butler, Ben Katchor, Ben Ehrenreich, Amy Fusselman, Adam Davies. This is the twelfth installment in a series of twenty posts announcing — in no particular order — which 100 stories will be collected in the Significant … Continue reading
Tip for owners of Significant Objects
Dear readers: A select number of you have not only enjoyed reading our stories, you have won auctions and obtained actual Significant Objects. A Google News Alert received today at S.O. Headquarters (South) leads to this vital information from an … Continue reading
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When I was at SXSW, earlier this year, I met Raina Lee, author of Hit Me With Your Best Shot: The Ultimate Guide To Karaoke Domination. She told me about this blog she was starting, the Infinite Garage Project. The … Continue reading
S.O. Book News
IN THIS POST: Dan Chaon, Colleen Werthmann, Christine Hill, Charles Baxter, Bob Powers. This is the eleventh installment in a series of twenty posts announcing — in no particular order — which 100 stories will be collected in the Significant … Continue reading
Significant Tweets for Week Ending 2010-10-17
Case Studies in Successful Self-Publishing: "To Slow Down the Time" – The Awl http://t.co/DCKSx6I # Horse Bust + Beth Lisick story, our last Root Division-benefit auction. Heating up, ends today. http://bit.ly/blKnf5 # Marriage, Memories, and 'The Morning News': Rosecrans Baldwin … Continue reading
S.O. Book News
IN THIS POST: Douglas Wolk, Dan Reines, Deb Olin, David Shields, Doug Dorst. *** This is the tenth installment in a series of twenty posts announcing — in no particular order — which 100 stories will be collected in the … Continue reading
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Emily Spivack writes to let us know about Worn Stories, a website where she’s publishing stories about clothing and memory. She explains: “Every item of clothing we wear has a story behind it — perhaps it was passed on to … Continue reading
Lit Crawl / Object Slam notes
Sounds like things went pretty well at our debut live event out in San Francisco, at least if our friends and contacts are to be believed: “It was fantastic! Loved it. Huge crowd, super fun.” “Not sure how to explain … Continue reading
S.O. Book News
IN THIS POST: Jason Grote, J. Robert Lennon, Helen DeWitt, Greg Rowland, Ed Park. *** This is the ninth installment in a series of twenty posts announcing — in no particular order — which 100 stories will be collected in … Continue reading
Thank you Lit Crawl attendees!
Big thanks to all who came out to our Litquake / Lit Crawl event at Root Division! Thanks also to all our participating writers, and supsersize thanks to Rob Baedeker for hosting duties, and for wearing a super-suede suit! We’ll … Continue reading
Happy Columbus Day!
Significant Tweets for Week Ending 2010-10-10
Let me say it again with the right hashtag: Our first ever live event TONIGHT, part of @litquake. Details: http://bit.ly/dtAM6f #LitCrawl # Our first ever live event TONIGHT, part of @litquake. Details: http://bit.ly/dtAM6f #litquake # "4" Angel + Story by … Continue reading
Our Litquake/Lit Crawl event in San Francisco is TONIGHT
You must attend the first-ever S.O. live event! Reading live (in alphabetical order): Rob Baedeker, Chris Colin, Beth Lisick, Miranda Mellis, and Katie Williams. Followed by the first-ever Object slam, your chance to invent Significance for an object to be … Continue reading
We’re back! With a special week of stories benefiting San Francisco’s Root Division
That’s right, readers. Starting in a matter of hours we’ll publishing one all-new Significant Objects story each day this week, all leading up to the first-ever S.O. live event, in San Francisco. Please alert your friends! Our contributors this time … Continue reading
