Significant Object’s second “volume” of stories — by Kathryn Davis, Tom McCarthy, Amy Fusselman, Neil LaBute, Gary Panter, and 45 others — ran from December 2009 through February 2010. SO v2 was a fund-raising effort; it was also a lit journal secretly published on eBay. It raised over $2000 for the tutoring program 826 National.

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Alexander Chapman: HAMMER BOTTLE OPENER

Alissa Nutting: GLASS HEN

Amy Fusselman: MASSAGER

Annie Nocenti: BEAR SHAKER

Barbara Bogaev: JUST MARRIED CUP

Ben Greenman: MYSTERY OBJECT

Bob Powers: CHROME TURTLE

Carl Wilson: CHARLIE’S ANGELS THERMOS

Chris Adrian: KANGAMOUSE

Dan Reines: FRIDAY MUG

David Abrams: LOVE PILLOW

Deb Olin Unferth: PAN FLUTE

Debbie Millman: GLOBE PAPERWEIGHT

Douglas Wolk: PORTABLE HAIRDRYER

Ed Skoog: GREEN BIRD GLASS

Erin Ellia: DRAGON FIGURINE

Gabe Levinson: MEMORIES TRIVET

Gary Panter: DIVE MASK

Greg Rowland: MUSHROOM SHAKER

Jason Reich: “WORLD’S BEST FATHER” FIGURINE

Jeff Turrentine: WOMEN AND INFANTS GLASS

Jenny Hayes: DOLPHINS BOX

Joe Lyons: LETTERS AND NUMBERS PLATE

Joe Wenderoth: BALANCING BIRD THING

Julie Klausner: CAT NAPKIN RING

Kathryn Davis: YELLOW BEAR

Luc Sante: FLANNEL BALL

Lydia Millet: BOWLING BAG SALT SHAKER

Margaret Wertheim: PINCUSHION OWL

Mark Binelli: PLASTIC COMMUNION CROSS

Mark Jude Poirier: AQUARIUM SOUVENIR

Martha McPhee: FANCY PIGGY BANK

Mimi Lipson: HIPPIE BEAR ORNAMENT

Neil LaBute: RABBIT CANDLE

Nicholas Rombes: MUSIC BOX

Patrick Cates: MEAT TENDERIZER

Paul Jaskunas: HARVARD REUNION DISH

Philip Graham: PEPPER SHAKER

Rachel Axler: FORTUNE TELLING DEVICE

Randy Kennedy: WOODEN ARMADILLO

Robert Lopez: TOY AIRPLANE

Robin Sloan: HAIR PICK

Rodrigo Chávez: MINIATURE BASKET

Sam Means: FISH TOPIARY FIGURINE

Sarah Manguso: JAR OF FLOWERS

Shelagh Power-Chopra: PAINTED LADY DOLL

Tom McCarthy: MERMAID FIGURINE

Vicente Lozano: SMOKING MAN FIGURINE

Wayne Koestenbaum: DUCK NUTCRACKER

Willy Vlautin: COCONUT PIRATE