Rob Walker's Blog, page 22
May 6, 2010
Just ONE object remaining!
No. 50 of 50 — Significant Objects v3
We know it looks exactly like the other objects in our Identical Objects Challenge. But this Corked Bottle — with a terrific story by Ben Greenman — is different! Because it's the FINAL OBJECT in Significant Objects' third volume. Tomorrow, when this auction ends, SO v3 will be completed. (Damion Searls, Heidi Julavits, Jenny Offill, Jim Shepard, Scarlett Thomas and 45 other talented writers have helped us raise over $1,750.00 for Girls Write Now!) If you...
5 Author Updates (2)
TWO OBJECTS REMAINING IN VOLUME 3 — BID NOW!
1) Teddy Wayne's novel, Kapitoil, came out a few weeks ago from Harper Perennial. Having returned home from a three-city tour, he will do readings on May 20 at Greenlight Bookstore (7:30 pm), and on May 23 at KGB Bar (7 pm).
2) The paperback edition of J. Robert Lennon's novel, Castle, just came out from Graywolf Press. He's got a new story in the current Paris Review, and and he'll be putting out a free e-book of incidental writings in the next...
May 5, 2010
5 Author Updates (1)
TWO OBJECTS LEFT IN VOLUME 3 — BID NOW!
1) Colleen Werthmann's latest writing can be seen on stevemartin.com.
2) Ben Katchor wrote the words — and drew the drawings — for "A Checkroom Romance," a musical tragicomedy in which "one man's casual obsession with the architecture and culture of coat checkrooms ensnares him in a desperate struggle between employment agents, maitre 'd's, lovesick podiatrists, low-budget contractors, and paraphilic playboys." Runs through May and June at the David...
May 4, 2010
And then there were three…
We're down to the last three objects/stories in our third volume. As of a few moments ago, we've raised $1,618.32 for Girls Write Now. Maybe we can make it to $1,700.00 — we'll need your help! Bid now.
May 3, 2010
S.O., Geocities-ized
Would look like this.
Now you know. My apologies for falling prey to a particularly pointless viral meme roflblah.
HiLobrow fiction
No new stories on Significant Objects, this week. On Friday, we published the 50th and final story in our third volume. Proceeds from SO v3 go to Girls Write Now; as you can see from the counter at top right, we've raised over $1,600.00 so far. Not too shabby! There are only four significant objects remaining in our eBay store. Bid now, or — we predict — you will bitterly regret your inaction for the remainder of your life.
Keep checking the site for updates, though! We have a lot going on...
May 2, 2010
Counting down: Five auctions to go….
As of 8:20 pm eastern, or so, Sunday.
Here's where things stand as of… well, as of when I took this screen grab. These are the last five auctions of S.O. v3, proceeds to Girls Write Now.
Own a piece of this project, and support a great cause. If you don't, you'll regret it for the rest of your life. Just saying.
Our shop is open.
Significant Tweets for Week Ending 2010-05-02
May 1, 2010
Significant Objects Meme (10)
Here's an everyday, apparently unexceptional object with a meaningful story; this advertisement was found in the current issue of Real Simple.
Speaking of memes, the curators of Significant Objects are both at ROFLCon today. No, we weren't asked to present anything about our project; we're there for kicks. We're tweeting about ROFLCon here; and I'm also tweeting about it here.
PS: In 2008, I posted to Brainiac about my visit to the first ROFLCon.
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Tenth in an occasional series.
April 30, 2010
Corked Bottle + Ben Greenman Story
No. 50 of 50 — Significant Objects v3
[Bid on this Significant Object, with story by Ben Greenman, here. This is the last of three stories in our Identical Objects series. Proceeds from this auction go to Girls Write Now.]
"Dennis, Nell, Edna, Leon, Nedra, Anita, Rolf, Nora, Alice, Carol, Leo, Jane, Reed, Dena, Dale, Basil, Rae, Penny, Lana, Dave, Denny, Lena, Ida, Bernadette, Ben, Ray, Lila, Nina, Jo, Ira, Mara, Sara, Mario, Jan, Ina, Lily, Arne, Bette, Dan, Reba, Diane, Lynn, Ed, Eva, Dana...
