Story Contest reminder — Deadline approaching!

Patiently awaiting your Significance.

Don't sleep, people: The deadline for our Significant Objects Story Contest is fast approaching: Submit a 500-word story featuring the object pictured above (a barbecue sauce jar) by Friday Oct. 16 at 5 p.m. That's tomorrow!

As a reminder, our esteemed partner in this venture is none other than Slate.com. All stories must be submitted to Slate (details below). A panel of judges consisting of Slate editors and SignificantObjects.com's Rob Walker and Josh...