How Cool is This?

It's funny how much ebay is used to raise money for charity, but I love this one!

16 famous authors, including Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Dorthy Allison, Lemony Snicket, Michael Chabon, and Dave Eggers are all auctioning off the opportunity to put your name (or anyone else's) somewhere in their novel. In a Lemony Snicket novel, you can be the random outburst by Sunny Baudelaire. In a Neil Gaiman novel, you can be a name on a tombstone. My personal favorite is the opportunity to be a Colombia University professor in a Marvel comic. The money raised goes to benefit the First Amendment Project and the bidding is staggered throughout the month of September. Check out ebay for more details.