Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules

April 03, 2005

Our first fundraising book, Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules, a collection of short stories edited and introduced by David Sedaris, is now available. All of Sedaris' proceeds will go to student programming at 826NYC. The collection includes masterful stories by Richard Yates, Lorrie Moore, Joyce Carol Oates, Alice Munro and 13 others. Order it here .

Bullets Shoot Down Suppliers, 25-2

April 01, 2005

Can of Evil opened in first inning. The DC Comics bullets crushed the Superhero Supply Company softball team in Central Park's North Meadow last Thursday, scoring 25 runs before the game was called in the fifth inning on account of darkness and also so that the teams could eat quesadillas.

826NYC Education Director Joan Kim and Volunteer Michael Coviello scored the only two runs for the Superhero Suppliers.

Joel Press, manager of the Bullets, revealed that their team had opened a Can of Evil purchased from the BSSCo. While the use of Canned Evil is not specifically forbidden by the League of Superpowered Athletes, it is considered extremely gauche and congressional hearings on the matter have been scheduled.