If you follow Neil Gaiman’s blog, like I do, you already know about this. If you are in the UK and regularly hit a Waterstone’s (like I would, if I was there), you’ll know about it as well. If not, man, have I got news for you! :)

Waterstone’s asked 13 authors (or maybe they asked more, but only 13 answered) to write a short story on a postcard, which were auctioned off yesterday (all the profits went to the English PEN and Dyslexia Action). The stories are online now, and if you feel inspired, you can write your own (until June 19th). The best three stories will be published along with the professional authors’ stories in a book.

Oh, yeah, and the authors are: Neil Gaiman, Irvine Welsh, J.K. Rowling, Doris Lessing, Nick Hornby, Margaret Atwood, …

Cool thing.