The Web Tales
In "Afternoon at the Bakery," the narrator is a fan of a specific writer. In which story do we actually meet that writer's boyfriend?
The Last Hour of the Afternoon.
This specific type of cake is purchased every year by a grieving mother in the book’s opening story.
Strawberry Shortcake.
This museum, visited by a woman following a breakup, contains various historical devices of pain.
The Museum of Torture
I am a woman who waits in a bakery for a cake that my son will never eat. Who am I?
The mother/narrator of "Afternoon at the Bakery."
This fruit appears in "Afternoon at the Bakery" and "Fruit Juice," serving as a sensory link between two different narrators.
Kiwi
The protagonist of "The Sewing Shop" is creating a very specific bag for a customer. What anatomical item is that bag meant to hold?
A human heart
In "The Sewing Shop," a customer brings this literal, physical organ into the store to ensure the custom-made bag will be a perfect fit.
a human heart
A quiet, professional workspace where the narrator is asked to craft a custom silk bag to house a literal human heart.
Sewing for the heart
I am a secretary who is having an affair with a doctor, and I find a bloodstain on his lab coat. Who am I?
The narrator of "Lab Coat."
This large, caged animal in a residential backyard symbolizes the dangerous, "wild" secrets hidden behind a normal family's facade.
a Bengal Tiger
The "Lab Coat" story features a doctor and his secretary. Where does the doctor’s wife eventually end up in a later story?
The hospital
In "The Man Who Sold Braces," the protagonist works for a man who creates these medical devices.
Back/Torso Braces
Much of "The Little Dustman" takes place aboard this mode of transportation during a snowstorm.
A train
I am a woman goes to the Museum of Torture after her boyfriend leaves. Who am I?
The narrator of "Welcome to the Museum of Torture."
In "Welcome to the Museum of Torture," this specific historical device serves as a physical metaphor for the narrator’s own emotional suffering.
The Iron Maiden
In "The Bengal Tiger," a woman visits her sister who keeps a tiger. Which previous story introduced us to the doctor who owned that tiger?
Lab Coat
This fruit is mentioned in "Afternoon at the Bakery" and later serves as a point of connection in "Fruit Juice."
Kiwis
In "Poison Plants," the elderly woman lives in a house surrounded by a garden of what.
Poisonous/toxic plants.
I am a professional opera singer who becomes stranded on a train during a snowstorm and begins to blur the lines between my reality and a dark folktale.
the narrator of "The Little Dustman
This recurring sound in "The Sewing Shop" creates a rhythmic, mechanical backdrop to a conversation about a very gruesome commission.
the sound of a sewing machine
This specific location serves as the connective tissue between "The Little Dustman" and "Poison Plants."
The apartment building/square.
What does the narrator of "The Sewing For The Heart" use to measure the customer's heart for the custom bag?
With his Hand
Where does the narrator of "The Last Hour of the Afternoon" wait for his girlfriend, only to realize their relationship is over?
A park bench (or near the fountain).
I am the silent boarder who lives with an old woman and spends my time meticulously cleaning her garden. Who am I?
The "Step-grandson" or the silent boarder.
In "The Little Dustman," this character from folklore represents the thin, terrifying line between deep sleep and death.
the Sandman