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Andre Spumante

This is the beverage Eula and Caroletta drink in “Eula.”

Cell Phones

The characters in “Not-Daniel” keep these items on while making love in case something happens to their mothers.

Wedding Rings

These objects signify marriage in some stories and are often taken off when someone is having an affair.

Peach Cobbler

This is the dessert the woman in “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” says she makes the best in town.

Television

This is a symbol of comfort in many of the stories in The Secret Lives of Church Ladies. For example, this is some thing Rhonda and Leelee watch on snowy days together in “Snowfall.”

Overview: A New Perspective of Earth

This is the book Eric buys for Lyra in “How to Make Love to a Physicist.”

Cigarette

This is what Jamie and “Jael” often has which Jael suggests makes him smell.

Shampoo

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