Liddy's wings - Liddy, First to Fly

In "Liddy, First to Fly," the wings that sprout from Liddy's ankles are a symbolic representation of the physical, mental, and emotional changes that occur in a young woman as a result of puberty. The wings set Liddy apart as different from her friends, though the title's suggestion that Liddy is only the first of the girls to fly suggests that this change will occur in the others soon as well. The girls' astonishment and curiosity about Liddy's wings is not unlike the ways in which girls of this age react to the first person in the group to experience the physical changes of puberty, menstruation in particular.

Time cube salesman's box - Time Cubes

The box that Alice finds in the time cube salesman's apartment at the end of "Time Cubes" is a symbol of the potential dangers of...