This Collection Of Short Works Is Comprised Of Pieces That Previously Appeared In Such Publications As The New Yorker, Playboy, And Mcsweeney's, In A Volume That Includes Such Tales As The Gingerbread Girl And N. Willa -- The Gingerbread Girl -- Harvey's Dream -- Rest Stop -- Stationary Bike -- The Things They Left Behind -- Graduation Afternoon -- N. -- The Cat From Hell -- The New York Times At Special Bargain Rates -- Mute -- Ayana -- A Very Tight Place -- Sunset Notes. Stephen King.