So far read only 2 of the stories:

~ Word Doll by Jeffrey Ford - 5*
A writer living in farm country notices an old sign under some brambles. "Word Doll Museum Open 10-5" He decides to stop by and meets a woman who is the last keeper of the knowledge of Word Dolls. Historically, a doll maker visited field-hand children and gave them a mental character to escape into when the work got too hard. They would keep working but their mind could escape.

~ The Garbage Doll by Jessica Amanda Salmonson 1*
I found it very confusing. I am writing this review/notes at least a month after reading the story so it's a bit faded but the MC is unreliable . There are time jumps or time gaps because the MC is so forgetful and it's all just too confusing for my enjoyment. Listened on a podcast so couldn't really back read and had to just sit in the confusion.