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That night, after the house went dark, Carla carried the piece to the kitchen table. Under the single pendant light, she turned it slowly. The dent. The ridges. The way the light pooled in the shallow curve. She thought about the gallery submission she would never send, the residency she would never apply for, the person she used to be before dishes and laundry and the endless math of bedtime.

Her husband, Mark, leaned against the doorframe. “You’re still messing with that thing?” carla piece of art

Instead, she said, “It’s a piece of art.” That night, after the house went dark, Carla

But Carla knew better. This was her masterpiece. after the house went dark

“It’s finished,” Carla said, her voice quieter than she intended.