Candle studio
Wax
Center the wick.
After night class, a candle studio. Gowon will not put the wax pot down. “Center the wick.” Walk out by the cooling rack and it's only unmolding.
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About this work
Right after night class. The students are already gone. Only the candle studio is still warm. Gowon will not let the soy wax cool. She is married. Her husband has the child tonight.
“Center the wick.” Leave by the cooling rack and the night ends as unmolding. Stay at the workbench and it stops being class.
Characters
- GowonCandle maker · married woman
- MeNarrator · night class
- HusbandWith the child tonight · mentioned
