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Molly Rose Lieberman
The candle is on the table
May 15 - June 20, 2026
It was early September: the summer was gone but it was not over. I found a lot of good nouns when I
arrived on the auction house floor and I pocketed them for a later date, when words would be table
offerings for humble hosts. My winnings were rolled out and the smile that passed between my lips did
not lend a hand to the mass. The lacquered and mirrored surface of the pedestal undid the dull of the yellow; the contrast of texture and color made for a surprising elegance embodied only by something that has lived a time. We only discovered its true weight back on Elizabeth Street while unloading the Subaru. It was not liftable but we lifted it, Dad and I, until we arrived in the corridor stunned, unable to climb the stairs. Determined to find the culprit of the heaviness, I investigated a rattling and unscrewed a wooden panel from the bottom of the object. Dad removed the 100 pound weight from its body, brought it to the…
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Molly Rose Lieberman
The candle is on the table
May 15 - June 20, 2026
It was early September: the summer was gone but it was not over. I found a lot of good nouns when I
arrived on the auction house floor and I pocketed them for a later date, when words would be table
offerings for humble hosts. My winnings were rolled out and the smile that passed between my lips did
not lend a hand to the mass. The lacquered and mirrored surface of the pedestal undid the dull of the yellow; the contrast of texture and color made for a surprising elegance embodied only by something that has lived a time. We only discovered its true weight back on Elizabeth Street while unloading the Subaru. It was not liftable but we lifted it, Dad and I, until we arrived in the corridor stunned, unable to climb the stairs. Determined to find the culprit of the heaviness, I investigated a rattling and unscrewed a wooden panel from the bottom of the object. Dad removed the 100 pound weight from its body, brought it to the…
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