A Canadian Literary Journal
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The Club
by Lissa Muir
“Is this okay?” I asked. We were going to meet my husband’s boss and his wife for dinner at their private members club. As luck would have it, my body had undergone a transformation recently, and an old designer silk dress—bought when the expense of children and aging past forty hadn’t yet wreaked havoc—fit.
Tom nodded absently. He didn’t like his boss, had taken the job out of necessity rather than want, and was perhaps even less excited than I was about the upcoming evening.
“At least we’ll get to see what the fuss is all about,” I said, referring to the exclusive venue. I turned and gestured to my back, where the zipper of my dress was drawn halfway. Tom pulled it to the top and hooked the tiny clasp that kept the zipper in place before resting his head on […]
