A Welcome Cocktail

Published in The Columbia University Thesis Anthology 2017

Numerous trips to Cork had been made in search of the right new dress. High-heeled shoes with platforms were purchased, sturdy legs to be lengthening to their fullest potential. Some of the women, the ones who were married and working at the big house, weren’t concerned with dresses, but they did have a look for a nice, brass-buttoned, navy blazer to wear for passing drinks or instructing other staff at the big house.