Girl in Tux

By Marion Now

Love has never mattered to Morgan. A musician with a burgeoning career, she’s never found the time for relationships. But she starts feeling lonely, so despite being busy with her latest film-scoring job, she joins a community choir in the hopes of meeting someone special.

Enter Lane, the mysterious butch in the alto section who scandalizes her first performance by showing up in a tuxedo. Lane is the talk of the choir, and her bold statement leads more LGBTQ people to join.

Morgan finds herself spending a lot of time with Lane and her friends ... and falling for Lane. Is Morgan brave enough to go after what she truly wants?

• Language: English
• Publisher: JMS Books LLC
• Release date: Apr 11, 2020
• ISBN: 9781646563333

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Girl in Tux

By Marion Now

Published by JMS Books LLC

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Copyright 2020 Marion Now

ISBN 9781646563333

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For Professor Thomas Boyle, who watched me struggle all semester until our final project, when an early version of this story was born.

You surprised me with this story, he said.

I can’t thank you enough.

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Girl in Tux

By Marion Now

Can girls wear tuxes?

Lane sits in the back row of the alto section. She runs her fingers through her short brown hair as she leans back in her seat, waiting patiently for an answer. It’s a normal Monday night rehearsal for the Brooklyn Heights Choir. From my seat across the stage in the first row of the soprano section, I can see the black treble clef tattoo on her wrist.

Ladies, you can wear tuxes if you want, Bill, our conductor, replies. If not, then you must wear the concert dress.

Lane is asking this question to make a point. She knows it, Bill knows it, the entire choir knows it. She keeps her gaze trained across the room on the conductor, whose white hair has billowed from its neatly combed-back style over the course of the rehearsal.

You all know this is an inclusive choir, Bill continues. You have two choices: a tuxedo, or the standard concert dress. Everyone is free to choose whichever they are most comfortable with.

Lane nods, satisfied, and exchanges a look with Kat, who’s sitting next to her. Lane has been a mainstay in the choir for the past year and a half, and when she showed up to perform in her first concert, she was wearing a pristine black tuxedo. Her gaggle of friends practically fell all over themselves at intermission taking selfies with her—it