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    The Moths
    The Moths
    The Moths
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    The Moths

    By Foxglove Lee

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    If moths could kill...

    Shay knows her girlfriend Olivia won’t take it well when she finds out an old flame has died. All these years later, he still holds a sordid but special place in her heart. When Olivia pulls his moth-eaten sweater from the back of her closet, she feels the past close at hand. But closer still are the moths. They swarm and surround her, quickly taking over her bedroom... but will they take her very life?

    Foxglove’s fiction has been called SPECTACULAR by Rainbow Reviews and UNFORGETTABLE by USA Today!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRainbow Crush
    Release dateJul 20, 2018
    ISBN9780463582312
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    Foxglove Lee

    Foxglove’s fiction has been called SPECTACULAR by Rainbow Reviews and UNFORGETTABLE by USA Today!Foxglove Lee is a former aspiring Broadway Baby who now writes fiction for children, teens and young adults. She tries not to be too theatrical, but her characters often take over. Her debut novel, Tiffany and Tiger’s Eye, is set in the 80s and features an evil doll!

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      The Moths - Foxglove Lee

      The Moths © 2018 by Foxglove Lee

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, places, characters and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, organizations, events or locales is entirely coincidental.

      Cover design © 2018 Foxglove Lee

      First Edition April 2018

      The Moths

      from the

      Queer Ghost Stories

      series

      By Foxglove Lee

      Olivia had just started cleaning out the closet when Shay walked through the door. It was nice, Shay having a key. Made Olivia feel like an actual grown-up person with an actual grown-up relationship.

      Brought a pizza, Shay called from the kitchen. Get it while it’s hot!

      Olivia rushed toward the pizza smell. Did you get it from… you did!

      She hugged her girlfriend tight. Her favourite pizza was from the supermarket, which she didn’t tell a lot of people because it sounds weird, but they had stone ovens right there in the store and they put on tons of cheese. It was really delicious. At least, she thought it was. Shay wasn’t a huge fan of the sauce they used, but that just went to show what a great girlfriend she was: she brought the kind of pizza Olivia liked. She really cared.

      I was just about to clean out my bedroom closet, Olivia said as they sat down to eat.

      Oh, that’s good. Listen…

      Apartment inspections are coming up next week.

      Sounds great. Look, I— Shay cocked her head. Apartment inspections?

      Yeah, they do it once a year, Olivia replied, not too worried that her mouth was full of pizza. They come around, change the battery in the smoke detector, check that everything’s in working order, make sure you’re not a hoarder or operating a meth lab. Don’t they do inspections at your place?

      No, Shay said, scratching her head curiously. Her hair was getting long which, for Shay, meant close to an inch. She cut it herself with an electric razor, but it looked really good the way she did it. People were always coming up to her on the street and asking who cut her hair. They inspect your closet too?

      Olivia laughed and said, No, not my closet, but I always use the inspection as an opportunity for spring cleaning. Might as well, right?

      Right, sure, good.

      You haven’t taken one bite of your pizza, Olivia pointed out.

      I know. I know I haven’t. Look, Livi, there’s something I need to tell you. Something I heard at school.

      Oh. Olivia put down her pizza. This sounded serious. Shay worked as a gym teacher at an all-girls school, and sometimes there were controversies with parents or even with other teachers about her being a lesbian. They thought she’d try to recruit her students to the

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