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    Feet First
    Feet First
    Feet First
    Ebook24 pages17 minutes

    Feet First

    By Donna Moss

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    Jemma covets. Gorgeous hair. Designer shoes. Flawless skin. Successful hubby. Convinced the goods bait the boy, she’s goin’ fishin’. But her lacking finances and nonexistent prospects are cramping her style. Desperation and sticky fingers have combined forces, but what now?

    Originally published in Talking River, Spring 2010.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDonna Moss
    Release dateJan 12, 2013
    ISBN9781301716173
    Feet First
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    Donna Moss

    Donna is obsessed with the tangles of modern women. Outnumbered at home by her husband and three sons, she writes contemporary tales where whims overcome reason and power collides with circumstance. She was born in South Africa, grew up between London and Florida, and now lives outside Washington DC. Her fiction has appeared in print in RE:AL Literary Magazine, Compass Rose, Talking River, Amazing Graces-an anthology of DC women's fiction (Paycock Press), and Gargoyle Magazine. DonnaLMoss@gmail.com

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