DANCING PLAGUE COVER REVEAL

The Dancing Plague: A Collection of Utter Speculation coming this October

“LCW Allingham and her two cohorts have come up with another thematic anthology in their Collection of Utter Speculation series. The Dancing Plague relates to a contagious 16th Century malady in what is now France leading to the victims convulsively dancing in the streets. This clever collection offers nine original takes on the affliction from a variety of authors dealing with time travel to scientific investigation to a modern reoccurrence. Much fun.”

—Don Swaim, author of The Assassination of Ambrose Bierce: A Love Story

In 1518, a woman started dancing on the streets of Strasbourg and could not stop. No priests, physics or leaders could help as more and more people joined her, jaunting as their feet bled and their bodies broke. 

Centuries later the mystery endures, explained as mass hysteria, mob mentality but suspected to be something much more sinister. In this fourth collection of Utter Speculation, nine authors offer stories of witches and wishes, love and longing, of music and mastery and the deepest secrets of restless hearts. 

Nine stories of dancing intrigue by Jennifer Lee Rossman, Romy Tara Wenzel, JD Byrne, Jocelyne Gregory, C. Owen Loftus, Deborah Henley, Elizabeth Guilt, Allison Thurman, and David L. Updike

Edited by LCW Allingham (that’s me!) River Eno, and Susan Tulio

Original art on Cover “Dreamweaver” by Patricia Allingham Carlson, Cover Design by LCW Allingham

Keep watch for author interviews, book trailers, and launch party info as well as give-aways.

And thank you, readers for all of your support during this massive transition and undertaking. This book is worth it.