Cry Baby Bridge Cover Reveal

“As I stood at the edge of the bridge, I could hear a baby crying somewhere in the darkness…”

Our fifth anniversary celebration of the Collection of Utter Speculation kicked off Friday, September 1, but today it really gets going with the cover reveal of our Fifth Collection, Cry Baby Bridge. This is our biggest, scariest and most speculative collection of utter speculation yet, with stories from Dori Lumpkin, Ef Deal, William Donahue, our own River Eno, and a bunch more amazing authors.

But before we even get into that, look at this beauty.

Mixed Media and Watercolor artist Patricia Carlson’s Watkin’s Glen II is the base art of for this cover. Carlson has provided the art for all of our collection of utter speculation and every single book has has her unique style to it.

Since Speculation Publications has gone official, our book designs have been done by … LC Allingham. Cry Baby Bridge is a specifically dark topic of utter speculation and the ten gorgeous stories all reflect this darkness is very different ways. It might come as no surprise that this books comes with a healthy list of content warnings. We wanted this reflected in our cover.

CRY BABY BRIDGE: A COLLECTION OF UTTER SPECULATION will be released on October 3, 2023, in paperback and ebook form across all major retailers. You can pre-order the ebook now on amazon.

We’ll be celebrating our anniversary all through spooky season with giveaways, author interviews, and big spec pub news. Sign up for our newsletter and be eligible for any giveaways, contests and the first to find our what’s happen in the spec pub world. And check out calendar below for all the speculations this season has to offer.

Enjoy!