Night of the Dancing Champions — Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Gertie lived by her dancing. The contests earned her a living in those dark days of the Great Depression and acclaim in the days leading up to World War II. But the competitions took their toll -- in haunting ways.

Now, decades later, Gertie finds herself facing those ghosts -- whether she wants to or not.

“[Rusch's] short fiction is golden.”
-- John Mark Eberhart, The Kansas City Star