Whisper Dancing: A Collection of Short Stories by J Hirtle

Set during the Spanish Flu pandemic in East Boston, "Whisper Dancing" follows Jimmy Quinn as he observes a mysterious girl dancing silently behind a door amid quarantine. Clara dreams of dancing for a world gripped by the virus, prompting questions about whether Jimmy will risk everything to follow her into the dangerous streets of Boston. This story is part of J. Hirtle's trilogy, The Last Storyteller.