This Changes Everything
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Are YOU ready for the changes?
“ClaraBranon, ClaraBranon, ClaraBranon...”
This chanting has to be one of my usual, beta-blocker-induced dreams. I’m a 58-year-old Ph.D.– I am in charge of my experiences. I turn on the bedside lamp.
Five figures shimmer at the foot of my bed; one hovers. It is December, 2012. Nobody has the technology to send holograms to my TV-less bedroom.
Second possibility: more wayward apparitions from the nearby cemetery.
“What do you want? I’m tired. You’re dead. 'Om mani padme hung. P’hat! P’hat! P’hat!' Move on!”
“ClaraBranon..."
Hold on. The ghosts never know my name. They are always silent.
“How do you know my name?”
The bouncy, bluish-grey, one responds, “We come because you call us. I am *&*^% from the Many Worlds Collective, the leader of this delegation to Earth.”
Earth does need help. I am glad for the aliens finally to come out of the multiverse closet.
Because of its unpronounceable name and resemblance to a zeppelin, I nickname the leader “Led.” The four other, vaguely more humanoid ones eagerly announce their nicknames: “Ringo,” “Mick,” “Janis,” and “Diana.” Even aliens want to be rock stars.
"This contact must be made public in order to avert impending cataclysmic and systemic disasters. You will be our Chief Communicator."
"Wait.... What?"
Clara writes "This Changes Everything" eleven months prior to the delegation’s visit. Clara calls it fiction to make it easier for people to accept. "Timulting" allows Clara to depict several versions of her 30 years as the CC, some with her long-time love, Epifanio Dang: are going to be together? In which timeline? Clara wonders why aliens aren't the answer to everything.
The MWC authorizes several “Re-sets” of the Transition to ensure the fewest deaths among those who resist the "We Are Not Alone" newsflash. Clara saves her family by learning the aliens’ paranormal techniques, but telekinesis won’t bring her lover to her.
As a “Spanner,” Clara is one of millions of “Baby Boomers” who survive across two centuries and bridge the divide (hence, “Spanners”) between nonpublic and public contact with the MWC and many other major changes that occur during these decades.
Because most Earthers are not prepared to accept this type of reporting or storytelling as nonfiction, this first and some other volumes of the series are of the realistic fiction/science fiction/fantasy/ romance genres. Many of the characters, events and locations are actual; some are not, or haven’t happened (yet) at the time of first publication.
In "This Changes Everything" are: a love story, spanning about 40 years; dialogue and scenes of the relationships among the CC and her mother and siblings; communications between the CC and her adult son; dialogue between the CC and some friends; info about the selection and identity of the chosen media contact for the CC, with excerpts from her journal; news stories about the CC and the MWC events from Earth media as well as MWC media; background about the CC and the reasons for her being selected; excepts from minutes of meetings of the InterGalactic Council of the MWC; and much more.
"This Changes Everything" is the first of "The Spanners Series," which chronicles the public contact between the CC and the MWC and the impact of these contacts on Earthers and the MWC over the almost 30 years that Clara is the CC. Chapters are written from several perspectives. Some Volumes in series are purported to be nonfiction or have nonfiction sections, as this one is.
Sci-Fi/Romance/Multiverse/Paranormal/Utopian/Speculative Fiction, Adult/ New Adult/YA ebooks are in the 10-volume series. Volume II, "This Changes My Family and My Life Forever," releases in Spring, 2014. Even-numbered volumes focus more on young/new adult protagonists.
Sally Ember, EdD
Sally Ember, EdD has been passionate about writing since she was nine years old. She’s won prizes for her poetry, stories, songs and plays. She began meditation in her teens. Born Jewish on the cusp of Leo and Virgo, Sally's life has been infused with change.Sally delights fans of paranormal and romance by blurring the lines between fact and fiction in a multiverse of multiple timelines, often including exciting elements of utopian science fiction and Buddhism. Her sci-fi romance/speculative fiction/paranormal/multiverse/utopian ebooks and paperbacks for New Adult/adult/YA audiences, The Spanners Series, have received some great reviews.Currently, she meditates, writes, swims, reads and blogs/reviews. Watch 50 archived Episodes of her video talk show, *CHANGES*, LIVE conversations between authors, on her Sally Sue Ember youtube channel. In her other professional life, Sally worked as an editor/proofreader, educator or upper-level, nonprofit manager in colleges, universities and private nonprofits for over forty years.Sally blogs regularly on wide-ranging topics and includes reviews, interviews, guest blog posts, and excerpts from her books. Visit, comment, follow, like, and share! http://www.sallyember.com/blogVol I, This Changes Everything, ebook is FREE everywhere, $17.99 paperback.Vol II, This Changes My Family and My Life Forever, ebook is $3.99, $19.99 paperback.Vol III, This Is/Is Not the Way I Want Things to Change, ebook is $3.99, $19.99 paperback.Discounts, trailers, reviews and more: http://www.sallyember.com/Spanners Always free ebooks for reviewers! sallyember AT yahoo DOT com . Print books also available on Amazon and KindleMatch, from Timult Books, $17.99-$19.99.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5As I started reading this book I was extremely confused. The initial writing style is uniquely jumbled and somewhat difficult to follow. However, I believe that this is somewhat intentional based on the first concept initiated within the story—everything happens all at once. Time is not linear, but expansive. Once I understood that this was one of the major messages being shared within the book (note, I do not believe that sharing this will be giving a spoiler as it’s pretty clear within the first 25 pages) the strange manner in which the story, itself, as written, makes perfect sense.Although I do not predict this story will become a mainstream success, it will definitely appear to a certain subset who have an interest in discussing the possibilities of linear time and alien interaction with what Sally Ember has labeled as “Earthers”. The concepts that the author discusses certainly align with some of my own beliefs and, perhaps, this is what kept me turning the page to see the direction in which the story would lead. By page 36, I was glad that I did. It was around this time that I started to enjoy the spin the author put on past events, giving them flavor that played well into her vision of the purposes of past alien encounters.I will say that what I enjoyed the most about the book was the main character’s interaction with both “The Band” and her fellow humans. The interactions gave ground to the underlying plot, taking it from something akin to a research paper and back to the world of storytelling. I especially liked the fact that not all of her family is receptive to the sudden announcement of the other world visitors and her realization that, perhaps, she’d best prepare some of these people for the publication of her visits to the world at large. Because I did have some problems following the timeline off and on throughout the book, I’m unable to give it a solid five star rating. However, I will say that very rarely do I finish a 248 page novel in the course of two days and that, even more importantly, I’m curious to see where the author takes this series in the next installment. This speaks volumes as to Ms. Ember’s writing skills and ability to keep her readers interested in her content.