Solid, Broken, Changing

by Elizabeth Ellsworth

Kally, aka the human antenna, sensed it coming. Planet Earth was shifting under her feet. So was her family. But she never imagined their tipping points would let go this soon–or this fast. Now, she and her father are sheltering in place with strangers on an island off of Maine. As each new wave of planetary change sweeps the tiny enclave, she fears that she will never get the chance to realize her dreams.In her urgent search for bearings, Kally discovers a surprising ally in Stuart, a champion freerunner who believes he can vault and pivot beyond anything that gets in his way. But, when they pool their skills, they soon realize that no map exists for what they and the earth are becoming. Setting out to find her way in a future that promises nothing but upheaval, Kally dares to steer by the only pole star she has left--her intuition-fueled creativity.

225 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 29, 2021

About the author

Elizabeth Ellsworth is a writer and artist.  Solid, Broken, Changing is her young adult novel with scifi and cozy hopepunk elements. It's inspired by her experiences of co-existence on a radically changing planet Earth.

With Jamie Kruse, she co-directs smudge studio (smudgestudio.org), based in Brooklyn, NY and Belfast, Maine. Their projects connect daily life experiences to vast, generative forces of geological and cosmological change.

Reviews

[Jan K · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book for all who care about our planet earth and the changes that may already be underway.
We begin BEC (before everything changed). A story of what’s possibly on the way for our planet earth and all who make it home. Capturing the fragile moments of adapting to a changing world we are taken along on this unbelievably believable new normal of a solid, broken and changing life in the Anthropocene.

[Ken Whiting · Rating 5 out of 5]

iceberg weather.

Interesting story. Semi dystopian. Not sci fi in the normal sense but enjoyable nonetheless. I will give it a “more” rating even though the story ended where it probably needed to.