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With each key stroke, you tell a story.
One stroke gloom, the next one glory.
Seeking truth is an enduring fight;
One of fairness, reason, light.
Press Release
Glenn A. Maltais, author and creator of the online reader hub thewhisperbeforethewave.com, announces the release of The Whisper Before the Wave: Reflections on Presence and Purpose.
As political and ideological strain continues to fracture relationships and communities, The Whisper Before the Wave suggests that the deeper problem often begins upstream of the argument itself: the ego-driven state of mind from which many arguments arise.
"We divide ourselves over talking points, dogmas, and beliefs we barely grasp, willing to forsake friendships, marriages, communities, nations, even civilizations on the fragile certainties of our own illusory egos," Glenn writes. His book offers an alternative: the practice of presence before reaction.
The novel explores what happens when we distinguish between "the wave"—the overwhelming chaos of reactions, opinions, and ego-driven certainty—and "the whisper"—the quiet awareness that exists before we're swept away.
Unlike self-help books that offer techniques for managing disagreement, The Whisper Before the Wave asks readers to examine the source of division itself. The book integrates philosophy and scientific concepts like quantum consciousness research with practical tools, including "The Whisper Test" a decision-making framework for distinguishing between ego-driven reactions and presence-based responses.
"This book is for skeptics who meditate anyway," Glenn explains. "People who are logic-minded but sense there's something underneath all the noise. Not a religious answer, but a different way of being present to what's actually happening."
The book includes "Awareness Practice" sections that readers can apply immediately to navigate difficult conversations, political disagreements, and moments of cultural overwhelm.
With each performing a major role in the narrative, The Whisper Before the Wave was written as collaborative theater between the Author and an AI language model, representing a new frontier in philosophical fiction.
Book Details:
· Title: The Whisper Before the Wave:
Reflections on Presence and Purpose
· Author: Glenn A. Maltais
· Genre: Fiction: Visionary and Metaphysical
· Available: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, bookshop.org
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About the Author
Glenn Maltais is the author of The Whisper Before the Wave, a contemplative work about presence, purpose, and the quiet signal beneath the mind’s constant commentary.
From the the coast of Maine to the mountains of North Carolina, Glenn finds steady inspiration in the sea, the woods, and the quiet lessons of nature. He writes at the intersection of personal experience, philosophy, and scientific discovery. As a native of New England, his work carries the atmosphere of the coast—weathered, honest, and quietly enduring.
Through his books and essays, Glenn aims to help readers reconnect with what’s already within reach: awareness, appreciation, compassion, and a steadier relationship with thought.
The aim of The Whisper Before the Wave is to share something honest and useful—something that helps people slow down, look up, and live with more clarity and less noise—one page at a time.