Here on Trackless Wild during 2024, with the help of a lot of people, I produced a course called “Journey in Place.” It contained 52 Explorations, one per week, on how to grow your sense of place, feel a sense of belonging, and get more grounded.

That year, a few hundred subscribers enrolled in the course, which cost $99. I promised that at the end of it they would receive a copy of the Explorations, compiled into a book.

We finished the course Dec. 31, 2024. Now the book too is finished and this Course Edition of Journey in Place is being mailed to participants.

I Decided to Release a Trade Version

I wanted to turn the book into something for anyone interested in place, which I believe is a human obsession and also, for many of us, a soul-wound.

I decided to launch a Trade Version of the book via Kickstarter. The project went live last night.

Here is the link.

Support the Kickstarter

If You Took the Course With Me in 2024

Thank you so much. That was one of the best experiences I’ve had in a long, long time—an incredible group of supportive, place-loving, inclusive people thinking about the planet and our places on it. Thank you all. You contributed immensely to the ideas and direction of the book.

Some of you have received your copy of the book by now.

If you haven’t, please know that shipping is slow this summer. More books arrive to my studio today, and another shipment will be going out tomorrow. I’ve been shipping to folks in alphabetical order of first name, so if your name is Zelda or Zane, you probably don’t have your copy yet.

If you aren’t sure if you’re on the list, email me. I have a Master List of Course Participants right at my fingertips, and I can easily check to make sure you’re on the list.

If You’re Not on the List,

Kickstarter is the place to go. With love and thanks and the scent of honeysuckle.

If You Want to See the New Cover

I have not posted it anywhere. Kickstarter is the only place you can see it. It was quirkily, witchily, and beautifully made by Flournoy Holmes, who designed the “Eat a Peach” album cover for The Allman Brothers.

Even If You’re Set to Get a Course Edition,

I invite you to visit the Kickstarter.

You can get a signed copy of the trade version, which has a new cover, new subtitle, and changes to the contents.

You can choose a signed copy for someone else. (I even gift-wrap.)

You can get the book in electronic, audio, or hardback edition.

You can peruse other offerings. To skip getting the book as a Reward and instead go straight to Add-ons, choose the Zine, which is a digital file on place, at the $1 reward level. That will allow you to access the Add-on offerings.

Add-Ons Include:

Ask Me Anything Session—$11

Nature Journaling School—Journaling Place—$25

4-Hour Online Workshop on Place & Nature Writing—$55

Online Eco-poetry Summit—$77

The Project Has Funded

I was trying to raise $2225 to pay for a human cover designer, a human photographer and videographer, a human developmental editor, and three other human editors, plus app, printing, packaging, and postal costs.

The goal has been met. Thank you, thank you.

Now the Kickstarter project carries on to allow folks who want a copy of the book a chance to get one

ASAP

signed

straight from the source

and to spread the word about how to live more sustainably and happily and relationally on the planet.

The number that matters most to me on Kickstarter is # of Supporters. At this very minute that number is at 62 (my birth year.) That means 62 copies of the book will land in the hands of real people whose lives may be touched or helped (yes!) by this work.

Please Pass the Word

If you know someone you think would enjoy or benefit from the book, please tell them about the Kickstarter.

If you’re a superfan of the project and want to tell the world about it, I’ve made a graphic to share on social media.

A Few More Words to Course ParticipantsWho Receives the Book

The book is a bonus that was made available to folks who signed up for the course as paying subscribers at the

$99/year level, through Substack, by check, or by another payment method

$9/month level for at least 11 months, through Substack

founding level

Thank you all.

The Chance for My Error Is Great

My record-keeping was not as stringent as it needed to be. I made lists of names, but I’m finding out that I missed some things. Sometimes people have multiple email addresses and used one on Substack and another for communicating with me. Sometimes people signed up under a pseudonym, and I don’t realize who they are. Sometimes a course registration came through that I forgot to record.

Therefore, if you haven’t received a book or heard from me by Nov. 15, please don’t hesitate to be in touch. I have ordered extra copies of the book and they will be ready, waiting to be posted.

Another Complication—If You Preordered

I put a Preorder Page on my website months ago for this book. I received 45 orders for the book via my website. I sent an email this morning to each of you, essentially saying, “Thank you. Your book is slated to be mailed. As soon as the Kickstarter ends, your book will be sent to the address you provided on your website order.”

I want to invite anyone who preordered through my website to go to the Kickstarter and look at the cover, look at the reward tiers, and look at the other offerings.

And an Invitation

If you are interested in running a Kickstarter as a way to launch a new product into the world, I would be delighted to teach a “How To Do It” workshop at no charge. Let me know you’re interested and I’ll start a secret list.

See You Wednesday

I’ll be back in touch later this week with the regular Trackless Wild doings. Until then, be well, be wild, be of good service. And be of good cheer.

Little Fawn and Janisse, loving this place we find ourselves, loving each other, and loving you.