Inaugural Post of "Coming Home to Gaia"
Welcome!
Hello, and welcome to the inaugural post of “Coming Home to Gaia.”
I have created this Substack newsletter for those seeking solutions to the climate crisis and desiring a deeper dialogue on how the human family can return to right relationship with Mother Earth.
I am doing something pretty radical with my Substack in 2024. I am giving away to the world the contents of a book that took me most of a decade to write. It probably sounds crazy to just give away something I spent nearly 10 years laboring on, but I didn’t write WORLDFIRE: A Climate Journey from the Depths of Despair to a Haven of Hope for fame or fortune. I wrote it to impact the national conversation and to effect positive change on the planet.
I am making WORLDFIRE available for free for 2 reasons: 1) I believe that offering the contents of my book to the public at no charge will allow its urgent message to reach the widest possible audience; and 2) Gifting my story to the world is a way for me to pay forward the generosity so many have so lovingly extended to me over the course of my lifetime. It is generally assumed that people don’t value something they receive for free as much as they value something they have to pay for. You can help make this experiment in self-publishing a success by sharing my Substack with others.
If you are someone who is looking for an unflinchingly honest take on where things currently stand with the climate crisis - and what we can do about it - you have come to the right place. In my book, I will be sharing my ideas, and those of others I respect, on what must be done to restore a safe climate. WORLDFIRE chronicles my extraordinary “rocket trike” journey through the American heartland that revealed a shared dream of renewing America with renewable energy. It is a story about going in search of an America I thought I knew and having my faith in humanity rewarded. It is a tale about a great climate emergency and a greater climate awakening. It is a saga about a harrowing personal journey from the depths of despair to a haven of hope.
Over 50 consecutive weeks, episodes of WORLDFIRE will be delivered directly to you - my community of Substack subscribers – in 50 weekly installments (one chapter or subchapter per week). If you would rather hear than read a book, I have also produced a voiceover (narrated by yours truly) to accompany each episode. I will not be erecting a paywall between you and WORLDFIRE in 2024, but for anyone who would like to become a paid subscriber, I welcome your support for my writing and Earth protection work. You can choose between $5/month, $50/year, or $100/year as a Sustaining Subscriber (as an extra show of support).
Thank you for joining my “Coming Home to Gaia” community. The 5-day countdown for the book launch has commenced. All systems are GO for LIFT-OFF of WORLDFIRE on Monday, January 15, at 11:11 am (MST).
Spread the word!
Tom
P.S. Please note that winter weather occasionally interferes with internet access in my remote cabin perched at 8,500’ in the Colorado Rockies, so please forgive any transmission delays of our weekly episodes.
2 Housekeeping Items:
To ensure you receive every episode, I encourage you to move my email to your primary inbox to signal to your email provider that my newsletter is not spam.
I welcome feedback on my book, but to limit trolling, spam, and hate mail, the public comment section will be limited to paid subscribers only. As a one-man operation engaged in other work, I can’t begin to reply to every comment, but I will read as many as I can. Keep in mind that the book covers lots of territory over its 22 chapters, so questions that may come to mind as you read something earlier in the book may find themselves answered as you read on further.