He has written for the Indy since 2004 and many of the articles that appear in The Ground Below Zero first appeared there. He grew up in a counterculture household with a mother who was a part of the 1960s anti-war movement and later found his own place in American counterculture through psychedelics, Grateful Dead shows, and the Burning Man Festival. He started his journalism career reporting in Boston for the Newton Tab in 1999 and has since written for The Village Voice, Alternate, Vibe.com, and TruthOut. His book The Ground Below Zero is his second project for Upset press, following Theater of War which was published in 2004.