A selection from my introduction to a new book of photography.

A visit to Druid Heights, a hidden mystic Beatnik Zen lesbian colony that lingers on in the wilds of Marin County.

A lengthy exploration of the sacred dimension of Burning Man, which can seem about as profane as it gets.

Beaming up with hardcore Klingon Trekkers.

This 1995 piece was the first national feature about Burning Man.

One of my earliest features, this 1991 article about the Rainbow Gathering prompted High Times' Steven Hagar to call me "an intellectual twit."

The phenomenon of Krisha hardcore, from the Cro-Mags to Shelter.