A native of Brandon, Mississippi, Zachary received a degree in journalism from the University of Mississippi (a.k.a. Ole Miss) in May 2008 and immediately moved to New York City, where he lived in Manhattan’s East Harlem and wrote for magazines like Fast Company, New York, and Town & Country.

In August 2010 Zachary moved to New Orleans to reconnect with his Southern roots and pursue a career in one of America’s most interesting and inspiring cities.

In addition to journalism, Zachary’s interests lie in writing short fiction and occasional poetry, blogging, graphic design, and filmmaking.

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Random facts about Zachary, in no particular order:

1. Exceptionally quiet walker
2. Lived in East Harlem, NYC, for two years
3. Began writing HTML web sites from scratch at age 11
4. Soon to be published in a book of New York neighborhood essays
5. Ran the online web presence of his college newspaper for a year
6. Won free weekend passes to Lollapalooza music festival in a graphic design contest
7. Once tracked down and talk to notoriously press-shy auto industry executive’s daughter using LiveJournal and AIM for a story
8. Cries at commercials
9. Skipped junior year of high school, graduating in three years
10. Has never been to the hospital
11. Avid salad eater
12. Drives a hatchback Nissan Versa
13. Has seen Lady Gaga, Beyonce, and Britney Spears in concert
14. Has been employed by four national magazines
15. Owns the entire DVD series of Alias, Xena: Warrior Princess, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Will & Grace
16. Family has hosted two German exchange students for one year each
17. Owns every David Bowie album
18. Often corrects strangers’ grammar in head
19. Can easily sleep 12 hours
20. Would not be able to live without onions
21. Once saw Piper Perabo being chased by a rat in Brooklyn
22. Dreams in color, and often in third person
23. Edits tweets several times before sending
24. Easily obsessed