[1] Stone first became established as a writer when a column, written by him and entitled: "Housing Benefit Hill", was published by The Guardian Weekend in September 1993.

[4] It was to define what the author became known for writing about: the counter culture of contemporary Britain and its protesters, hippies, punks, neo-pagans, ravers and New Age travellers.

Stone has had regular columns in The Guardian Weekend[2][3] and has contributed to The Independent,[5] The Observer, The London Review of Books, The Times Literary Supplement, The Glasgow Herald newspapers, The Big Issue,[6] New Statesman, Prediction, Kindred Spirit, Mixmag and Saga magazines.

Stone wrote columns for a BBC Radio 4 programme called the Afternoon Shift, featuring Laurie Taylor who now runs Thinking Allowed.

He was also the writer for a BBC2 TV programme called Let's Face The Music and Dance, which was aired on 15 June 1994, about the Criminal Justice and Public Order Bill.