[3] In 1925, he moved to New York, where he came into contact with H. L. Mencken's American Mercury Magazine, and he worked as a publicist.

[4] Over the course of the 1920s and 1930s, he became friends with several authors, including Theodore Dreiser, Sinclair Lewis, and Robert Frost.

[4] During the 1920s, he developed a friendship with the writer H. P. Lovecraft, and joined a literary circle, the Kalem Club.

He wished to return to Vermont, and convinced Lovecraft to join him in his trip.

[8] In the 1930s, he settled in Weston, Vermont, where he wrote articles and essays for local newspapers.