Tom grew up in New York's Hudson Valley and played drums and guitar in several hardcore and thrash bands in the early 1990s, and is one of the founders of All Out War. The Postcard is his first novel. He has a Ph.D. in Cultural Studies with an emphasis in Film and Media studies from Claremont Graduate University. He taught Media and Digital Studies at Pomona College. He currently lives in New York's Hudson Valley with his wife Katie and dog Bea. Tom's new novel "The Bells" will be available in Fall of 2014.