Once upon a time, a redheaded boy from the Midwest got it into his head that he should live in Seattle. He packed up everything he owned and drove across the country, imagining the hip, cool jewel of the Pacific Northwest as a place filled with independent music, technology nerds and evergreen trees. He navigated the treacherous turnpikes of Chicago, almost fell asleep during the long, boring stretch of North Dakota highway, and marveled at the overwhelming size of Montana.
When he got to the gates of the Emerald City, he was not disappointed.
By day, Cory does all sorts of interesting things with financial publishing*, spending his time chained to his IM client and squinting at the Internet, at least three instances of Word or Excel a mere click away. At night, Cory attempts to transform into a writer, obsessing over video games, technology and indie music.
Okay, he does that during the day, too. He still gets the job done, though.
Here are a few places to find Cory:
Gamers With Jobs - Cory is senior editor and contributor to this gaming news, theory and commentary site, as well as a long-standing member of their community. GWJ is home to some of the best writing about gaming culture and critique online, a place where mature, intelligent discussion meets exploding pixels and regenerating mana.
GWJ Conference Call (iTunes) - Cory is a frequent contributor - and often the host - on the wildly popular and totally rad Gamers With Jobs podcast. He’s particularly proud of his interview with Jerry “Tycho” Holkins of Penny Arcade, which you can listen to here.
Super Fancy Good - Cory’s other Tumblr. Images and video collide in a sporadic burst of mild amusement.
Twitter - Oh yes, Cory’s on the Internet Crack like everybody else.
Last.fm - Watch Cory listen to music, something he does far too often.
Three Imaginary Girls - Seattle’s home for indie sparkle-pop. Cory contributes album and live show reviews, and writes and edits for the imagi-blog.
Cory now lives in Berkeley, California and can be reached at banks dot cory at gmail dot com. Do say hello.
