Cori Crooks is a writer and artist. In the summer of 2004, she documented her search for the truth about her paternity and aired DNA test results online to the readers of her art/life blog, “A Gag Reflex”. Her offbeat prose quickly earned her local press, respect amongst top bloggers and published writers, as well as a cult following of fans eager for more of her quirky and fresh story telling.

Cori attributes her talents to having lived a full life at an early age. Once a homeless teen in the suburbs of Oakland, CA, she went on to write and direct plays at her community college theatre, record music and tour with indie rock bands, and study Humanities at San Francisco State University. Her first book, "Sweet Charlotte's Seventh Mistake", Seal Press, was released December 2008 and has wow'd the critics.  Her story continues to receive glowing reviews and in the summer of 2009, "Sweet Charlotte's Seventh Mistake", received editor's pick in Curve Magazine. 

Cori’s art work has shown at galleries in New York and California. Her decorative miniature tile jewelry has been featured in group shows at the SFMOMA Artists Gallery, the California Museum, and is currently available through the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, the Catalina Island Museum, the American Museum of Ceramic Art, and in her online store. 

She lives with her husband and children in the San Francisco Bay Area.