[1][2] Loory graduated from Harvard University magna cum laude in 1993 with a BA in Visual & Environmental Studies, and earned an MFA in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute in 1996.
[25] Three of Loory's stories ("The Duck," "The Man and the Moose," and "Death and the Fruits of the Tree") have been heard on This American Life,[26] and many more have been performed at Selected Shorts,[27] including "The Book," "The TV," and "The Man and the Moose" from Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day,[28] and "The Dodo," "The Cape," "The Frog and the Bird," "The Monster," "Death and the Lady," and "The Man, the Restaurant, and the Eiffel Tower" from Tales of Falling and Flying.
[29] On December 12, 2018, a dance adaptation of Loory's story "The Cape," choreographed by Gabrielle Lamb of Pigeonwing Dance, was performed at Symphony Space in New York as part of the Selected Shorts "Dance in America" event,[30] and on March 26, 2022, a short film by animator Michael Arthur inspired by Loory's story "Dandelions" was shown as part of the "Wall to Wall Selected Shorts" event.
[31] As a screenwriter, Loory has worked for Jodie Foster, Alex Proyas, Mark Johnson, and others.
He has also contributed creative non-fiction to the online arts and culture magazine The Nervous Breakdown.