Mary Pauline Lowry is the author of the novels Last Night Was Killer, The Roxy Letters, and Wildfire. She has an MA in English/Creative Writing from the University of Texas and an MFA in Creative Writing from Boise State University. Her work has appeared in O Magazine,The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, The Millions, and other publications. She also writes Make It Funny, a substack about comedic books and pop culture.