Otis is the author of "Yes, Yes, Cherries" (Tin House). She has been published in Best New American Voices, Electric Literature, The Believer, Zyzzva, and many other publications. Her stories have received an honorable mention for the Pushcart Prize and been named a Distinguished Story of the Year (Best American Short Stories). Mary is a fiction professor in the Low-Residency MFA Program at UC Riverside.