Mary Gray is an American writer and journalist. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, Forbes Travel Guide, Time Out and other outlets. She is the author of "Rental Diaries: Thoughts from My Four Walls in Florence" (The Florentine Press, 2020), an instructor of writing and media studies courses, and a co-host of the podcast "Spritz and Grits," which gives her an excuse to turn cocktail-fueled chatting in circles into a professional pursuit.