Malachi Pauly is a high school sophomore. He lives with his grandparents and his twin brother, Asher, in Louisiana. Over the years, he has won many ribbons in the Special Olympics. Besides making up stories and drawing, he enjoys playing Mine Craft, discovering the capabilities of Adobe Photoshop, and he loves going to church and school. Malachi wrote "Crying Steve" as part of his 8th Grade Job Shadow project in 2020.