My credentials, briefly: I no longer go to church or believe in God, but I can still name every one of the fruits of the Spirit and reeled for days upon hearing the announcement that Audio Adrenaline was reunited with one of the singers from DC Talk. Mallory Ortberg adrenalineannouncementaudio share on social
It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies. Mallory Ortberg bodybuildconstantly Change image and share on social
I'm really not a journalist, and I don't do a ton of newsy pieces. Occasionally I'll write about something that's going on recently, but I really don't do a ton of stuff that's tied to current events. Mallory Ortberg currenteventjournalist Change image and share on social
I attended an evangelical Christian university on the outskirts of suburban Los Angeles and by the time of my graduation was neither evangelical nor Christian. Mallory Ortberg angelesattendchristian Change image and share on social
I'm on Twitter a lot of the day because I really like Twitter. It's great for jokes. But when I'm writing, I can't do anything else. I can't even listen to music. I just have to write, and then I can do something else. I can't multitask. Mallory Ortberg daygreatjoke share on social
In my final year of attending a Christian sports camp in rural Missouri, the year before I started high school, they began to offer an elective Bible study group for young Christians who wanted a chance to read in the afternoons instead of learn to water-ski. Mallory Ortberg afternoonattendbegin share on social
I think female solitude is a mental condition as well as a physical state. You can be married and a spinster. I think spinster is an identity every woman can claim, if she will... I feel like a lot of women, or a lot of feminists, joke about taking to the sea or living alone in a cottage as this kind of fun freedom. Mallory Ortberg claimconditioncottage share on social
Eighty per cent of my output is 'Mallory clowns on the Western canon,' and I'm happy to be that person. Mallory Ortberg canoncentclown Change image and share on social
I graduated with an English degree and worked for awhile in academic publishing. Mallory Ortberg academicawhiledegree Change image and share on social
Everyone wants to be liked; everyone wants approval. No one likes being ignored. Mallory Ortberg approvallike Change image and share on social