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
I spent the first 22 years of my life absorbing everything, like a big disgusting cell, and now I'm disgorging it with jokes added out into the world. That's a really gross metaphor. Mallory Ortberg absorbaddbig Change image and 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 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
We went to church twice a week. My parents were employed in ministry; we prayed before dinner. We rollerbladed in the summer. We were allowed to watch the 'Simpsons.' I fought with my younger brother over Legos. Mallory Ortberg allowbrotherchurch 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
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
Everyone wants to be liked; everyone wants approval. No one likes being ignored. Mallory Ortberg approvallike Change image and share on social
I have a lot of faith in the power of joking to make something thoughtful. Mallory Ortberg faithjokelot Change image and share on social