It's so, so awful for my entire body and my spine and my hands, and I have a perfectly good desk to write at, but I don't care. I love writing in bed. Mallory Ortberg awfulbedbody Change image and share on social
When I was twenty years old, I had gum grafts put in. Mallory Ortberg graftgumput 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
Humor is always more interesting when it comes from someone who's had more than, like, five experiences. Mallory Ortberg experiencehumorinterest Change image and share on social
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
After I do my first writing of the day, I will generally look at Twitter and Google News - and that's my big media secret. I look at Twitter and I look at Google because they pull all the headlines from other websites. Mallory Ortberg bigdaygenerally share on social
When I think of Emily Dickinson, there's not one particular poem of hers that jumps out, but I do have a very vivid image of an ill woman with giant eyes who wants to write about the sun exploding. Mallory Ortberg dickinsonemilyexplode Change image and share on social
I have fun going on Twitter and the Internet. I feel safe and comfortable, and I wish everyone could feel that way. Mallory Ortberg comfortablefeelfun Change image and share on social
Weirdly, often the more I write, the more ideas I have. Mallory Ortberg ideaweirdlywrite Change image and share on social
Anything where I get to write a lot of jokes and have a lot of creative control - that's all I want. Mallory Ortberg controlcreativejoke Change image and share on social