Weirdly, often the more I write, the more ideas I have. Mallory Ortberg ideaweirdlywrite Change image and 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
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
One of the things that would be great is to some day have so many women comedy writers that we wouldn't say there's just one type of female humor. There's lots. Mallory Ortberg comedydayfemale Change image and share on social
My parents are both pastors. In the '80s and '90s in the mainstream Christian world, it was not really common for a woman - especially a married woman and a mother - to be a pastor. Mallory Ortberg 80s90schristian Change image and share on social
In the hands of a passive-aggressive person who wants to abdicate responsibility for things, texting is a great tool. You can really go nuts. Mallory Ortberg abdicateaggressivegreat Change image and share on social
It certainly was unusual growing up with two fairly well-known pastors as my parents. Mallory Ortberg fairlygrowparent Change image and share on social
With a few exceptions, birds are not to be trusted; it is not normal to have such soft, vulnerable bodies bookended with slashing beaks and razor-sharp claws. It is as unnatural as an armed marshmallow. Mallory Ortberg armbeakbird 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
