I love reading religious authors. Especially in the sort of circle I move in, people tend to be more secular, and I love reading books by just really smart people of religious faith. It's always a really cool perspective. Mallory Ortberg authorbookcircle 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
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
The most successful Subway customers, of course, are the ones who can't keep their hands off their sandwich. Join your artist in the sandwich assembling process. That sneeze guard is a suggestion. That sneeze guard is trying to intimidate you into staying on the customer's side of the partition. Mallory Ortberg artistassemblecustomer share on social
I love 'Jane Eyre,' and I love the Bronte sisters. I actually didn't read any of them until I was in college, so I don't have quite the same connection with them that I think a lot of women do. Mallory Ortberg brontecollegeconnection 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
The Toast's audience is about 30-35 percent male, which shocked me because I would say that we actively try to discourage men from reading our site. Apparently, there's not insignificant number of dudes out there who think that what we are doing is okay. Mallory Ortberg activelyapparentlyaudience 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
A lot of my creative energy is spent coming up with a concept that, once I get it, I feel like it writes itself. Mallory Ortberg comeconceptcreative Change image and share on social