Daniel M. Lavery | |
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| Born | November 28, 1986 |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Azusa Pacific University |
| Period | 21st century |
| Genre | Satire Short fiction Advice |
| Notable works | The Toast Texts from Jane Eyre The Merry Spinster Something That May Shock and Discredit You Krombopulos Michael Women's Hotel |
| Spouse | Grace Lavery |
| Relatives | John Ortberg (father) |
| Website | |
| thechatner | |
Daniel M. Lavery[1][2] (born Mallory Ortberg,[3] November 28, 1986)[4] is an American author and editor. He is known for having co-founded the website The Toast, and written the books Texts from Jane Eyre (2014), The Merry Spinster (2018), Something That May Shock and Discredit You (2020), and Women's Hotel (2024). Lavery wrote Slate's "Dear Prudence" advice column from 2016 to 2021. From 2022 to 2023, he hosted a podcast on Slate titled Big Mood, Little Mood. In 2017, Lavery started a paid e-mail newsletter on Substack titled Shatner Chatner,[5][6] renamed to The Chatner in 2021.[7]
- ^ Chatner, The Shatner. "A Halloween Compendium From The DMO-L Archives". www.shatnerchatner.com.
- ^ @evilmallelis (March 12, 2018). "ok @CharoShane and I talked about breakfast and it was very exciting to 1. talk about breakfast and 2. bust out a sneak preview of the new name & shiny pronouns". Twitter. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
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gawkerwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ @evilmallelis (November 28, 2017). "IT IS MY THIRTY-FIRST BIRTHDAY AND I AM HAPPY". Twitter. Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ Guthrie Weissman, Cale (December 1, 2017). "The Toast's Mallory Ortberg Is Bringing Her Beloved Content Back–For A Price". Fast Company. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ Benton, Joshua (December 1, 2017). "Stratechery, but for jokes about Frasier: Mallory Ortberg tries the paid newsletter route". Nieman Lab. Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ Lavery, Daniel. "Pivoting, Softly: Welcome To The Chatner". The Chatner. Substack. Retrieved August 20, 2021.