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Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Daniel Mallory Ortberg is the author of Something That May Shock and Discredit You, The Merry Spinster, and Texts from Jane Eyre.

Jacob wrestling Angel
First Person

Jacob and the angel, as told by the angel

I'm authorized to open seals, drive the chariot of fire, and pour out bowls of judgment. But wrestling someone?

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