Mirror on a String

by Molly Goldman

I wish there were two hundred of me. Then I could be alone.
Imagine. You really don’t smell that? A thing of the past.
Of course we smell that. No questions like that. Two hundred of me!
We each have a strange shadow.
It’s like a window where it’s too dark to see beyond the glass.
I fill a train with myself.
We each sit facing a dark window in the night.
We think we’ve missed our stop.
Inside the train is lit up everywhere on me.
It could be the wrong train.
I put my neon palm to the dark glass like we are in an aquarium.
On the other side there’s an invisible polar bear
turning like a snowflake in a bright blue jello mold.
We know only the glass.
When we start to die, it’s okay.
It’s like a stew growing thicker under the lid.

Contact Molly at mollyrosegoldman@gmail.com.

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Michael Pollock 

314 South Third Street #18 · Brooklyn, NY 11211

(650) 773-5607 · michaeljpollock@gmail.com

Academics          Sarah Lawrence College  Bachelor of Arts, May 2009

Concentration: Literature and Creative Writing                         

                       

Columbia University  Junior 'Visiting' Year, Fall 2007 to Spring 2008

San Mateo High School  San Mateo, CA, Diploma, 2004

Experience          LowLog.com ·Founder & Contributing Editor 

                         February 2010 to August 2011

Curate, edit, and publish twice weekly posts for arts and literature website. Also plan quarterly artist, author, and music showcases that bring the online readers together in real life. (Can now be found at low-log.blogspot.com.)

AlteredZones.com · Bullett Magazine · InterviewMagazine.com

· Freelance Writer

January 2011 to December 2012

Create and maintain relationships with artists, publicists, and editors to conduct interviews and write reviews for national publication both in print, and online.

One Story · Contributing Editor & Workshop Coordinator

May 2011 to November 2014

Work along side editors, and authors to prepare stories for national publication. Edit manuscripts, draft promotional and cover copy, and write internal submission reports. Organize a week of daily workshops, craft lectures, professional publishing panels, and special events that helps support a nonprofit magazine.

Skills                  Software: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Adobe Suite, Final Draft, Final Cut Pro. Web: Experienced in Internet research, web design, SEO, and social media. Languages: Fluent in Hebrew, and Spanish.

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