Molly Pohlig

Brooklyn, NY USA

Professional Experience

I have published essays mainly in the areas of mental health, humor, and women's issues, and I have also done an extensive amount of copy editing.

Total Media Industry Experience

10 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

The Hairpin (6-10), The Toast (1-2), Slate (1-2)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

MM Socks (3-5)

General

Gifts My Father Gave Me
(The Hairpin 8/7/2015)
A semi-sad, semi-humorous essay about my father's terrible gift-giving.
Dating while mentally ill
(Slate 7/18/2014)
This is a discussion of the difficulties of dating while dealing with mild, but chronic mental illness.
A Curate Selection of Wonderfully Gruesome Sentences from Wikipedia
(The Hairpin 4/16/2014)
A humorous list with links to the most gruesome sentences on Wikipedia
The Jumble of Chronic Mental Illness
(The Toast 6/17/2015)
This personal essay describes what it is like to live with a chronic mental illness.
English copy editing
(MM Socks 1/1/2015)
I am responsible for the copy editing for all English content on the site.