Broad Street

Adieu, and Be Well … Broad Street is now closed.

by broadstreetmag on May 24, 2021 • Comments Closed

One last time, and forever, we thank all of our contributors, our readers, our boards, and our editorial staff over the last almost-decade. We had a great run and published so much of which we are deeply proud. We started laying plans in 2011 with a dream and a shoestring...

“You Want Me to Be Happy About Dying” — an essay by Ramona Grigg.

by broadstreetmag on Nov 5, 2020 • Comments Closed

Reflections on life, afterlife, and the reality of the dark, dark passage. “Nothing in my life will be erased after I die.” Photo by the author. To most of you out there, I’m old. I’m so old, odds are I’ll probably die soon. You can think on that for a few seconds and move...

Art / Coronavirus / COVID-19 / creativity / illness / politics

“The Politics of Art, 2020”: Our interview with Alexandra Blum, mixed-media artist.

by broadstreetmag on Sep 6, 2020 • Comments Closed

A pandemic and other global breakdowns inspire a visual journal of diverse styles and influences. “I think for me what is interesting about this series of work is the diversity of voices within myself.” “Vitriol.” Editors’ Note: Alexandra (Ali) Blum is a California-based artist who draws on influences from around the...

Culture / current events / History / photography / race

Taking Down the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia: On Civil War monuments, graffiti art, and protest. Photos by John Moser.

by broadstreetmag on Jun 11, 2020 • Comments Closed

The BLM movement is writ large on the Civil War monuments of the Confederacy’s former capital. And now some controversial statues are being removed. “We Just Want Justice,” protesters and graffiti at the base of the Robert E. Lee statue. Broad Street’s home is in Richmond, Virginia, where Jefferson Davis once presided...

Coronavirus / COVID-19 / memoir / quarantine

From the COVID Journals of Lise Haines.

by broadstreetmag on Apr 12, 2020 • 1 Comment

On learning that she should sacrifice herself for the good of the public. pikrepo.com On the television this morning, an idea was floated with great sincerity. I could sacrifice myself for the public good. If anyone had to get sick or starve or die from a lack of oxygen, I was...

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essays / memoir / reportage

“A Curious Migration”: on human virtue and the precarious survival of the monarch butterfly. An essay by Mary Quade.

by broadstreetmag on Mar 31, 2019 • Comments Closed

“A monarch butterfly is a small being, less than the size and weight of a Post-it note. The monarch butterfly phenomenon, however, is enormously heavy….” Monarch butterflies cluster on oyamel Cerro Pelon, Mexico. Photo by the author. This feature is also available, in slightly different format, on Medium. From “Rivals & Players,” Broad Street‘s Winter 2019 issue....

poetry

Share This Poem: “Compensation,” by C. Wade Bentley. From “Rivals & Players.”

by broadstreetmag on Mar 30, 2019 • Comments Closed

“… they punched clean through cambium laths and drywall bark, leaving the home open to wind now that would chill the eggs….” BROAD STREET presents a broadside from our Winter/Spring 2019 issue, “Rivals & Players.” Drag the image to your desktop to blow it up, print, or read–or scroll down to enjoy in plain text. Compensation...

Art / childhood / creativity / essays / love / memoir / photography / poetry / politics / reportage

Now LIVE: our new issue, “Birth, School, Work, Death.”

by broadstreetmag on Mar 26, 2019 • Comments Closed

We present our Summer/Fall 2019 issue–“Birth, School, Work, Death” … Four phases of life, with the beauty in the details. See the Contents and Contributors by clicking here. If you wish, you can go to the Table of Contents and Contributors’ Notes on Medium here: Contents. The format on Medium is slightly different. Cover image:...

Art / poetry

Share This Poem: “Pathos,” by Cynthia Kolanowski. From our “Rivals & Players” issue.

by broadstreetmag on Mar 24, 2019 • Comments Closed

“What others are able to see is maddening….” We present the opening poem from our Winter 2019 issue, “Rivals & Players.” To enjoy this offering as a broadside, simply drag the green rectangle to your desktop to enlarge and print. Or scroll down to see it in plain text. *** Pathos or something like it....

loss / love / poetry

Share This Poem: “Chicken Train,” by Terry Minchow-Proffitt.

by broadstreetmag on Mar 23, 2019 • Comments Closed

“This face reflected back is not me…” We’ve formatted this poem from our “Rivals & Players” issue as a broadside that you can drag to your desktop. Or simply scroll down and read in plain text. * Chicken Train Chicken train running all day … Chicken train take your chickens away —Ozark Mountain Daredevils Helena,...

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