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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Culture / language / race

Online Exclusive: “Hands Chopping Air”: on teaching ESL in Manhattan’s Chinatown. An essay by Rachel Aydt.

by broadstreetmag on Jun 9, 2018 • Comments Closed

“In winter, the ubiquitous American elm trees are bare and the anemic playgrounds of these projects are empty; the concrete of the buildings appears heavy against the gray skies…. “And yet, in these cold public spaces, the neighborhood rises into life each day as my son, Jamie, and I make our way to school. The...

cultural studies / feminism / pop culture / sex

Pop Culture Pulse: Yes, “Sex and the City” is 20 years old … and here are a few thoughts about that.

by broadstreetmag on Jun 8, 2018 • Comments Closed

From liberal to conservative, fun-and-fluffy features to cultural studies and a star’s campaign for governor: We’ve collected links to features from slick magazines, small web publishers, and assorted fans and critics. Pour yourself a Cosmo and start clicking. Perhaps you’ve heard? The cultural juggernaut known as Sex and the City — a TV series and two follow-up films — turned...

Art / creativity / Culture / Interview / pop culture

From Our Pages: Interview with Tony-winning Costume Designer Paloma Young.

by broadstreetmag on Jun 8, 2018 • Comments Closed

“Costume design is the one thing that audiences tend to read personally … whether we should like this person, whether we should be scared of them, that sort of thing.” “Our Crazy Beautiful Poetic World” Paloma Young won a Tony Award for the Broadway production of Peter and the Starcatcher in 2012. For our “Hunt,...

awards / Interview / News / publishing

Contributor News: Caitlin Hamilton Summie Takes Silver in the Indie Awards.

by broadstreetmag on Jun 1, 2018 • Comments Closed

BROAD STREET congratulates Caitlin Hamilton Summie, whose 2017 book, To Lay to Rest Our Ghosts, just earned the Silver Medal for Short Stories in the Forewords Review Indie Awards series. “10 stories, 1 book, 25 years in the making …” After decades in publishing, where she carved out a niche as one of the industry’s top publicists and marketing...

creativity / essays / memoir / News / publishing

Contributor news: Valley Haggard’s new book, new ventures, excerpts, praise, info.

by broadstreetmag on May 27, 2018 • Comments Closed

“When we surrender our weapons, our true writing and our true selves begin to emerge in our lives and on the page in a way that is brave, beautiful …” Valley Haggard is one of her hometown’s best-loved heroines, both for her own writing and for the programs she’s founded to help others find their...

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