South Broadway Ghost Society was founded in October of this year, and that already feels like a lifetime ago. Over the last three months, there has been a plethora of amazing poems, fiction and non-fiction among other magic on the journal. I wanted to take a minute to look back at some of the highlights of the year.
A Specific Kind of Hell: Writing and Survival in America’s South
In “A Specific Kind of Hell: Writing and Survival in America’s South” Blake Edward Hamilton gives us an in-depth look at what it was like to grow up in the South as a young gay man and an outsider. Through his creative non-fiction essay, he paints an important picture of American climate that continues to be challenged today.
In three short poems that seem to belong together, Sam Pink captures the magic of mundane moments of life, leaving it up to you to decided where between existentialism and nihilism they fall.
Ghost Selfie by Alexandra Naughton
Alexandra Naughton combines selfie videos with paranormal activity in only 82 seconds. Watch it with the closed captions on.
“Someone fed me nostalgia through a tube and I thanked him with my cunt…” begins Sierra’s poem and the momentum just keeps on from there. Sierra herself feeds us nostalgia through an undeniably strong, sardonic voice.
Best Title of a Piece on The Journal
Recognition for best title of a piece on the journal has to be a three way tie between:
“Put Me on a Dog Leash and Make Me Eat Taco Bell of the Floor” – Nate Perkins
and
“I Got Drunk and Pissed on the Side of Buffalo Exchange” by Ghost #62.
In “Put Me on a Dog Leash…” Perkins sends us barreling through the anxiety of money, relationships and depression at roughly 300 miles per hour.
In “A Wink May Be The Same As a Nod…” Atkinson gives a quick glimpse at the end of the world – where it’s really not that big of a deal.
In “I Got Drunk and Pissed…” anonymous Ghost #62 looks at self-destructive behaviors and seasonal depression.
I’m thinking there might be a correlation between long titles and apathy.
In three poems, Fox looks at her relationship with her mother, her identity and God, giving us a better collective idea of where the poet is coming from and where she is headed.
There was so much great work on the journal this year. This is by no means a complete list, but really just a quick look at some of what really stood out to me. I highly encourage you to take a look back through the pages of the journal at all the amazing voices we’ve had the opportunity to share.
Thank you all for making 2018 a great year for South Broadway Ghost Society. I cannot wait to see what 2019 brings.
Brice Maiurro
Editor-In-Chief
SBGS
South Broadway Ghost Society 
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