Broken Alidade is a literary journal dedicated to capturing the human experience through stories that seek direction in disorder. We publish work that evokes memories long forgotten, questions the known and unknown, and seeks meaning in the meaningless. Tell us about the day you learned what death meant. The taste of glacial water after a twelve hour hike. We want to hear about chaos and freedom, serenity and disorder. Through it all, our goal is to make transparent what it means to be human. 

broken: bro-ken (adjective)

The state of being fractured, disjointed, or apart. Broken objects typically feature sharp edges or missing pieces, rendering themselves inoperable. The same can apply to people, dreams, ideas, and societies.

alidade: al-i-dade (noun)

A surveying instrument used to determine the direction or angle of a distant object. Alidades are used in fields such as astronomy, navigation, meteorology, and fire safety, coming in many shapes and sizes. Historically, they were mechanical instruments with a sighting device on a ruler or scale requiring manual observation and recording. Nowadays, some alidades are computer-operated, allowing for automatic adjustment and calculation of direction.