@fiveminutelit.bsky.social
5 minutes of life in 100 words. Submissions open! Est. 2020. fiveminutelit.com
"Echo Park" by Jim DeFilippi, a prolific and eccentric American writer and novelist and a Five Minutes founding contributor
01.11.2025 13:00 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
"Call and Answer" by Rebecca Ingalls in case you missed it
30.10.2025 23:00 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
"Day 1 of 20,657" by Steve Gerson in case you missed it
"Poetry Slam" by @amyasherah.bsky.social, a poet and writer whose work has been published in The New York Times (Modern Love), Boulevard, CALYX, and other places.
30.10.2025 12:45 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
"Sweet Cream" by Sarah Kilch Gaffney in case you missed it
29.10.2025 11:00 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
"Forever" by Preeti Talwai, who writes from California, where she's also a research leader in human-centered technology.
28.10.2025 18:17 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
"The Search" by @anchalastudio.bskylsocial, editor and art director for the literary journal @doesithavepockets.bsky.social. Anne lives in North Carolina.
27.10.2025 22:00 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 2
Prompts to get you writing, inspired by September's micromemoirs. More to inspire in our October newslettter โย 5minutes100words at Substack. Write 100 and submit!
25.10.2025 23:00 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
"Torn Apart" by Vani Aadhya in case you missed it
25.10.2025 17:40 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
"Baby Cucumber" by Kim Palmisano in case you missed it
24.10.2025 23:00 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
October's Submissions Spotlight: @frazzledlitmag! Frazzled Lit is "amped up and ready to read your amazing short stories, flash fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction." Get writing! (Send us something new, too!)
24.10.2025 17:00 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
"The Cat Burglar" by Joel Bryant, a UK-based healthcare worker and occasional scribbler of flash fiction and short stories.
24.10.2025 14:10 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
"Never Married" by Annie Kassof, Fall Contest 2024 Finalist, in case you missed it
24.10.2025 00:00 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
"Get Real" by Jen Schneider, a community college educator who lives, works, and writes in small spaces in and around Philadelphia.
23.10.2025 15:12 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
"Indulgences" by Gabriel Rizzo in case you missed it
22.10.2025 23:00 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
"One of the Guys" by @aallen50K in case you missed it
22.10.2025 17:00 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
"Maybe." by John Holmes, Fall Contest (Flirt) 2024 Finalist, in case you missed it
22.10.2025 11:00 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
High Fives to Lisa Conquet @zeykaren.bsky.social @mariecloutier.bsky.social @appleanbooks.bsky.social @ktganfield.bsky.social @mandirapattnaik.bsky.social and @jkennedy60.bsky.social. Find out what and where they've published at 5minutes100words at Substack & if you've published lately let us know!
21.10.2025 17:00 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
"The Pickle Jar" by Sarah Chin, a poetry, humor, and fiction writer with a day job in politics. She lives in Chicago, Illinois.
21.10.2025 11:00 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
"Hurricane Alley" by @mariecloutier.bsky.social
20.10.2025 17:10 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
"Breath" by Swapna Sanchita in case you missed it
19.10.2025 23:05 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
"Cassette Tapes" by Laura Barr, in case you missed it
18.10.2025 23:11 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Thanks for sending it our way, Jen!
18.10.2025 23:05 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Thanks for sending it our way, Jen!
18.10.2025 23:05 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
"Tremors" by @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social, a Turkish writer who has been published in Electric Literature, The Kenyon Review, The Masters Review, Trampset, and Fractured Lit, among other journals.
17.10.2025 14:35 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
October reader Chase Troxell graduated with his B.A. from @ufindlay where he was first managing editor @slipperelmfindlay. He lives in Findlay, Ohio, with his kids, Felicity and Ethan. Get micros in to Chase & the rest of the October team - fiveminutelit.com/submissions
16.10.2025 23:15 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
"Plus One" by @jen-bryant.bsky.social, a Southerner living in the Midwest. Her work has appeared in Ms., BUST, The Sun, Matter News, and elsewhere.
16.10.2025 18:16 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
October Reader @ctmoon.bsky.social is one of those writers who works as a waiter & bartender in a hip neighborhood restaurant. Their current list of joys includes homemade jam on croissants and minor league baseball. Get micros in to CT and the rest of the October team: fiveminutelit.com/submissions
15.10.2025 23:00 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
"Eternal Flame" by Keturah Fountaine, an emerging writer based in Maryland. She was once a high school English teacher, but now she's chasing dreams.
"The Lodger" by Helen Biggs, an antipodean writer residing in south London. She is interested in the ways we move in and out of othersโ lives.
14.10.2025 13:20 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
