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5 minutes of life in 100 words. Submissions open! Est. 2020. fiveminutelit.com
"SoHo Nanny" by Arianne Oviedo. Arianne, from Venezuela, is a writer/editor established in New York City. She spends her time writing and thinking about the kids she used to babysit. www.arianneoviedo.com/about
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"SoHo Nanny" by Arianne Oviedo. Arianne, from Venezuela, is a writer/editor established in New York City. She spends her time writing and thinking about the kids she used to babysit. www.arianneoviedo.com/about
"New Message" by Barbara Ridley, an English ex-pat who lives in California. She’s published in numerous literary journals, and has two novels: When It’s Over (2017) and Unswerving (2024).
November 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
"New Message" by Barbara Ridley, an English ex-pat who lives in California. She’s published in numerous literary journals, and has two novels: When It’s Over (2017) and Unswerving (2024).
Scribbler's Ink Flash Contest ends Nov 30.
How to Break the Glass Ceiling—Strategies Towards Int'l Publishing for Marginalized Writers w/ @mandirapattnaik.bsky.social. Dec 6.
Novel in 10 weeks w/ Angela Lam @gothamwriters starts January 7
More details—Nov. newsletter at Substack-5minutes100words.
How to Break the Glass Ceiling—Strategies Towards Int'l Publishing for Marginalized Writers w/ @mandirapattnaik.bsky.social. Dec 6.
Novel in 10 weeks w/ Angela Lam @gothamwriters starts January 7
More details—Nov. newsletter at Substack-5minutes100words.
November 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Scribbler's Ink Flash Contest ends Nov 30.
How to Break the Glass Ceiling—Strategies Towards Int'l Publishing for Marginalized Writers w/ @mandirapattnaik.bsky.social. Dec 6.
Novel in 10 weeks w/ Angela Lam @gothamwriters starts January 7
More details—Nov. newsletter at Substack-5minutes100words.
How to Break the Glass Ceiling—Strategies Towards Int'l Publishing for Marginalized Writers w/ @mandirapattnaik.bsky.social. Dec 6.
Novel in 10 weeks w/ Angela Lam @gothamwriters starts January 7
More details—Nov. newsletter at Substack-5minutes100words.
"We Promised" by Heather Maat, a mama, a wife, and a writer of Creative Nonfiction. She calls Calgary, Alberta, home, but doesn’t mind leaving to travel.
November 23, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"We Promised" by Heather Maat, a mama, a wife, and a writer of Creative Nonfiction. She calls Calgary, Alberta, home, but doesn’t mind leaving to travel.
High Fives to our contributors who published elsewhere recently: Rita Pomade • Emily Hall • Danielle Jones • Angela Lam • Christina Fugate • Theodore Wallbanger • Kelly Esparza • Eileen Vorbach Collins. Congratulations! All the details in our newsletter, 5minutes100words on Substack
November 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
High Fives to our contributors who published elsewhere recently: Rita Pomade • Emily Hall • Danielle Jones • Angela Lam • Christina Fugate • Theodore Wallbanger • Kelly Esparza • Eileen Vorbach Collins. Congratulations! All the details in our newsletter, 5minutes100words on Substack
"With Love" by @salenacasha.bsky.social, Fall Contest 2024 Finalist (Theme: Flirt), in case you missed it
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"With Love" by @salenacasha.bsky.social, Fall Contest 2024 Finalist (Theme: Flirt), in case you missed it
"Teenage Freedom" by Meg McGovern, an author, retired teacher, and speaker. Meg has a published book and is working on her memoir. Essays appear in the Brevity Blog.
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"Teenage Freedom" by Meg McGovern, an author, retired teacher, and speaker. Meg has a published book and is working on her memoir. Essays appear in the Brevity Blog.
"Instructions" by Héctor Hernández, who put his degree in civil engineering to good use for twenty-seven years. He is now retired and writes whenever inspiration demands his attention.
November 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Instructions" by Héctor Hernández, who put his degree in civil engineering to good use for twenty-seven years. He is now retired and writes whenever inspiration demands his attention.
Five Minutes is on TikTok, edited by The Hallway editors Tenley Cederholm and Kate Meen! The account serves as a way for us to explore our archives. If you make a TikTok about your piece, we’d love to share it on our TikTok: five_minute_lit. Ideas: fiveminutelit.com/tiktok
November 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Five Minutes is on TikTok, edited by The Hallway editors Tenley Cederholm and Kate Meen! The account serves as a way for us to explore our archives. If you make a TikTok about your piece, we’d love to share it on our TikTok: five_minute_lit. Ideas: fiveminutelit.com/tiktok
"Icebreaker" by Betsy Ellor in case you missed it
November 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
"Icebreaker" by Betsy Ellor in case you missed it
"Breathing" by R.S. Nelson, a Latina writer. Her work has been published in Twin Bird Review, Flash Fiction Magazine, Spillwords, Every Writer, SciFiSat, and elsewhere.
November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
"Breathing" by R.S. Nelson, a Latina writer. Her work has been published in Twin Bird Review, Flash Fiction Magazine, Spillwords, Every Writer, SciFiSat, and elsewhere.
"Rain" by Asmi Mahajan in case you missed it
November 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
"Rain" by Asmi Mahajan in case you missed it
New newsletter is live ... prompts to get you writing, opportunities to learn with our contributors, ideas for where to submit next, and more ... 5minutes100words.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
New newsletter is live ... prompts to get you writing, opportunities to learn with our contributors, ideas for where to submit next, and more ... 5minutes100words.substack.com
Springtime" by Catherine Humikowski, a pediatric intensive care physician, cancer survivor, and cardiac arrest survivor who writes about death and other fun topics.
November 14, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Springtime" by Catherine Humikowski, a pediatric intensive care physician, cancer survivor, and cardiac arrest survivor who writes about death and other fun topics.
"It Wasn't Me" by John Holmes in case you missed it
November 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"It Wasn't Me" by John Holmes in case you missed it
"Fireworks" by Yolanda Ampomah in case you missed it
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"Fireworks" by Yolanda Ampomah in case you missed it
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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November 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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"baby daddy 2.0" by Billie Oh in case you missed it
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"baby daddy 2.0" by Billie Oh in case you missed it
"Relief" by Dart Humeston, a coffee-addicted writer who lives in a quiet town in Florida with his wife and four cats. The cats are single.
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Relief" by Dart Humeston, a coffee-addicted writer who lives in a quiet town in Florida with his wife and four cats. The cats are single.
"Growing Babies" by Louise Kaestner in case you missed it
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
"Growing Babies" by Louise Kaestner in case you missed it
"Forgotten" by Bliss Goldstein, CALYX Journal's winner of the Margarita Donnelly Prize for Prose Writing. Her book in progress is "How Not to Be an Asshole."
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"Forgotten" by Bliss Goldstein, CALYX Journal's winner of the Margarita Donnelly Prize for Prose Writing. Her book in progress is "How Not to Be an Asshole."
"Tent Boy" by Dylon Medeiros, in case you missed it
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"Tent Boy" by Dylon Medeiros, in case you missed it
"The Siren" by @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social in case you missed it #siren #resonance #bow #bach #violin #bourree #dance #music #sound #performance #micromemoir
November 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"The Siren" by @kelliedbrown1.bsky.social in case you missed it #siren #resonance #bow #bach #violin #bourree #dance #music #sound #performance #micromemoir
November Reader Krissie Mulvoy Williams is a mother, wife, French teacher, translator, writer, reader, tennis player & hiker. Her teenagers, Lab & husband keep her life full. She's working on a novel, Mother Tongues. Get micros in to Krissie & the rest of the Nov. team: fiveminutelit.com/submissions
November 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
November Reader Krissie Mulvoy Williams is a mother, wife, French teacher, translator, writer, reader, tennis player & hiker. Her teenagers, Lab & husband keep her life full. She's working on a novel, Mother Tongues. Get micros in to Krissie & the rest of the Nov. team: fiveminutelit.com/submissions