Five Minutes

Five Minutes explores five minutes of a life in one hundred words. Five minutes is edited by Susanna Baird, with editorial support from managing editor Maria s. picone and founding reader bobbi lerman; March READERS isabelle B.L, Sara Bednark, Amanda Callais, Ian Li, Nia Mahmud, April Mccloud, Nina Miller, and Clorissa Phillips; and March Editorial intern Kate meen. Five Minutes was founded in October 2020, with the Salem (Mass)-based writing group Carrot Cake Writers supplying the journal’s first pieces. We’d love to read your five. Submit here.

All tagged nightmare

Jun 7
Jun 7 Reprieve

Months after my 37-year-old husband dies, I discover the borrowed Vivaldi album tucked among our other LPs.

Aug 30
Aug 30 The Snake

A chunky black snake with bright yellow splotches slithered through the grass towards me. Before the damn thing could slide up my leg, I ordered myself to run.

Jun 7 Jun 7 Reprieve

Aug 30 Aug 30 The Snake

Jun 7
Jun 7 Reprieve

Aug 30
Aug 30 The Snake