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 kate meen and founding reader bobbi lerman, plus our rotating team of guest readers, who you can meet in the latest newsletteR. 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.

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Jul 15
Jul 15 The Herd

An orange herd of elbows, knees and ponytails stampedes down the court. On the cusp of womanhood, their bodies are a myriad of developmental stages.

Jun 27
Jun 27 One-on-One

Peter Blau

I bounce the ball downcourt, shift left, then right, dribble the ball from one hand to the other. The noise of the crowd fills my head, my muscles tense, but I press on.

Jan 12
Jan 12 How You Know

Sally Simon

It’s a grey day. I’m lazing around on the couch playing an inane game on my phone.

Jul 12
Jul 12 Fishy, Fishy

Betsy Ellor

“We played Covid today.” He dipped his graham cracker in Nutella. I stopped with his milk half poured.

Jul 15 Jul 15 The Herd

Jun 27 Jun 27 One-on-One

Jan 12 Jan 12 How You Know

Jul 12 Jul 12 Fishy, Fishy

Jul 15
Jul 15 The Herd

Jun 27
Jun 27 One-on-One

Jan 12
Jan 12 How You Know

Jul 12
Jul 12 Fishy, Fishy