"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 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

"Spilled Milk" by Brad Snyder, whose writing has appeared in HuffPost Personal, Hippocampus Magazine, River Teeth’s Beautiful Things, Under the Gum Tree, and elsewhere. More micromemoirs at fiveminutelit.com.

November Reader Shama has work featured in Gyroscope Review, ONE ART, The Pierian, and elsewhere. She writes from an old dusty corner of the earth while pondering the sky. Get micros in to Shama and the rest of the November team.

"Die Another Day" by Amita Basu, Fall Contest 2024 ("Flirt) finalist, in case you missed it

Full Timelapse! Please enjoy it and read the wonderful story that inspired it! @slashnburnett.bsky.social www.fiveminutelit.com/five-minutes... @fiveminutelit.bsky.social

"Date with Italy" by Margie Haenseler, an American expat living in Europe trying to capture adventure through her writing. Enjoys authentic espresso and walking to the town square.

November Reader James W. Miller is a teacher & writer living in the LA area. He holds degrees from UC Berkeley & U. of Edinburgh & has published in Adelaide Literary Magazine, Flash Fiction Magazine, & Five Minutes. Get micros in to James & the rest of the Nov. team at fiveminutelit.com/submissions

"Whisky & Flames" by Fall Contest 2024 (Prompt: Flirt) Finalist Michelle La Vone in case you missed it

November Reader @emhall47.bsky.social’s prose has appeared/is forthcoming in Passages North, Portland Review, Necessary Fiction, Cherry Tree & more. She’s a prose reader for West Trade Review, has a PhD in contemporary Anglophone novels & lives in NC with her husband. fiveminutelit.com/submissions

"Between" by Gina de Mendonca, who writes creative non-fiction, fiction, and poetry. Her work has been published by Anti-Heroin Chic and Five Minutes. ginademendonca.substack.com

Welcome November Reader David Guerra! Get micros in to David and the rest of the November team at fiveminutelit.com/submissions

"The Blush" by Bella Perez in case you missed it

"Homemade Raft" by Tiara Ulfah, an Indonesian student living in Germany. medium.com/@akuntiara5

"Echo Park" by Jim DeFilippi, a prolific and eccentric American writer and novelist and a Five Minutes founding contributor

"Call and Answer" by Rebecca Ingalls in case you missed it

"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.

"Sweet Cream" by Sarah Kilch Gaffney in case you missed it

"Forever" by Preeti Talwai, who writes from California, where she's also a research leader in human-centered technology.

"The Search" by @anchalastudio.bskylsocial, editor and art director for the literary journal @doesithavepockets.bsky.social. Anne lives in North Carolina.

Prompts to get you writing, inspired by September's micromemoirs. More to inspire in our October newslettter — 5minutes100words at Substack. Write 100 and submit!

"Torn Apart" by Vani Aadhya in case you missed it

"Baby Cucumber" by Kim Palmisano in case you missed it

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!)

"The Cat Burglar" by Joel Bryant, a UK-based healthcare worker and occasional scribbler of flash fiction and short stories.

"Never Married" by Annie Kassof, Fall Contest 2024 Finalist, in case you missed it

"Get Real" by Jen Schneider, a community college educator who lives, works, and writes in small spaces in and around Philadelphia.

"Indulgences" by Gabriel Rizzo in case you missed it

"One of the Guys" by @aallen50K in case you missed it

"Maybe." by John Holmes, Fall Contest (Flirt) 2024 Finalist, in case you missed it

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!

"The Pickle Jar" by Sarah Chin, a poetry, humor, and fiction writer with a day job in politics. She lives in Chicago, Illinois.

"Hurricane Alley" by @mariecloutier.bsky.social

"Breath" by Swapna Sanchita in case you missed it

"Cassette Tapes" by Laura Barr, in case you missed it

"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.

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

"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.

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

"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 others’ lives.

Five Minutes' October Newsletter is live! 5minutes100words.substack.com/

October reader Asmi Mahajan is a student from India who finds reading & writing cathartic. Work in Short Beasts, Down in the Dirt, 50-Word Stories, exploring human experience in sharp, honest bursts of storytelling. Get micros in to Asmi & the rest of the Oct. team at fiveminutelit.com/submissions

October reader Kathy Lynn Carroll has worked as a freelance proofreader, editor, children’s picture book blogger & writer for years, publishing fiction, mini-mysteries & nonfiction in journals and magazines. Get micros in to Kathy & the rest of the October team at link in bio!

October reader Tenley Cederholm, co-editor of The Hallway & our fledgling TikTok, loves reading all genres, especially horror, but writing is her passion. She also loves interviewing, music, and fashion design. Get micros in to Tenley & the rest of the October team! fiveminutelit.com/submissions

"Breakfast Fail" by Salvatore Difalco, who lives in Toronto, Canada

October Reader @carlyanderson.bsky.social is a NYC-based writer published in 100 Word Story, Brevity & more. She’s nonfiction editor for Qu, the lit mag of Queens U. of Charlotte where she’s pursuing her MFA. She’s happiest hanging with her handsome husband, brilliant daughter & feisty soul cat.

"Thieves" by James. W. Miller in case you missed it