Five Minute Observations

Tag: everyday-observations

Show Up. Stay. Risk It All.

Apr 19, 2026

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by

Joe Class III

in Personal Essays

Three ice waters. Fifteen minutes. A shaken server on the verge of tears. A nine-top that wasn’t ours. A middle table where everyone could see us. New on Five Minute Observations — a quiet essay about showing up, staying, and the risk of being kind first.
Avo Meets Liberty

Aug 7, 2025

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by

Joe Class III

in Fiction, Personal Essays, Storytelling

A simple dog walk turns complicated when Avo meets Liberty, a beagle whose owner has strong opinions about the neighborhood. Five minutes of polite conversation leaves me wondering: How well I really know the people living next door? And what do they really know about me?