About

Inspired by the work of countless activists, and taking our namesake from the duration of Senator Cory Booker’s historic speech on the U.S. Senate floor, 25:05 was founded in response to the 2025 American climate with the aim of uplifting the voices of the people. 25:05 responds to the need to bear witness (as poignantly outlined by filmmaker and activist James Lautz in this video), to reaffirm through resistance that we exist and that our stories deserve to be told.

Send me everything happening in the now, and I mean everything. What constitutes ‘the now’ is also up to you, but your epic poem about the Homestead Strike of 1892 may have a harder time finding a home here (no matter how much I’d love to read something like that!). Also, while this journal’s inspiration is American current events, it would be unjust to exclude any member of the greater global community. We all impact each other, and just because a piece may not be as American as another doesn't mean it won't work toward the journal's goal.

I, personally, believe that to be proud of a nation is to continually work to improve that nation. I believe that 'politics' are not some secluded sphere of influence only engaged by those who with the privilege, but instead a complex system relevant and integral to the operations of every sector. I believe in the value that each and every person innately embodies, and I believe in the preservation and uplifting of art, no matter whether or not I agree with its message.

That being said, I do have to be selective. Please send me your very best, that which captivates you, that which has taken tremendous effort from you to get just right. Subject and genre do not matter as much as execution for me. I look forward to reading your work.