Reborn
At the Reborn Convention at the Creektown Holiday Inn, the women mill and mingle, fawn over mohair follicles, blue-blotched underpainting, voice-boxes uploaded with found sound. Distant crying. Summer afternoon nap meltdowns.READ MORE
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Three-Minute Fiction: The Round 11 Winner Is ...
After sifting through thousands of submissions for our short-story contest, we have found a winner. This round, guest judge Karen Russell asked you to write a story in which a character finds something he or she has no intention of returning.READ MORE
Three-Minute Fiction: The Round 11 Winner Is ...
After sifting through thousands of submissions for our short-story contest, we have found a winner.READ MORE
Beyond The Fence
A story from our Three-Minute Fiction contest by Matthew Campbell of Salem, Mass.READ MORE
Three-Minute Fiction Reading: 'Beyond The Fence'
NPR's Bob Mondello reads an excerpt from Round 11 of our short story contest.READ MORE
The Pomelo
A story from our Three-Minute Fiction contest written by Sara Maria Greene of King of Prussia, Pa.READ MORE
Picked Clean
A story from our Three-Minute Fiction contest written by Manuel Gonzales of Austin, Texas.READ MORE
Chips
A story from our Three-Minute Fiction contest written by Kristina Riggle of Kentwood, Mich.READ MORE
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Litter
A story from our Three-Minute Fiction contest written by Kalad Hovatter of Orange, Calif.READ MORE
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The Shirt
A story from our Three-Minute Fiction contest written by Jennifer Anderson of Shorewood, Wis.READ MORE
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Three-Minute Fiction Readings: 'Litter' And 'The Shirt'
NPR's Bob Mondello and Susan Stamberg read excerpts from Round 11 of our short story contest.READ MORE
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Three-Minute Fiction Readings: 'Compromise' And 'The F'
NPR's Bob Mondello and Susan Stamberg read excerpts from Round 11 of our short story contest.READ MORE
The Art Of Compromise
A story from our Three-Minute Fiction contest written by Lindsey Appleford of Boerne, Texas.READ MORE
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Claudia Who Found The F
A story from our Three-Minute Fiction contest written by Sean Enfield of Denton, Texas.READ MORE
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Three-Minute Fiction Readings: 'Geometry' And 'Snowflake'
NPR's Bob Mondello and Susan Stamberg read excerpts from Round 11 of our short story contest.READ MORE
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Geometry
A story from our Three-Minute Fiction contest written by Eugenie Montague of Los Angeles.READ MORE
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Snowflake
A story from our Three-Minute Fiction contest written by Winona Wendth of Lancaster, Mass.READ MORE
