From Our Readers & Listeners

Three-Minute Fiction: 'Ten Ring Fingers' And 'Ghost Words'

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:54:00 +0000

NPR's Bob Mondello and Susan Stamberg read excerpts of two of the best submissions for Round 11 of our short story contest. They read Ten Ring Fingers by Tamara Breuer of Washington, D.C., and Ghost Words by Matheus Macedo of Winthrop, Mass. You can read their full stories below and find other stories on our Three-Minute Fiction page or on Facebook.

Three-Minute Fiction Reading: 'Plum Baby'

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:41:00 +0000

NPR's Susan Stamberg reads an excerpt of one of the best submissions for Round 11 of our short story contest. She reads Plum Baby by Carmiel Banasky of Portland, Ore. You can read the full story below and find other stories on our Three-Minute Fiction page or on Facebook.

The Curious Listener: Debating Guns On Air, At Home & On The Range

George T. Gary III — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:31:57 +0000

NPR listener Paul Gwaltney contacted All Things Considered earlier this year with a challenge - go to a shooting range. He'd heard an interview with National Rifle Association President David Keene on our air, and thought the trip might allow a better understanding of the culture there.

NPR took him up on this offer, and the show asked him to do something in return, something that put listeners at the center of the conversation around this timely issue.

Letters: Reaction To Gun Series

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:41:00 +0000

Transcript

MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

Our Series this week on guns in America have sent many of you to your keyboards. And every day, a new batch of stories sparked conversation and some heated debate at our website. Some listeners complained that our coverage was pro gun control, some that it was pro National Rifle Association.

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST:

And, Melissa, your story Monday about the shooting death of Charles Foster, Jr. drew praise from many, including Joy Paccini of Houston, Texas.

Three-Minute Fiction: Check-In With The Judge

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 21:00:00 +0000

Round 9 of Three-Minute Fiction is in full swing. Readers from all over the country have made their selections, and now judge Brad Meltzer is close to making his decision. Meltzer is best-selling author of The Tenth Justice and The Inner Circle. He tells host Guy Raz about his favorite stories in Three-Minute Fiction so far. You can read the stories at www.npr.org/threeminutefiction.