Three-Minute Fiction Round 9 Stories: 'Butterflies'

NPR

Published September 29, 2012 at 3:00 PM EDT

Round 9 of Three-Minute Fiction has closed and the judging process is now under way. Susan Stamberg reads an excerpt from one standout story, Butterflies, written by Jennifer Dupree. You can read the full story below along with other stories at www.npr.org/threeminutefiction.

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