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.

When 20-year-old Amanda Knox left for Italy in August 2007, it was supposed to be a carefree year studying abroad.

No one could have foreseen it ending in her being accused, tried and convicted in the murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher.

The case, and Knox, became an international media sensation.

"I think that there was a lot of fantasy projected onto me," she tells weekends on All Things Considered host Jacki Lyden. "And that resulted in a re-appropriation and re-characterization of who I am."

Louie Saenz teams with "Science Studio" host Dr. Russ Chianelli to talk with Dr. Gary Williams, UTEP Center for Research, Entrepreneurship and Innovative Enterprises (CREIE), and three UTEP students, Eva Deemer, Alex Pastor and Diego Capelletti about a competitive program that allows for almost-complete ownership of corporations designed on campus for national competition. For more information, call 915-747-8454, email at creie@utep.edu, or visit their website, http://research.utep.edu/Default.aspx?alias=research.utep.edu/creie

Syrian President Bashar Assad essentially dismissed attempts by the United States and Russia to bring the civil war in the country to a political solution.

"Believing that a political conference will stop terrorism on the ground is unreal," Assad said in an exclusive interview with the Argentine newspaper El Clarin. Assad also took the usual stance on a wide range of issues.

Actor Kevin Mullin previews the final production of the El Paso Playhouse’s 49th season – Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None.

Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None
El Paso Playhouse 2501 Montana
(915) 532-1317
May 24th, 2013 - June 15, 2013

Painter and Sculptor, John Sherrill Houser speaks with us from his studio in Santa Fe about “Don Benito Juarez at The Pass of The North” – the fourth figure in the monumental XII Travelers project.

Information: www.12travelers.com

Denise, Bill, and Norma continue their talk on May Gardening Tips with a special focus on fertilizers.  Hear how slow-release granular fertilizers differ from the quick-acting water soluble ones.  What do you need to do to reduce the risk of fertilizer burn on your turf or plants?  Is manure an effective fertilizer, and what should you look for if you choose to use it?  Also, find out why turf, vegetables, trees, and flowering plants have their own specific fertilization needs.

Aired May 18, 2013.

Charles welcomes film historian Jay Duncan for a remembrance of stop-motion animation pioneer, Ray Harryhausen.  Harryhausen is responsible for the remarkable animation work on films such as "7th Voyage of Sinbad," "Jason and the Argonauts," and "Mysterious Island." Harryhausen died May 7, 2013, at the age of 92.  http://rayharryhausen.com.  Aired May 18, 2013.