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Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insights on controversial topics like marriage equality, assisted suicide, the meaning of death, animal rights and defining your "purpose." It's time to go deep in search of truth! If you love reading imaginative short stories on hot topics that make your brain think deeply but also have you laughing out loud... then this magazine is for you!

"After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - May 2025

• All That Glitters: Connor comes across an opportunity that asks him to invest his, and his wife's, entire life savings.
• Suvi Remembers: The townspeople of Palwas resort to human sacrifice to appease a malevolent force, and one community member is designated to "remember."
• Becoming Heima: Wealthy Luke relies on Heima to give his life experiences perspective, at the cost of herself.
• The Redeemer: Ariana Fuchs, a woman whose unprecedented height, is banned from professional basketball to keep the sport competitive.
• Corporate Head: A man embraces his submissive desires while navigating the corporate world.
• Eleven Things I Have Left Now That My Daughter Is Gone: Promise leaves her drug-addicted prostitute mother behind so she can go to college.
• Home for the Holidays: A son home for the holidays has parents who are convinced the world around them has physically grown (rather than that they have gotten smaller).

After Dinner Conversation is an independent nonprofit publisher. We believe in fostering meaningful discussions among friends, family, and students to enhance humanity through truth-seeking, reflection, and respectful debate. To achieve this, we publish philosophical and ethical short story fiction accompanied by discussion questions.

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