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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 - June 2025

• Deafening: Deaf parents of a hard-of-hearing child insist she be enrolled in a special school for the deaf.


• One More Day: A depressed man convinces a woman about to jump off a bridge life is worth living.


• The Money: A lottery-winning couple must decide between their own future, and that of a sick child.


• What Do Friends Say?: The narrator warns his friend's newest girlfriend of the week to run for the hills.


• Off-Road: A curious driver gives a ride to a revolutionary protester and joins their cause.


• Dangerous Ideas: A government employee shows up to capture, and destroy, the world's first foolproof "Are we living in a simulation" test machine.


• Mahabbah: A scientist creates a virus that increases people's empathy and releases it into the world.

After Dinner Conversation is an award-winning 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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