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After Dinner Conversation Magazine
Paperback
Series: After Dinner Conversation Magazine, Book 68
Science FictionLiterary Fiction
Publisher: After Dinner Conversation
Published: Feb 1 2026
Pages: 90
Weight: 0.29
Height: 0.22 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
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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 - February 2026
- Joey: A woman inherits control over her brother's consciousness and must decide whether to end his digital life.
- Even Darker Place: A high-achieving brother struggles with his addicted sister insistence she can change by having a child.
- Quid Pro Quo: A married couple tests the boundaries of honesty when one partner admits the sex act they've always hated.
- Empathy: A convict endures a punishment implant that forces him to feel his victim's grief each day.
- Fulfillment: The world changes when everyone's wishes simultaneously come true.
- A Witch of Squash and Maize: A woman's folk magic challenges local traditions about love and abuse.
- Animals and Origami: An elderly prisoner asks for freedom so he can see the ocean one more time.
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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