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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 - April 2026

• Soul Loop: A summer employee at a touristy "old town" investigates the "soul loop" experience they've been peddling.
• Illusions of Survival: The sole survivor of a Himalayan plane crash grapples with survivor's guilt.
• The Prosperity Tree: A village's communal way of life is upended when a young man discovers and claims private ownership of a second "Prosperity Tree".
• The Expendables: A woman struggles with the morality of employing low-wage immigrant workers to paint her home.
• The Burden of Life: A pregnant woman must decide whether to grant her dying husband's request to be "reborn" through her own womb.
• The Silence of Certainty: Two loser friends living in their parents' basements debate the value of hope over facts.
• The Bridle: A woman in a judgmental community endures the physical and social torture of a public "Condemning".

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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