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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 - August 2026

• The Side Hustler: An art teacher accepts a side photography job from a student.
• Mister Pete: A high school student becomes the school bus driver's prescription pill salesperson.
• Sentencing: The victim of an armed robbery disrupts sentencing when she reveals an abusive uncle.
• The Weight of Mercy: A detective gets a recorded murder confession but is urged to destroy it.
• The Measure of Poverty: A social welfare professor with a multi-million-dollar retirement fund faces personal contradictions.
• The Most Dangerous Animal: A terminally ill farmer hires a big-game sportsman to kill him in a staged accident.
• Beyond Rose Street: A friend's survival is at risk after a mystical ritual leaves him stuck inside a barn wall.

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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