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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 - November 2026

• The Zera Procedure: A death row inmate agrees to be the first human to turn their brain into a computer.
• Fox Hollow Lane: A woman new neighborhood is full of impossibly handsome, endlessly helpful husbands.
• Gustav's Choice: A newly dead plumber is told to judge his own moral worth and pick from five afterlives.
• North of Careful: One of the last teenage boys is raised in a government "safety zone."
• You, Optimized: An overlooked office worker lets a self-optimization app script his every smile, pause, and word in real time.
• UnBecoming: A woman late for a fertility clinic appointment feeds a parking meter memories instead of money.
• The Truth as We Know It: A mother whose son admits to pushing his taunting stepfather off a bridge.

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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