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Carefully curated stories from After Dinner Conversation magazine to create a themed short story book about the philosophy and ethics of interpersonal relationships. Perfect for classrooms and book clubs, each story is 1,500-7,000 words and comes with five suggested discussion questions.

Story Summary List

Corporate Head: A man embraces his submissive desires while navigating the corporate world.
Eleven Things I Have Left Now That My Daughter Is Gone: Promise leaves her drug-addicted prostitute mother behind so she can go to college.
On Ice: A woman's ex-boyfriend asks to use the embryos they froze together years earlier with his new love interest.
Junk: Grieved by the loss of her father, in a house overflowing with sentimental clutter, a woman's chance encounter forces her to consider a new beginning.
Disconnect: A woman whose job it is to "pilot" other people's dates meets her crush.
Emancipation: A 50-something woman leaves her loveless marriage to join an archaeological dig in Montana.
Lies I Tell My Father: A child visits her father with Alzheimer, so her mother can get a break.
Q-Tip Options: The narrator befriends Abby and Robert, the homeless couple living by her house.
Visions of Midwives: A midwife in training learns the midwife secret, that at the moment of birth each midwife is able to see the future of the newly born child.
Evening Star: Two bullied school children decide to reveal their true selves to their classmates and suffer the consequences.

After Dinner Conversation believes humanity is improved by ethics and morals grounded in philosophical truth. Philosophical truth is discovered through intentional reflection and respectful debate. In order to facilitate that process, we have created a growing series of short stories across genres, a monthly magazine, themed books, and two podcasts. These accessible examples of abstract ethical and philosophical ideas are intended to draw out deeper discussions with friends, family, and students.

Reviews 5/5 Stars!
"With Science fiction we can explore other galaxies and alien conflicts, but with philosophical fiction we can explore other minds and ethical conflicts. Let this book take you on a Phi-Fi adventure."
— William Irwin, Ph.D. - Philosophy Professor, King's College

"After Dinner Conversation collections can offer a spine for such courses as illustrative material to stimulate discussion. Lively and engaging, perfect for classrooms and educational contexts, the stories stimulate conversation in families, elder hostels, youth clubs, or book groups."
— Luc Bovens, Ph.D. - Philosophy Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

★★★ If you enjoy this story, subscribe via our website to "After Dinner Conversation Magazine" and get this, and other, similar ethical and philosophical short stories delivered straight to your inbox every month. (Just search "After Dinner Conversation Magazine")★★★

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