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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 sex and sexuality. Perfect for classrooms and book clubs, each story is 1,500-7,000 words and comes with five suggested discussion questions.

Story Summary List

Human Contact: A college student heads to a party, gets high and drunk, and ends up having a night that will forever change lives.
For Your Safety: Zoe is visited by the government for having sexual relations without first filing an "Intimate Partnership Agreement."
The Wrong Shampoo: A young adult is invited by her new, older, love interest on a weekend trip with his friends, but struggles to fit in.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Reincarnation: A gay couple, and a trans couple, get together for drinks and try to figure out what it means to be a man/woman.
My Husband and Me: A husband's wife agrees to allow him to get a lifelike sex doll leading to unexpected consequences.
Everyone's Gay In Space: Douglas Junior goes to lunch with his successful, gay, astronaut clone.
Your First Lesson: Margarite grapples with her 13-year-old daughter's decision to become sexually active.
The Draft: Society forces all babies to born, but creates a lottery system requiring all men to care for the offspring.
The Pill: Marlee realizes how much her life has foolishly revolved around men.
Recapturing the Spark: A married couple go on separate dates while texting each other.

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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