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Rated "Most Popular Fiction Magazine 2024" by Chill Subs

Named Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023, 2024" by Chill Subs

Rated "Top 50 Fiction" by Substack

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 - October 2025

A Plaintive Note: A massage parlor patron is slipped a simple note reading "Help me." The Dinner: A journalist known for her ethical stance on industrial meat production is invited to try biofabricated options. The Wife: The second "Mrs. Roberts" strives to fulfill her role as wife with unwavering dedication before being returned. Ground Control: Artificial intelligence shares the mind of Thomas, a violent patient in a psychiatric facility. The Moral of Purse Snatching: An extremely polarizing political figure has her purse stolen while dining out by a would-be Robin Hood. Farang: A foreign woman living in Bangkok finds herself compulsively observing her attractive new neighbor across the way. The Room Above: A nameless man awakens with no past memories, and is told he is a convicted criminal undergoing a memory-wiping program as an alternative to prison.

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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