Overview

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

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

Story Summary List

• A Wolf On The Bus: A wolf rides the bus, and is subject to discrimination by riders and police.
• Teddy And Roosevelt: Two misfit boys strike up an unlikely friendship in the shadow of President Roosevelt.
• The Hanging Man: Patrons ignore a dead homeless man hanging in the corner of a posh art gallery opening.
• Never Enough (Until You Earn It): Two African refugees make their way to Europe and are provided "basic income."
• Drag Brunch: Hannah's gay friend is excluded from her bachelorette party.
• 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.
• The Draft: Society forces all babies to be born, but creates a lottery system requiring all men to care for the offspring.
• The Human Experience: A married couple negotiates the genetic future of their unborn child.
• The Crate: Two women escape from a country that forces equal treatment to one that encourages differences, and find both have their issues.
• As You Wish: An elderly woman finds a trunk of tattered stuffed animals and makes a promise to fix them all.

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 has taken up the initiative to write themed collections of short stories that fit focused ethics courses – say, a course on bioethics, AI ethics, Tech ethics etc. These collections can offer a spine for such courses or individual stories could be added to a course as illustrative material to stimulate discussion. The stories are lively and engaging and followed by a set of questions to start classroom discussion. Also, outside of educational contexts, the stories will work nicely to stimulate conversation in families, elder hostels, youth clubs, or book groups. Give it a try – I trust that you will enjoy working with the material in this book!"
— 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")★★★