After Dinner Conversation Magazine

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 - September 2026

•Happy to Help: A man faces a nursing home lawsuit for the care of his estranged, abusive father.
•Baby Boy: A pregnant woman flees the country after genetic testing mandates the abortion of her son.
•You Shall: Moses and Aaron debate a commandment requiring people to admit their mistakes.
•Blasphemy: An adjunct professor faces an investigation after defending a colleague accused of sexual misconduct.
•A Man Can Forgive: A bank manager receives a loan request from the former principal who wrongfully expelled him.
•The Line: A boy decides to join a mysterious, endless queue after the rest of society vanishes into it.
•Exodus: A family on an interstellar spaceship considers converting the ship's artificial intelligence to complete a prayer quorum.

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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