"After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - November 2022Water Under The Bridge: Rusty is beat up by the neighborhood bullies trying to steal his bike, and looks to get revenge.The Stone Piles: A young boy seeks the approval of his father through hunting, but finds he doesn't have the stomach for it.Cycles: An Associate English Professor goes through a series of unsuccessful relationships, and ...

As a middle child raised middle class and stuck out in the middle of Louisiana, hilarious writer and actress Sarah Thyre often found her in–between existence far less than desirable. Even from a young age, Sarah found ways of shirking her own hated identity — whether by stealing someone else's or lying about her own. She changed her name, claimed to be a great outdoorsman, and solicited donations for her favorite charity — which turned out to be, in fact, her. In addition, Sarah lived thro...

Werecats and Witchcraft, A Pagan RomanceNicole is an orphaned witch who has spent most of her life homeless, wandering from place to place in an effort to remain hidden from those who fear her dark gift. But from the moment she stepped foot in Aspire, New York, she felt as if she had come home.Now her life is being turned upside down by the unexpected arrival of a man from her past. Can he convince her to finally stop running from her fears, or will he be the reason that sh...

Popping fights and picking cherries—cutting ties with the Mormon church is culture shock at its finest. In this new trans-genre form that combines short stories, short prose, and poetry, B.E. Hewson anthologizes the memories, emotions, and imaginings of a faith-failed adolescent colliding with an uninviting world.

Worst. Christmas. EVER >.Before Paul left Hayley for a blonde stick insect and a job in Wellington, he and Hayley—mostly Hayley—liked to host Christmas lunch. Join them for the Christmas before the pancakes hit the fan—in the book One Skid Mark—and enjoy a festive southern hemisphere Christmas lunch with Hayley's dysfunctional yet loveable family—and Paul.Hilarity ensues as Hayley hosts the Christmas lunch from hell. Whatever can go wrong, will on...

"Oh dear, this isn't good," I said to myself. "How on earth can I help this poor seagull?"

Dr. Seuss tackles troubles—bullies, terrain, weather—in the rhyming classic I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew. When our hero stubs his toe, he decides to find a less troublesome place to live. Soon he’s off on a journey “to the City of Solla Sollew, on the banks of the beautiful River Wah-Hoo, where they never have troubles! At least, very few.” However, between his encounters with the Midwinter Jicker and the Perilous Poozer of Pompelmoose Pass, he soon finds out ...

Interludes often focus on events and characters far from the The 33's action-packed front lines.The motto of the Five-By-Five is Narum Regnum, Principium et Finis — The Backbone of the Kingdom, The First and the Last. It's a fitting phrase for this global network of specialists who support The 33, an unlikely team of world-saving misfits.Rags and Skids are Five-Bys. The jaded mechanics work in the basement of the Farmhouse, The 33's strange headqua...

This first collection of poems from M.R. Barnsley is filled with profanity, vulgarities and explicit knowledge that only a few people should read. Are you one of those people? Why don't you find out for yourself...

This collection of terrible poetry will make you laugh, cry and shake your head in disgust. Bad images will ignite one’s emotions and forever scar the brain of the reader. The author Kevin Smith, has a vomit inducing attitude and an even worse ability to produce really rotten entertainment. Be prepared to suffer from melodramatic episodes of rage. A theatrical masterpiece of dung is the likely outcome of a reciter’s journey to the crapper.No real humans were injured in the making o...

The 4th installment of some of the dirtiest, raunchiest, and most insanely hilarious jokes ever imagined! ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS!

Synopsis: Three Auschwitz prisoners find a contraband bible and have to decide if they are willing to risk their lives to keep it.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, audio and video podcast discussions,...