Synopsis - A young boy is ostracized by his friends because he has had his soul surgically removed.After Dinner Conversation is a growing series of short stories across genres to draw out deeper discussions with friends and family. Each story is an accessible example of an abstract ethical or philosophical idea and is accompanied by suggested discussion questions.Podcast discussions of this short story, and others, is avail...

Curiosities returns with new steampunk stories of mysterious machines, curious contraptions, mannerly magicks, and tea. Ever so much tea.Illustrative collages by Martini Discovolante.The stories:Dorothea Defies Convention by A.J. BrennanThe Death Trade by Natasha C. CalderThe Instant by Harris CoverleyMary Shelley and the St Pancras Ghoul by Ian C. DouglasInkec by MM SchreierThe There-It-Is Store by Adam GaylordShards by JL G...

Named Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023, 20024" by Chill SubsCarefully curated stories from After Dinner Conversation magazine to create a themed short story book about the philosophy of religion. Perfect for classrooms and book clubs, each story is 1,500-7,000 words and comes with five suggested discussion questions.Story Summary ListThe Angel In The Juniper: Holly meets an angel who tells her to kill he...

"After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - January 2022Clandestine: Drug smugglers out of Miami see a distress ocean distress flare and must decide if they are going to stop and help.President Greenwald's Man: A new Presidential candidate promises to lower greenhouse gas levels or die trying.Grief: After hundreds of years of direct interactions, God declares he has nothing more to tea...