Named Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023" by Chill SubsCarefully curated stories from After Dinner Conversation magazine to create a themed short story book about the philosophy and ethics of research. Perfect for classrooms and book clubs, each story is 1,500-7,000 words and comes with five suggested discussion questions.Story Summary ListThe Mind Reader: An outspoken bar patron runs an experiment to see if the wo...

"After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - September 2022Milla's Dandelion: Alchemilla encounters a gentle horned man in the woods while looking for flowers.The Heaven – The Earth: Morton is growing a hole right through his belly and has to come to terms with his life choices.French Connection: A college student is transported back to Paris to have coffee with Simone de Beauvoir, Jean...

"After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - September 2020Idle Horns: A horned demon of hell born to eternally torture the damned walks off the job.The Mind Reader: An outspoken bar patron runs an experiment to see if the world can be divided into the "weak" and the "strong" in attempt to prove he's not an authoritarian fascist.I, von Economo: A woman goes back to get revenge on the ma...

Synopsis: An outspoken bar patron runs an experiment to see if the world can be divided into the "weak" and the "strong" in attempt to prove he's not an authoritarian fascist.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 growin...

Temporality in Qualitative Inquiry explores the relationship between time and qualitative research and unpacks some of the conceptual, methodological, practical, and pragmatic areas of qualitative inquiry related to time and temporality.This book advances the understanding and re-evaluation of research practice by examining the passage of time, temporal feeling, and conceptualising of time/temporality in research practice with participants. It provides theoretical and prac...

After his daughter tries to kill him, the Banker sets out to steal an ancient artifact to bring his daughter back to life.The Banker and the Empath is the concluding part of the Banker Trilogy.In the year 2039, Pierre Beaumont is performing testing to determine which of his progeny to succeed him as the head of House Beaumont. The testing ends in a disaster, as Pierre's favourite daughter, Delphine, snaps and murders his other children. Delphine's actions force Pie...

The Monocle Conspiracy: The Complete TrilogyNine alien monocles. A global conspiracy. Total world domination.When World Bank power broker Pierre Beaumont discovers Zetan alien monocles in a remote Himalayan temple, he unlocks godlike intelligence and the ultimate weapon in a decades-long shadow war. Teaming up with ruthless elites, Pierre launches The Monocle Conspiracy: a high-stakes plot involving alien technology, bioweapons, economic sabotage, and polit...

There's no question it was murder. But who killed whom?What begins as a typical corporate event for magician Eli Marks turns into a twisted mystery when he is called to the site of a recent murder/suicide.Confronted by the details of the grisly crime scene, Eli must sort through the post-mortem clues - and the bickering of the officials as well as a poorly-timed allergy attack - to determine just who murdered whom.* * *PRAISE FOR THE...

Everyone loves cats! What's not to love? In this book you will find 101 Hilarious jokes about the cats, and everything we enjoy laughing about our feline friends. Fill your days with laughter, give this book as a gift, or use it to entertain your loved ones. These punny jokes make great icebreakers and will lighten any mood. Great to use in a classroom, near events, or times when you just need a laugh.This collection of jokes is clean fun and family friendly, with no violence or of...

Enter the extraordinary world of Dorothy, a woman who thought she lived alone until she discovered her unique ability to communicate with the spirit world. With her newfound power, she's no longer alone - instead, she's surrounded by a host of invisible spirits who constantly boss her around.When Dorothy's attempts to find a new job fail, the spirits convince her to offer her services as a clairvoyant. But just as she's getting started, her ability to communicate with the spirits d...

What Endures is a story of powerful love. It is a story that will break your heart. Inspired by true events, it tells of the incredible bond between a mother and daughter, and with gut-wrenching poignancy reminds us of the little things that make life worth living.   “Holdstock’s writing manages to be both heartbreakingly poetic and densely detailed … sad passages, ghostlike recollections, written almost from the vantage point of the present, establish th...

***SHORTLISTED FOR THE MIRAMICHI READER'S 'THE VERY BEST!' SHORT FICTION AWARD******2020 RELIT AWARDS: SHORT FICTION WINNER***With birth, death, contemplation, and close calls, Send More Tourists… the Last Ones Were Delicious explores how we respond to the weight of social expectations. From the hidden pressures of wall paint and tarot card predictions, to the burden of phone numbers and the dismembering of saints, Waddleton takes ...