After Dinner Conversation - Season Two: After Dinner Conversation Short Story Series

"Would you remove your soul, to save your life?"After Dinner Conversation - Season Two is a collection of the best short stories published in the After Dinner Conversation series to date. Short stories span all genres; science-fiction, near-future, dystopia, spiritual, fantasy, urban fantasy, AI, historical fiction, contemporary women, political, horror, thriller, and children's stories. The important thing is that the story is compelling, and that it asks a specific ethical or moral question. Imagine the "trolley problem" in short story form.

Reader Reviews

"...a terrific collection of short stories (for teaching) courses on civics, ethics, or contemporary social problems, in high school or junior college." Philosophy Professor at Chapel Hill, Luc Bovens

"Tears Your Heart. Heart breaking discussions fueled by this book." Amazon Reviewer MariaJ

"...these stories as a whole so far, have been haunting, staying with me long past finishing." Amazon Reviewer Andrea L. Stoeckel

Each short story is also accompanied by discussion questions for the reader, or for a group of readers, to discuss. Many of the short stories have associated podcast discussions on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, and Youtube, as well as on our website, After Dinner Conversation.

Included Stories Top Ranked In The Following Amazon Categories

#1 in Utilitarianism Philosophy#1 in Aesthetics#1 in Parenting Morals & Responsibility#1 in Faith & Spirituality#1 in Pragmatism#2 in Historical Fiction Short Stories#1 in Physician & Patient Medical Ethics#1 in Occult Magic#1 in Free Will And Determinism#2 in Religious Studies - Ethics#1 in Religious Intolerance#1 in Political Fiction#1 in Greek & Roman Philosophy#1 in Jurisprudence#1 in Ethics & Morality#1 in Good & Evil Philosophy#1 in Children's Books on Values#1 in State & Local Government#1 in Christian Ethics#3 in Women's Fantasy Fiction#2 in Corruption & Misconduct in Politics#1 in Death, Grief & Spirituality#2 in Teen & Young Adult Short Stories#1 in Tribal & Ethnic Religions#1 in 45-Minute Teen & Young Adult Short Reads#1 in 30-Minute Teen & Young Adult Short Reads#1 in 30-Minute Literature & Fiction Short Reads#1 in 30-Minute Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Short Reads#2 in 45-Minute Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Reads#2 in Christian Homeschooling#2 in Parenting Morals & Responsibility#1 in Natural Law Perspectives#2 in Political Freedom#1 in Phenomenologyand many more Short stories by (in alphabetical order) Nathan Ahlgrim, Christopher Burrow, Rebecca L Christophi, Harris Coverley, T. Lucas Earle, CJ Erick, Dean Gessie, Mina Ikemoto Ghosh, Viggy Parr Hampton, Joanna Michal Hoyt, Margaret Karmazin, J. Grace Pennington, W.M. Pienton, Katherine Quevedo, Samuel Reifler, Debbie Zubrick Romani, David Edward Rose, DL Shirey, P.G. Streeter, Dale Stromberg, Joe Vasicek, J. Weintraub, David Whitaker, Charles Williams, & Peri Dwyer Worrell.