About us
**** May, 2026 is our last event using Meetup.com because they are incapable of getting the meeting times right across locations. We are migrating to https://luma.com/user/afterdinner
A group to discussion the stories published by After Dinner Conversation Magazine.
After Dinner Conversation is an 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.
- Ranked "Top-10 Literary Magazine" 2023, 2024
- Ranked #1 "Most Popular Fiction Literary Magazine" 2024
- Ranked #1 "Most Popular Speculative Fiction Literary Magazine" 2024
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* Subscribe to the magazine (print or digital), or submit stories for consideration, at www.afterdinnerconversation.com
IMPORTANT
Because Meetup is incapable of understanding how time zones convert in calendar scheduling... we do all of our times based on Salt Lake City, UT. Do not trust Meetup to give you the correct in your local timezone.
Instead, you can also check at the website. https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html. Put in 7pm Salt Lake City time, then your own city, to find out when the meetup is in your local time.
Upcoming events
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(May) After Dinner Conversation Story Discussion- Virtual
·OnlineOnline**** This is our last event using Meetup.com because they are incapable of getting the meeting times right across locations. We are migrating to https://luma.com/user/afterdinner
Short Stories For Long Discussions...
Get together online to discussion short story fiction from After Dinner Conversation Magazine. (We provide the stories, you provide the discussion)*Discussion sessions will have an After Dinner Conversation facilitator, Eric Silveira
- Discussion sessions will be limited to 15 people per session
*Discussion sessions will be one hour long - Discussion Story will come from May, 2026 Issue of ADC
*You will receive an After Dinner Conversation magazine with a primary and secondary short story for the discussion 3 days before the discussion session. - Zoom or Phone Call Meeting Options
*You are not required to speak, you can just sit in if you prefer.
IMPORTANT
Because Meetup is incapable of understanding how time zones convert in calendar scheduling... we do all of our times based on Salt Lake City, UT. Do not trust Meetup to give you the correct in your local timezone.Instead, you can also check at the website. https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html. Put in 7pm Salt Lake City time, then your own city, to find out when the meetup is in your local time.
9 attendees- Discussion sessions will be limited to 15 people per session
Past events
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