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DL Shirey

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After Dinner Conversation by Tyler W. Kurt,
Viggy Parr Hampton,
Veronica Leigh,
Nathan Ahlgrim,
Dean Gessie,
Margaret Karmazin,
Jenean McBrearty,
Joanna Michal Hoyt,
David Shultz,
Shikhandin,
Daniel James Peterson,
Steven Simoncic,
Marie Anderson,
Peter Beaumont,
John Doble,
Ville V. Kokko,
Jann Everard,
Bryan Starchman,
T. Lucas Earle,
Henry McFarland,
J.B. Polk,
Varya Kartishai,
Richard A. Shury,
J. Grace Pennington,
Michael Goodwin Hilton,
David Whitaker,
Sarah Ann Noel,
Dale Stromberg,
Charles Williams,
Ellen Weeren,
Debbie Zubrick Romani,
Patrick Tibbits,
Laurel Doud,
Julia Meinwald,
DL Shirey,
Katherine Quevedo,
Ana Carolina Pereira,
Michael Rook,
J.G. Willem,
Pamela L. Laskin,
Tom Teti,
Christina Tang-Bernas,
Darcy Alvey,
Geoff Hart,
John Sheirer,
Matt “Doc” Varga,
Mina Ikemoto Ghosh,
Maura Morgan,
Timothy Gaddo,
Samuel Reifler,
Michele Koh Morollo,
Judith Rypma,
J. Weintraub,
A.M. Todd,
Julie Sondra Decker,
James A. Hartley,
Donna Lormand,
Matthew Wallace,
David Rose,
Z.D. Dochterman,
Harris Coverley,
Shani Naylor,
Chad Baker,
David Rich,
Kate Choi,
Rebecca L Christophi,
Abra Staffin-Wiebe,
Geoffrey Hart,
CJ Erick,
Maeve Flanagan,
Zeph Auerbach,
Vera Burris,
W.M. Pienton,
P.G. Streeter,
Chris Burrow,
Joe Vasicek,
Bradley Greenburg,
André Lopes,
Dustin Grinnell,
Garrett Davis,
Peri Dwyer Worrell,
Ashley McCurry,
C.F. Carter,
A. Katherine Black,
Kay Mabasa,
Katie Kent,
Patrick Hueller,
Frances Howard-Snyder,
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Books

After Dinner Conversation - Season Two by Nathan Ahlgrim, Chris 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 Rose, DL Shirey, P.G. Streeter, Dale Stromberg, Joe Vasicek, J. Weintraub, David Whitaker, Charles Williams, & Peri Dwyer Worrell

Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 96,190. Language: English. Originally Published: June 3, 2020 by After Dinner Conversation. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - multi-author, Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories

"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...

After Dinner Conversation Magazine by Phillip Scott Mandel, Roger Johns, Mark Jonathan Harris, Joseph Bodie, Seth Bohn, Viggy Parr Hampton, & DL Shirey

Series: After Dinner Conversation Magazine, Book 24. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 30,850. Language: English. Originally Published: June 10, 2022 by After Dinner Conversation. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - multi-author, Fiction » Literature » Literary, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias

"After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - June 2022 The Money Box: A mysterious black box gives its users "unearned" money, but at what price? The Memory Thief: Alice is kidnapped, her mind is downloaded to the cloud, and, due to space limitations, her boyfriend must decide what memories make it into her new body. Tikkun Olam: A retired lawyer tries to help an at-risk youth, but feels she has...

After Dinner Conversation by Peri Dwyer Worrell, J. Grace Pennington, Viggy Parr Hampton, DL Shirey, Tyler W. Kurt, & Margaret Karmazin

Series: After Dinner Conversation Magazine, Book 1. Price: Free! Words: 24,950. Language: English. Originally Published: July 7, 2020 by After Dinner Conversation. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories

"After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - July 2020 On Good Authority: A doctor with a new vaccine for the "zombie virus" takes it to the next town and discovers two startling revelations. All My Tomorrows: A down on his luck man in his twilight comes into a "memory storage facility" to trade his remaining days for the chance to re-experience his "last good day." Mayonnaise: The inventor of...

The One That Damned Me by DL Shirey

Series: After Dinner Conversation, Book 49. Price: Free! Words: 4,960. Language: English. Originally Published: May 30, 2020 by After Dinner Conversation. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Literature » Literary, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Crime, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological

"Does the truth even matter?" Synopsis: A high school counselor's life is ruined when he is wrongly accused by a cocaine snorting student. 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...

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