Ranked Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023" by Chill Subs Synopsis: Carefully curated stories from our monthly magazine to create a themed short story book about the philosophy and ethics exploring the nature of reality and perceptions. Perfect for classrooms and book clubs, each story is 1,500-7,000 words and comes with five suggested discussion questions. Home For The Holidays: A son comes home for the holidays to find his parents have shrunk to two feet tall. Abrama’s End Game: Abrama learns the gods created her dimension as their play-space to visit, and is forced to fight across realities when she discovers their plan to shut it down. Rose-tinted Glasses: Two children race to get glasses that allow adults to see the magical world around them to the Fairytale Fellowship before it's too late. The Big, Immovable I: Daphne is institutionalized while trying to answer the question, "Why am I, I?" Sort of Polarity: A new disease hits the earth that causes very selective blindness in humanity. The Angel In The Juniper: Holly meets an angel who tells her to kill her revolutionary professor. Seconds Last: A man enjoys an infinite number of perfect days in the park with his friend. Acceptance: A man sinking in mud refuses help. Glad All Over: An elderly man helps his fellow season-ticket holder with his existential crisis with philosophy lessons. I Do So, Like Durian: A sheltered teen on a quest through Chinatown finds a new world to explore. Reviews “With Science fiction we can explore other galaxies and alien conflicts, but with philosophical fiction we can explore other minds and ethical conflicts. Let this book take you on a Phi-Fi adventure.” — William Irwin, Ph.D. - Philosophy Professor, King's College “After Dinner Conversation has taken up the initiative to write themed collections of short stories that fit focused ethics courses – say, a course on bioethics, AI ethics, Tech ethics etc. These collections can offer a spine for such cou