About
(…and Masthead)
“After Dinner Conversation is an independent nonprofit that promotes philosophical and ethical discourse by publishing short story fiction. We believe in fostering meaningful discussions among friends, family, and students. Our mission is to enhance humanity through truth-seeking, reflection, and respectful debate. To achieve this, each story is accompanied by discussion questions.”
Board of Directors
Kolby Granville
Jeremy Cheek
Sarah Houghtelin
Ashley Robota
Masthead
Kolby Granville (Founder, Editor-in-Chief) is a lawyer, teacher, traveler, writer, and trail runner. He spent five years teaching Socratic discussion classes based on primary source literature and just finished spending 3.5 years traveling the world through 20 countries and living the digital nomad life. He now works with his sister as a lawyer at Granville Law doing indigent criminal defense.
R.K.H. Ndong, (Story Editor, Podcast Voice Talent) has almost thirty years of experience teaching, coaching English (EFL) Business Communications, and editing/proofreading. Hoosier-born, she has journeyed through the Caribbean, backpacked through Europe and served a Peace Corps term in Africa. She lives with her family (and four dogs) in their home nestled in sun-soaked hibiscus gardens on the equator.
Tina Lee Forsee (Substack Editor) leads a Tucson writing critique group which meets and feasts in an elegant Sonoran desert garden and has been doing so for the past decade. Her debut literary novel, A Footnote to Plato, was published last year (Wipf and Stock). Read her philosophical short story on Daily Philosophy: “A Not Very Philosophical Zombie.”
Stephen Repsys, (Copy Editor) is a professional with more than 15 years of writing and editing experience. He is the proud father of two girls, Erin and Lizzy. Steve is also a passionate fan of the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots.
Shawn Winchester, (Graphic Designer) is a graphic designer with 20+ years experience and is owner of ArtEscapes.
Staff
Associate Acquisition Editors*
Tina Forsee (May, 2022 - Present)
Pyrros Rubanis (May, 2022 - Present)
Y. Len (May, 2022 - Present)
Noelle Canty (January, 2023 - Present)
K. Roberts (January, 2023 - Present)
Deborah Serra (August, 2023 - Present)
Lisa Lahey (March, 2024 - Present)
Kiel Gregory (May, 2022 - March 2023)
Lessa Goss (May, 2022 - January, 2023)
Social Media - Director
Open (Accepting Applications)
Grant Writer - Director
Pyrros Rubanis
Magazine Layout - Director
Open (Accepting Applications)
* If you would like to become an “Associate Acquisition Editor” you will need to have been a volunteer reader for at least 20 stories, over a period of at least 3 months before applying for consideration.
