February, 2026 - Philosophy | Ethics Short Story Magazine Is Out!

The Feburary, 2026 Philosophy | Ethics Short Story Magazine is out!

  • Rated "Most Popular Fiction Magazine 2024" by Chill Subs 

  • Rated "Top 10 LitMag of 2023, 2024" by Chill Subs

  • Rated #1 "The Very Best Literary Magazine" by Ranker

  • Rated Top 50 "Fiction" on Substack

Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues!

Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insights on controversial topics like marriage equality, assisted suicide, the meaning of death, animal rights and defining your “purpose.” It’s time to go deep in search of truth!

Sign up today on the website to get your copy today! You can also get our magazine through our partners starting on the 10th, via Zinio, Readly, Amazon and everywhere eBooks are sold. Or, if libraries are your thing, you can also read us through your library via the Overdrive and Libby apps for free! Also available for purchase through your local bookstore.

Stories By: Lisa Fox (Author), Kellen Hunnicutt (Author), Robin Wayland (Author), Dave Cuzzolina (Author), J. J. Graham (Author), Abigail Sims (Author), Darcy L. Wood (Author), Kolby Granville (Editor)

Story Summary

  • Joey: A woman inherits control over her brother’s consciousness and must decide whether to end his digital life.

  • Even Darker Place: A high-achieving brother struggles with his addicted sister insistence she can change by having a child.

  • Quid Pro Quo: A married couple tests the boundaries of honesty when one partner admits the sex act they've always hated.

  • Empathy: A convict endures a punishment implant that forces him to feel his victim’s grief each day.

  • Fulfillment: The world changes when everyone's wishes simultaneously come true.

  • A Witch of Squash and Maize: A woman’s folk magic challenges local traditions about love and abuse.

  • Animals and Origami: An elderly prisoner asks for freedom so he can see the ocean one more time.

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After Dinner Conversation Magazine - February 2026 - Cover by Shawn Winchester.

 
Kolby Granville

Founder and editor of “After Dinner Conversation”

https://www.afterdinnerconversation.com
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