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Friday Five: Q&A with After Dinner Conversation founder Kolby Granville

‘Great books … (are) about helping me understand the human condition through story examples.’

To call After Dinner Conversation an atypical literary magazine would be an understatement as well as a disservice to this multi-faceted media operation. Founder and editor-in-chief Kolby Granville (@kolbyg on X/Twitter) set out to create a magazine that used the art of fiction to delve into weighty ethical and philosophical issues, and he’s accomplished just that.

After Dinner Conversation Philosophy | Ethics Short Story Magazine is published monthly to offer, in the words of its website, “intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues.” But After Dinner Conversation is more than a litmag. It includes podcasts, books, teaching aids, and more.

In addition to his busy work as a publisher, Kolby is also a practicing defense attorney. He took some time out of his hectic schedule to tell us a bit about After Dinner Conversation.

New flash fiction: ‘Narcissus on the Deck’

Grateful to the good folks at Roi Fainéant Press for publishing my flash fiction story, “Narcissus on the Deck,” in their fine literary magazine.

This entire issue, as usual, is chock full of outstanding writing. Please give it a perusal. Pick a story at random. You won’t be disappointed.

Follow Roi Fainéant Press on X/Twitter at @press_roi.

Perseverance and disappointment

Like Olympians who don’t make the podium, writers also encounter disappointment

As I tuned in to the 2024 Summer Olympics over the past two weeks to watch incredible athletes from around the world who had devoted their lives, or much of it, to perfecting their skills, and to revel in the success of the very few who achieved medals for their efforts, I also thought about those who did not make it to the podium.

Published in Periwinkle Pelican

Just when you thought the Great Cicada Invasion of 2024 was well behind us, along comes a poem I wrote about those pesky critters in the online literary journal Periwinkle Pelican. Check out “Thirteen Ways of Hearing a Cicada (With Apologies to Wallace Stevens),” published today.

Friday Five: Q&A with Thea Swanson, editor of Club Plum Literary Journal

‘It’s important to me to keep this going for years.’

Thea Swanson, founder and editor of *Club Plum Literary Journal*

When I first learned about this cool online journal called Club Plum Literary Journal and read about its mission to offer readers and writers “an ongoing literary conversation, a resonant entry into a beautiful or strange or dark place,” I knew I wanted to be a part of it. And I was thrilled when editor Thea Swanson selected one of my writings to include in the latest issue, which came out earlier this month. Once I learned the piece had been accepted, I invited Thea to take part in a Friday Five, itself an attempt at an ongoing literary conversation. Read on for insights from Thea about the journal she founded (now in its fifth year), her thoughts on writing and creativity, and a special touch she adds to each published piece.