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After Dinner Conversation - Examining the Past

Robert CollingsSeries: After Dinner Conversation - Themes
5
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Pages
173
Year
2024
Language
English

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“The Man Who Killed the Dog”: A man slowly goes crazy because he is unable to come to terms with his past.

“The Free Will of Professor Sturmhauser”: A depressed philosophy professor is a deep believer in the lack of free will.

“Taps”: A draft dodging trumpet player seeks redemption by playing at veteran funerals.

“They Got Their Show”: A taxi driver is assigned to pick up the newly exonerated murderer of his 16-year-old daughter.

“Christmas In Ushuaia”: A sorrowful man heads to the ends of the earth to dispose of his most painful memories.

“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."

“Momentary Paradise”: The narrator watches a late-night movie that makes her question what moment in her life would be her personal framework for heaven.

“The Causes of the First World War”: A gay romance causes a downward spiral for one partner, and questions of ethics and responsibility for the other.

“The Stone Piles”: A young boy seeks the approval of his father through hunting but finds he doesn't have the stomach for it.

“The Only Punishment”: A street-hardened criminal is forced to live his crimes from the perspective of his victims.

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