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These carefully curated stories from “After Dinner Conversation” magazine to create a themed short story book about the philosophy and ethics of research. Perfect for classrooms and book clubs, each story is 1,500-7,000 words and comes with five suggested discussion questions.
“Today is a Day Like Any Other”: A small-time suburban thief enters a house to find a man waiting to die.
“The Bathroom”: An elderly man becomes focused on the youthful woman next door that offers a glimpse in a lifelong past.
“Uncle Jed's War”: An aged Uncle Jed becomes a troublemaker in his small town against tract home development.
“The Z Prize”: A woman discovers her baby may be the key to stopping Alzheimer's disease.
Miscommunication: Stuck in a house they can't sell, the owners hatch a plan.
“Grandma Ruth's UP Truck Stop”: Rachel is called back to her small town when she is informed her Uncle Stewart has passed away and learns the town has a disturbing secret.
“Today is a Day Like Any Other”: A small-time suburban thief enters a house to find a man waiting to die.
“The Bathroom”: An elderly man becomes focused on the youthful woman next door that offers a glimpse in a lifelong past.
“Uncle Jed's War”: An aged Uncle Jed becomes a troublemaker in his small town against tract home development.
“The Z Prize”: A woman discovers her baby may be the key to stopping Alzheimer's disease.
Miscommunication: Stuck in a house they can't sell, the owners hatch a plan.
“Grandma Ruth's UP Truck Stop”: Rachel is called back to her small town when she is informed her Uncle Stewart has passed away and learns the town has a disturbing secret.
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- SeriesAfter Dinner Conversation Magazine #48