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After Dinner Conversation Short Story Series
Patchouli Lost: After Dinner Conversation Short Story Series
Synopsis - Patchouli finds herself in an abusive relationship and reaches out to a friend for help. How far will you go to support a friend when is seems they aren’t ready to help themselves?
After Dinner Conversation is a growing series of short stories across genres to draw out deeper discussions with friends and family. Each story is an accessible example of an abstract ethical or philosophical idea and is accompanied by suggested discussion questions.
Podcast discussions of this short story, and others, is available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and Youtube.★★★ If you enjoy this story, subscribe via our website to "After Dinner Conversation Magazine" and get this, and other, similar ethical and philosophical short stories delivered straight to your inbox every month. (Just search "After Dinner Conversation Magazine")★★★
After Dinner Conversation is a growing series of short stories across genres to draw out deeper discussions with friends and family. Each story is an accessible example of an abstract ethical or philosophical idea and is accompanied by suggested discussion questions.
Podcast discussions of this short story, and others, is available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and Youtube.★★★ If you enjoy this story, subscribe via our website to "After Dinner Conversation Magazine" and get this, and other, similar ethical and philosophical short stories delivered straight to your inbox every month. (Just search "After Dinner Conversation Magazine")★★★
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19 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 22, 2019
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Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 reviews
January 13, 2024
I really appreciate these one sit reads.
Often times I find myself wondering what I would do in a given situation and am unable to really determine how I feel about things completely. These shorts are stories that have discussion questions at the end to help the reader digest what they read and think about moral issues in a whole new light.
I recommend these short read series if you are trying to open yourself up emotionally and and be more aware of both sides of understanding.
Often times I find myself wondering what I would do in a given situation and am unable to really determine how I feel about things completely. These shorts are stories that have discussion questions at the end to help the reader digest what they read and think about moral issues in a whole new light.
I recommend these short read series if you are trying to open yourself up emotionally and and be more aware of both sides of understanding.
August 17, 2020
Cliches!
The narrator has a friend who is hiding in her bathroom. She is afraid of her violent boyfriend.
The narrator comes over to her house to check on her. The boyfriend has left, so the narrator takes her for a ride.
Over the next few days, the boyfriend sends text messages that range from vile name calling, to profess actions of love.
The narrator considers himself to be a good friend to her, so he advises her to block her boyfriend’s number.
She promises to do so, but she doesn’t.
The narrator has a friend who is hiding in her bathroom. She is afraid of her violent boyfriend.
The narrator comes over to her house to check on her. The boyfriend has left, so the narrator takes her for a ride.
Over the next few days, the boyfriend sends text messages that range from vile name calling, to profess actions of love.
The narrator considers himself to be a good friend to her, so he advises her to block her boyfriend’s number.
She promises to do so, but she doesn’t.
July 9, 2020
Oh wow!! This is such a deep book!! I loved the book because I know of this topic intimately. This book really got to me because I have lived it and also friends and family lived it . Read this important book!!
February 17, 2021
There’s nothing more frustrating than attempting to help a friend who refuses to help themselves. Battered wives and girlfriends are all too common. Women who repeatedly return to an abusive relationship are also all too common. Supporting a friend in that dysfunctional behaviour degrades both.
July 21, 2020
this patchouli girl has too many abusive people in here life. the person that is the voice to this story is just as abusing as the ex. watching her and making her stay with him for a couple days then telling her that is the person didnt block the other they werent friends anymore. wth? the person that is being abused NEEDS a friend at that kind of time.... idk abuse is abuse whether its mental emotional or physical
April 8, 2024
This is surprisingly deep for such a short story. Patchouli is hiding out from her abusive boyfriend. She calls a friend and he comes to her aid. His one condition is that she blocks the abusive boyfriend. She agrees then reneges on this promise. How do we help someone who doesn't want to be helped?
May 10, 2021
Deals with abusive relationship.
Author freebie. Suitable for teens and adults. A sort of parable or morality play with a set of discussion questions afterwards. Patchouli is a girl who refuses to leave an abusive relationship. This will bother some people.
Author freebie. Suitable for teens and adults. A sort of parable or morality play with a set of discussion questions afterwards. Patchouli is a girl who refuses to leave an abusive relationship. This will bother some people.
March 12, 2024
Bears on Bicycles
I don’t know what the right answer is. I don’t know what will happen of Patchouli. I don’t know why she believes cliche will change, & I still don’t know how bears get on bicycles.
I don’t know what the right answer is. I don’t know what will happen of Patchouli. I don’t know why she believes cliche will change, & I still don’t know how bears get on bicycles.
March 12, 2023
Patchouli calls the Narrator for help. Her abusive ex-boyfriend is over at her place, and he’s banging on the door and threatening her.
Narrator arrives just as Cliché, his nickname for the douchebag, leaves. After the close call, Narrator takes Patchouli out for ice cream and a chat. He has many questions for her about the relationship and how long the nastiness has been going on.
Eventually he lets Patchouli stay over at his place. She promises to block Cliché.
Narrator gives Patchouli an ultimatum, and she makes her decision.
This raises some interesting and difficult questions about abusive relationships.
Narrator arrives just as Cliché, his nickname for the douchebag, leaves. After the close call, Narrator takes Patchouli out for ice cream and a chat. He has many questions for her about the relationship and how long the nastiness has been going on.
Eventually he lets Patchouli stay over at his place. She promises to block Cliché.
Narrator gives Patchouli an ultimatum, and she makes her decision.
This raises some interesting and difficult questions about abusive relationships.
February 21, 2020
"Patchouli Lost" by Tyler W. Kurt receives four stars from me, I both liked and disliked this story; maybe that's the way it should be.
Without revealing any spoilers, I'll say this. The topic is serious, and the author handles it realistically. I do not know that I would say handles it well. In the end, I disliked the narrator, feeling that he is rather harsh to Patchouli.
This is one of the After Dinner Conversation's short stories and it certainly will spur conversation.
Recommended: yes.
Without revealing any spoilers, I'll say this. The topic is serious, and the author handles it realistically. I do not know that I would say handles it well. In the end, I disliked the narrator, feeling that he is rather harsh to Patchouli.
This is one of the After Dinner Conversation's short stories and it certainly will spur conversation.
Recommended: yes.
January 25, 2020
"But here's my problem, friends keep their word...."
Ethically then, are they a real friend if they don't? Where do you draw a line? What if the person you're trying to help chooses to return to the situation, even if it may be dangerous. The narrator respects the abused person he tries to help, and has to accept her choices, no matter what they were.
Tyler Kurt has written more than one story in this series, and each leaves you scratching your head. That's a good thing. Highly Recommended 5/5
Ethically then, are they a real friend if they don't? Where do you draw a line? What if the person you're trying to help chooses to return to the situation, even if it may be dangerous. The narrator respects the abused person he tries to help, and has to accept her choices, no matter what they were.
Tyler Kurt has written more than one story in this series, and each leaves you scratching your head. That's a good thing. Highly Recommended 5/5
January 24, 2020
This book was hard to read. It's too relatable, and I don't have answers to the questions that it brings up. I cannot answer them for myself in my own life. So I guess the book served its purpose.
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