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Welcome, You Weirdos.

Can you believe it? I have my own website, and you’re on it. I don’t understand how any of this happened, either.

It’s good to see you today.

I am a writer, artist, musician, designer, and definitely not several squirrels in a human costume, who uses pop culture and my own work to talk too much about stuff we don’t talk too much about, like addiction, sobriety, loss, grief, pain, anxiety, creativity, and hope.

I’ve been publishing since 2013, releasing fourteen books and also featured in several anthologies. I’m an active blogger and overactive oversharer, an unfortunate practitioner of radical empathy.

Creator of Maple Island, Cold World, Theia, Jojo, Brushfire, The Weirdos, Flip, Push, Them + Us, Time is a Solid State, Sunny Days of Rain, and more. Lives in Minnesota.

Check out my blog here.

And you know we’re on each other’s team
January 10th, 2026 I wrote something insane last night. Like, the kind of essay that could cost me my job, lose me hundreds of followers, inspire wellness checks. It was unhinged, full of rage and despair, my words as vindictive and cutting as a pair of scissors laced with cyanide. It was actually pretty fuckingContinue reading “And you know we’re on each other’s team”
I Was A Human
January 7th, 2026 Goddamn it. I try to be a voice of reason and sense, of kindness and decency for the people in my life who are close to me; but what happened today, and what has been happening in this country for years under the watch and thumb of the man responsible for thisContinue reading “I Was A Human”
Best of 2025
December 30th, 2025 It’s that time again to list my favorite things of the year! (Wait, nobody asked? I don’t care. Everyone loves lists.) I was able to choose a top ten in every medium except television, which got thirteen picks and I could not reduce it any further (for real, I tried and itContinue reading “Best of 2025”

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Maple Island

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The New Romantics

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Jojo’s Time Machine

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Otherworldly

Otherworldly: Volume 2 is here! A collection of genre fiction short stories, this volume features Hot Bloods, the prequel to my novel Cold World. Buy a copy in person @ any Nerd Street convention or @ Amazon today.

Check out Otherworldly: Volume 1, a short story collection featuring Nerd Street writers! Contains my original short story The New Romantics. Buy a copy in person @ any Nerd Street convention or @ Amazon today.

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Can’t wait to see you all in 2025!

☆ Dennis ☆

Mind’s Eye Events

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Brushfire

Dennis Vogen’s first all-ages graphic novel, Brushfire, is out now!

Brushfire: Wave 1 is available in hardcover, paperback & digital @ Amazon and the Sleeping Kitty Productions Shop!

Brushfire: Wave 2 is available in hardcover, paperback & digital @ Amazon and the Sleeping Kitty Productions Shop!

Read Brushfire: Wave 1 for free here.

Read Brushfire: Wave 2 for free here.

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Sunny Days of Rain

Sunny Days of Rain is available in hardcover, paperback & digital @ Amazon and the Sleeping Kitty Productions Shop!

A DREAM OF TIN & ETERNITY

A Dream of Tin & Eternity is available in hardcover, paperback & digital @ Amazon and the Sleeping Kitty Productions Shop!

COLD WORLD

Cold World is available in hardcover, paperback & digital @ Amazon and the Sleeping Kitty Productions Shop!

PUSH

Push, the sequel to the beloved novella Flip, is available in hardcover, paperback & digital @ Amazon and the Sleeping Kitty Productions Shop!

TIME IS A SOLID STATE

Time is a Solid State is available in hardcover, paperback & digital @ Amazon and the Sleeping Kitty Productions Shop!

THE WEIRDOS: VOLUME I

The Weirdos: Volume I graphic novel is available in hardcover, paperback & digital @ Amazon and the Sleeping Kitty Productions Shop!

THEIA

Theia is available in hardcover, paperback & digital @ Amazon and the Sleeping Kitty Productions Shop!

FLIP

Flip: Special Edition is available in hardcover, paperback & ebook @ Amazon and the Sleeping Kitty Productions Shop!

THEM & US

Them + Us: Special Edition is available in hardcover, paperback & ebook @ Amazon and the Sleeping Kitty Productions Shop!

Buy the original digital version of Them and Us @ sites like Amazon.

You can check out our official YouTube channel, the Sleeping Kitty Network, HERE.

As The Next Step, I’ve released three full-length albums and have played shows all over the state of Minnesota. You can find my music on every major digital platform, like Apple, Spotify & YouTube. Learn more about my music HERE.

This website is a lot. I’m a lot. If you somehow find yourself wanting more, please follow me all over social media, in places like BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, Substack & TikTok. You can also buy my original comic series, books & other merchandise at The Sleeping Kitty Productions Shop & Redbubble.

If there’s anything you really want to see, hear, or read more about, just drop me line. Drop me a line for any reason at all, really.

Have a wonderful day, and enjoy your stay here on me.com.

The Den