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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.
Dennis Vogen is a writer, artist, graphic designer, musician, poet, and definitely not several squirrels in a human costume, who uses pop culture and his own work to talk too much about stuff we don’t talk too much about, like addiction, sobriety, loss, grief, pain, anxiety, joy, hope, and creativity.
He’s been publishing since 2013, releasing fourteen books while also being featured in several anthologies. He’s 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.
- World Cup 2026June 12th, 2026 I’m so sorry if you see me in the next five weeks because my personality will be, largely, the World Cup (though, depending on your opinion of me, this may be better than whatever my normal personality is). I’ve always had a complicated relationship with soccer; I have both hated it andContinue reading “World Cup 2026”
- SpringCon 2026June 6th, 2026 I know it’s been a long time between conventions for me when there’s so much to catch up on! There was rarely a moment I wasn’t in conversation with an old friend, a new fan, or a random passerby today. I missed this community so much and there were moments I feltContinue reading “SpringCon 2026”
- Ceramic Squirrel Cookie JarMay 31st, 2026 I know that a surefire way to experience heartbreak in this life is to have attachments; this hard-earned knowledge hasn’t stopped me from keeping my mom in a ceramic squirrel cookie jar. A beautiful, diseased tree that lived behind our home was cut down on Friday. Its branches held a dray thatContinue reading “Ceramic Squirrel Cookie Jar”
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Maple Island
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Jojo’s Time Machine
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Past Mind’s Eye Events
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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.
Something Old, Something New on YouTube
Love & Fear on YouTube
Honesty & Happiness on YouTube
The Next Step on Soundclick
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.
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