April 5th, 2025 I am forever a theater nerd. When I went back to school last fall, my past in theater emboldened me to seek out similar groups for my educational stay. When I joined the Creative Arts & Writing Club (and subsequently became its president five minutes later), we started talking events, and aContinue reading “Guthrie Trip”
Author Archives: dennisvogen
Mother Hand
March 31st, 2025 Earlier this year, I entered my first college writing contest as myself (after many years of writing college papers for other students anonymously). The results came in last night: my personal essay won first place! For my efforts, I receive a monetary prize, my work will be published by DCTC, I getContinue reading “Mother Hand”
Sleeping Dogs
March 24th, 2025 It’s no surprise I’m stressed out (because I live on this planet and this planet does not have its shit together whatsoever); I’m ambitious yet anxious, careful yet crazy, busy yet broke. I was walking past the bed and saw Marvel sleeping under the sun on our sheets, and I will neverContinue reading “Sleeping Dogs”
FANBOY
March 22, 2025 Over the past few years, I’ve really gotten into soccer; a few TV shows like Ted Lasso, Welcome to Wrexham and Onside: MLS helped me see the beauty of the game through narrative, and I’ve been adoring the Minnesota United and their loyal community, mostly from afar. I saw a few LoonsContinue reading “FANBOY”
Know Way
March 17th, 2025 How much do you think you know? And have you ever considered our individual knowledge (or lack thereof) as a significant reason for the tension and division in this country? I was savoring a wonderful article by Laura Kennedy a few weeks ago; it was a list of advice to the readerContinue reading “Know Way”
The Weirdos Art Show
March 12th, 2025 You can say a lot of things about Eric and I (and we’ve heard it all, knock it off!), but you can’t say we don’t try big things! When I was a kid, I promised myself that when I made my own comic, I would do it the “right way”: with paperContinue reading “The Weirdos Art Show”
Hot Bloods Announcement
March 10th, 2025 Announcing: Hot Bloods, a brand new short story. When I wrote my novel Cold World, I compared it to building a house: on its own, it’s a complete story, saying everything that I wanted to say at the time. But I also left some room. In the construction of the book, IContinue reading “Hot Bloods Announcement”
Men With(out) Fear
March 5th, 2025 I am (clearly) a massive fan of Daredevil; this photo was taken on one of my best friend’s wedding day. (No, he did not allow me to stand before the congregation like this, a missed opportunity in my opinion.) The new season just started on Disney+ and it is not only fuckingContinue reading “Men With(out) Fear”
The New Romantics: Author Notes
March 4th, 2025 After over a year of it living its own beautiful life in an anthology collection, I am so excited to be able to share this short story with a whole new audience. Namely: you. First, a little history: last year, my friend Jeri put together an amazing team of writers to createContinue reading “The New Romantics: Author Notes”
The New Romantics
The New Romantics By Dennis Vogen We should have burned the internet down when we had the chance. This is the stupid thought that crosses my mind most frequently these days, but particularly now, as I run through a citrus-colored forest, chased by a nimble mob of people. I shouldn’t have been digging where IContinue reading “The New Romantics”
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