October 25th, 2025 Signed paperback editions of Maple Island have been shipped to everyone who loves me the most, who ordered the book sight unseen during the presale, some of whom have been supporting me and my art for decades (go ahead and brag in the comments how long you’ve been here). I would likeContinue reading “Notes on an Island”
Tag Archives: Fiction
Maple Island: In Production Now
October 7th, 2025 In fiction, vampires need to consume human blood in order to survive. In reality: it only gets them high. October 1999. Burnsville, Minnesota. The Church of Virtue on Maple Island Road is the meeting place of two contrary groups of vampires: the Chamber of Commerce, a powerful political organization of active vampiresContinue reading “Maple Island: In Production Now”
Goosebumps & Shivers
September 19th, 2025 I love learning about who and what inspires the people who inspire me. Which is ironic, because it always makes me feel bad about my own inspirations. I’ll read an article about a critically-beloved writer in NYC and they’ll say something like: “I grew up in an extremely cultured household. I had readContinue reading “Goosebumps & Shivers”
Maple Island Presale Starts Now!
September 12th, 2025 MAPLE ISLAND IS AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER NOW! You can go to my website (dennis vogen dot com) and order yourself a copy (or a dozen) now! This is a limited time presale and I will be shutting down this option before I order my first shipment of books. In case you forgotContinue reading “Maple Island Presale Starts Now!”
Mark Your Calendars!
August 18th, 2025 It’s getting real. Maple Island, my 14th book, will be officially released this November. I’ve spent nearly all of my sobriety in labor with a story about a society of vampires and I’m finally ready for you to experience this baby. I’m going to be doing things a little differently this time;Continue reading “Mark Your Calendars!”
We Trained For This: Clarifying My Disappointment
April 19th, 2025 My book Theia is a proud part of a long lineage of literature that uses animals to speak truth about ourselves. Two of its biggest influences are two of my favorite books: Watership Down and Animal Farm. Due to the current state of our nation, I recently bought myself a new copyContinue reading “We Trained For This: Clarifying My Disappointment”
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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