September 3rd, 2020 In case you missed it: I surprise dropped a brand new book on Tuesday called Theia. You can get a digital copy for free on my website [dennisvogen.com] or $4.99 on Amazon. You also have until September 14th to order one of a very limited number of paperback editions I will beContinue reading “Foreword”
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Theia
September 1st, 2020 It has been a wild few weeks, and it’s all led up to this. I’m happy to announce that I’ve completed my fourth novella, Theia. To outdo myself, I’m also ecstatic to announce that it is available RIGHT NOW. That’s right: I just surprise dropped a brand new book. This is BeyonceContinue reading “Theia”
My Unsolicited Writers-On-Writing Three-Pack; or, a glimpse into what makes me tick as a human who writes.
August 23rd, 2020 1. On Writing, Stephen King. Stephen King has been teaching me how to write my whole life. Through his novels (my first was Cujo, a book he thinks is good, but apparently does not entirely remember writing), his adapted work, his interviews, his magazine essays, his Twitter account — dude and hisContinue reading “My Unsolicited Writers-On-Writing Three-Pack; or, a glimpse into what makes me tick as a human who writes.”
Whisper of Hope
August 20th, 2020 “What we do reverberates through generations.” I’m not the type to drink the Kool-Aid of any particular brand (you guys, it’s all literally the same drink but they just change the color). I believe in America; not the one we currently live in, but the ideals that were put in place byContinue reading “Whisper of Hope”
Up With Down
August 15th, 2020 A few times in my life, I have discovered something at the exact right moment I need it. Maybe you’ve had similar gifts. A book, or a film, or a poet, or a fan club; art that transcends base entertainment and emotion to help you along a particular path or over anContinue reading “Up With Down”
Thoughts on Prayers
August 11th, 2020 As a kid, the practice of prayer fascinated me. The way I (and, it seems, a whole lot of adults) understood it, if you needed something, you prayed for it. Your grandpa’s sick? Pray for him. Your cat got run over by an ice cream truck? Pray for her (and, while you’reContinue reading “Thoughts on Prayers”
You’ve Already Done Enough
July 26th, 2020 This was crazy fun to discover tonight; it’s definitely a highlight of my summer. Like so many before me, I feel like I artistically wasted my twenties (despite releasing three albums [with accompanying music videos], playing countless shows, putting out a web series, publishing three novellas, blah blah blah). Then you findContinue reading “You’ve Already Done Enough”
Happy 15th Anniversary To My First
July 13th, 2020 Today marks a neat anniversary I’d like to quietly celebrate with some introspection and a sparkling grape water. 15 years ago today, on July 13th, 2005, I released my first full-length album. The Next Step existed before this (it all started in high school…), but this was the first time I putContinue reading “Happy 15th Anniversary To My First”
Pocket Universe Of Joy (Or, S.O.S.)
July 9th, 2020 Releasing a book this summer, of this year, has not been the most fun. I mean, let’s be honest: this year has not been the most fun. So moments like this — seeing my book on a shelf at one of my favorite shops, Mind’s Eye Comics — are little bubbles ofContinue reading “Pocket Universe Of Joy (Or, S.O.S.)”
Defund Me
July 1st, 2020 Sometimes, people just need a really big problem broken down to its simplest form. So I’m going to try. For a long time, my way of living — my entire system — was broken. And I refused to address any of my problems in a fair way, to myself or others. ThisContinue reading “Defund Me”
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