dawn.vogel | September 18, 2026
For the twelfth prompt from the Big Pink Book, I took the three elements together and combined them into an idea for writing a poem with the title “A Galaxy Draws a Self Portrait.” I haven’t finished it yet, but I’m posting a photo of my page of notes. At the top of the page, […]
dawn.vogel | September 17, 2026
A lot of the stories within Chimerical Remembrance come from personal experiences, though in general, the details have been changed substantially. “A Remnant of the Past” is one such story. The setting of the story is my first apartment, which was allegedly used as a morgue during the Civil War. However, when I did a bit […]
dawn.vogel | September 16, 2026
Now that the videos from the 2026 WriteHive online conference are posted, I’ll be sharing some of those with quick summaries. First up is one of the panels I spoke on, “How to Find the Right Home for Poems and Short Stories“! During this panel, we talked about the challenges of submitting short fiction and […]
dawn.vogel | September 15, 2026
My latest collection, Unfixed Timelines 4: Essays and Short Stories of a History That Never Was, will be released by DefCon One Publishing on October 13! A young Mary Shelley learning about scientific experiments to reanimate the dead, the ghosts of two brothers helping a living girl outwit a fraudulent psychic, memories of an heirloom quilt, […]
dawn.vogel | September 14, 2026
The next prompt (#12) in the Big Pink Book is a mostly blank page with three stickers, arranged in a rough diagonal from the top left to the bottom right. At the top left is a small, light pink, vaguely rectangular sticker bearing the text “Every artist was first an amateur.” In the center of […]
dawn.vogel | September 11, 2026
Here’s another batch of writing prompts from the DefConOne Instagram account! Write a piece in which a hug can be perceived as mean. Write a piece in which an orange makes or breaks a picnic. Write a piece involving a popsicle causing problems. Follow the DefCon One Instagram account for writing prompts on Fridays, or check them […]
dawn.vogel | September 10, 2026
Flights of Foundry is next weekend (GULP!), so here’s my schedule for this fabulous convention that’s all online! (All times in Pacific.) Friday, September 18 1 p.m.: Food and Science Fiction (moderator) 5 p.m.: Indie TTRPGs (moderator) 6 p.m.: Reading Saturday, September 19 12 p.m.: Community Building for Introverts (moderator) 1 p.m.: Down the Rabbit […]
dawn.vogel | September 9, 2026
Shaun Tan’s Hometown (Levine Querido, 2026) is a gorgeously illustrated graphic novel telling the story of a young girl, her family, and what happens when she learns something about where she came from. The protagonist of this graphic novel is a human girl, even though her family members aren’t human. She meets a human boy who […]
dawn.vogel | September 8, 2026
By the numbers: Stories out at the beginning of the month: 45 Acceptances received: 1 Rejections received: 28 Stories withdrawn: 0 Resubmissions: 19 New Submissions: 0 Stories out at the end of the month: 35 My submissions were a bit slower in August, though I don’t have a lot of reasons why that was the […]
dawn.vogel | September 7, 2026
Today, I’m talking with Darryl Cunningham, whose graphic novel John of the Night came out last week! DV: Tell us a little about yourself and your writing. DC: I’m a UK based cartoonist/writer, known predominantly as a creator of non-fiction graphic novels on a variety of subjects, including science, mental health, economics, and politics. In recent […]
