History That Never Was

Home of Dawn Vogel: Writer, Historian, Geek

Kickstarter Recommendation: Paradoxical Pets

| October 19, 2022

I’m super excited about the Kickstarter for Paradoxical Pets because I’ve got a story in this anthology! The anthology is, as expected, about unusual pets and other animals, but it’s also specifically for younger readers! For me, this meant I got to write a cute little story about a girl and her dog … which might […]

Small Publishing in a Big Universe Interview!

| September 28, 2022

A few months back, I recorded an interview for the Small Publishing in a Big Universe podcast, where I talked about self-publishing and small press publishing, and some of the pros and cons of each! You can check it out here! There are lots of other cool panels and interviews and more if you want […]

Camp Haunt Out Today!

| September 27, 2022

My young adult epistolary horror novella, Camp Haunt, is out today, in print and ebook for the first time! Camp Haunt started out as a serial epistolary novel on Channillo, which I wrote in 2016 and just into the beginning of 2017. At one point, I thought I might completely rewrite it as a novella […]

Backing My Patreon

| September 15, 2022

Have you checked out my Patreon lately? It’s a way for my fans of my writing (or me!) to throw a small amount of money my way to support me and learn about what I’m working on! I share updates about my works in progress, including snippets of stories for my patrons! I’m inching ever […]

August (and late July) 2022 Publications!

| September 8, 2022

I had one story released at the very end of July, but I didn’t realize it was out until my copy of the magazine arrived! “The Price” appeared in the July 2022 issue of New Maps. This is a short flash story involving a bargain and its price. My story out in August is “Memento […]

Camp Haunt Available for ebook Pre-Order!

| August 25, 2022

Six years ago, I wrote an epistolary novel about a haunted summer camp. Up until this point, the only place it has been available is on Channillo. But I always wanted this to be a book that folks could buy and own, so now it is! Camp Haunt is coming back! The book has undergone minor […]

“Terraformer of Bigotry” Nominated for Utopia Awards!

| August 17, 2022

My poem, “Terraformer of Bigotry” is one of the nominees for the first Utopia Awards! You can vote for it (and items in other categories of utopian fiction) here! I’m super excited to have my first award nomination, and I’m delighted that it’s for this poem, which dreams of a world in which bigotry could […]

My Patreon in 2023

| August 11, 2022

Did you know that I have a Patreon? I do! It’s a way for my fans to throw a small amount of money my way to support my writing and learn about what I’m working on! I’m already thinking about my 2023 publications, which is relevant to my Patreon because backers at the $3 or […]

New Pieces Out in July 2022

| August 4, 2022

I had two new sci-fi pieces out in July, one poem and one short story! My poem, “The Way Forward is a Maze,” appeared in the Veterans of Alien Wars issue of Eye to the Telescope. I wrote this poem for this call for submissions, and it turned out well. The poem is about how […]

Conceits of Whim and Fancy Out Today!

| July 12, 2022

My latest collection, Conceits of Whim and Fancy, is out today. It’s a collection of short and flash fiction, along with a handful of poems, all of which are fantasy. Fairy tales you’ve never read, magic workers young and old, and a few characters who defy description—all these and more can be found within Conceits of […]