dawn.vogel | May 26, 2026
Because Weathering Youth is my biggest collection to date, I’m grouping the short stories and flash fiction stories in pairs for my posts, based on the way they fall in the collection. This lets me look at the connections between the stories and how I decided to arrange specific stories in the collection! “It’s My Party and […]
dawn.vogel | May 21, 2026
The Sun tarot card represents the success, joy, and vitality. In A Tarot of Sorcery and Sages, this is represented by a haiku and a flash fiction piece. The haiku, named “a victory won” after the first line, embodies the first of the meanings of the Sun tarot card, success. The flash fiction piece, “The […]
dawn.vogel | May 5, 2026
Have you checked out my dark fantasy collection, This Book Has Ghosts in It? It’s a collection of 40 pieces of short fiction and poetry, most of which is dark contemporary fantasy, but with some other dark fantasy pieces tossed in. Ghosts of the modern era aren’t always those of the deceased. In this collection are […]
dawn.vogel | April 28, 2026
The pairing of “Strange Bedfellows” and “Texts from Upstate” in Chimerical Remembrance may seem a little odd. “Strange Bedfellows” is a rare non-speculative flash fiction piece from me, while “Texts from Upstate” is absolutely speculative flash. What they do have in common is queer women protagonists, some mystery, and a bit of humor. “Strange Bedfellows” takes […]
dawn.vogel | April 23, 2026
Because Weathering Youth is my biggest collection to date, I’m grouping the short stories and flash fiction stories in pairs for my posts, based on the way they fall in the collection. This lets me look at the connections between the stories and how I decided to arrange specific stories in the collection! “Tote Tante” and “Meat!” […]
dawn.vogel | April 9, 2026
I had four new pieces out in March this year, which definitely deserves its own post! My story “Give Me Back My Moon,” which was inspired in part by a song from my favorite female K-pop idol, was published in the spring issue of The Colored Lens. It’s a short fantasy story in which a […]
dawn.vogel | March 31, 2026
Because Weathering Youth is my biggest collection to date, I’m grouping the short stories and flash fiction stories in pairs for my posts, based on the way they fall in the collection. This lets me look at the connections between the stories and how I decided to arrange specific stories in the collection! “The Dark Forest Takes” […]
dawn.vogel | March 10, 2026
My latest collection, This Book Has Ghosts in It, is out today! Ghosts of the modern era aren’t always those of the deceased. In this collection are ghosts of ideas, creatures of death, and creepy plants and places, in addition to the more traditional forms of ghosts. Short stories, tiny stories, and poetry keep you wondering […]
dawn.vogel | February 12, 2026
My next collection, filled with spooky stories and poetry, will be called This Book Has Ghosts in It, and it’s available for pre-order in ebook now! Ghosts of the modern era aren’t always those of the deceased. In this collection are ghosts of ideas, creatures of death, and creepy plants and places, in addition to the […]
dawn.vogel | January 27, 2026
I have two flash fiction pieces that share themes of longing, dreams, and also colors: “The Train Station That Knows What You Need” and “We Dream in Color.” The first story, “The Train Station That Knows What You Need,” is a fairly dreamy surreal piece about a remote Japanese train station with abnormal properties. The […]
