dawn.vogel | July 30, 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! “Penny White and […]
dawn.vogel | July 16, 2026
“We Don’t Stop for Gas in Arkansas” came from a former roommate of mine, who had gone on a road trip from southern Illinois to Texas for the wedding of one of his closest friends. As he and his wife headed to the event, he occasionally posted photos to Facebook, along with “Chapter #”. I […]
dawn.vogel | June 23, 2026
“Homecoming” is the first story in This Book Has Ghosts in It and includes elements of my ongoing interest in writing about the dangers of deep water. Though this story isn’t one of my “things in the water that want you dead” stories, there’s certainly something strange about the water and the town it touches. The […]
dawn.vogel | May 28, 2026
“Knock Three Times” is one of the longer stories in my Chimerical Remembrance collection. It was inspired by a YouTube video about weird history, some interesting images, and a song I love. The YouTube video was about the history of Pheasant Island, which is an uninhabited island in the Bidasoa River between France and Spain that […]
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 | 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 24, 2026
My story “Werewolves in London” in Chimerical Remembrance combines humor with the difficulty of parenting, particularly when one’s offspring are werewolves. It also touches on themes of family and urban vs. rural living, as the protagonist navigates all of these things and more in trying to find the best solution for her family. If you enjoy […]
dawn.vogel | January 6, 2026
By the numbers: Stories out at the beginning of the month: 30 Acceptances received: 3 Rejections received: 12 (+2) Stories withdrawn: 1 Resubmissions: 20 New Submissions: 6 Stories out at the end of the month: 38 My December numbers are up a little from November, as I worked on getting some submissions out into the […]
