Dawn Vogel
@historyneverwas.bsky.social
(㇏(•̀ᵥᵥ•́)ノ) Writer, editor, crafter, historian, cat mom, gamer, nerd, K-pop multi-stan. Codex Writers. LGBTQ+, neurodiverse, she/her. Terminally exhausted penguin. https://historythatneverwas.com
I have successfully gotten in and out of the grocery store with minimal pain to pick up the one thing I needed for our mostly non-traditional Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. Because it's not a holiday without pink stuff.
November 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I have successfully gotten in and out of the grocery store with minimal pain to pick up the one thing I needed for our mostly non-traditional Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. Because it's not a holiday without pink stuff.
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🛸p erhaps a reintroduction type post?
Night Shades is a speculative fiction magazine publishing flash (500 words max) 4 times a month.
🛸 pro pay (min. $0.13/word)
🛸fast response
🛸sim subs ok
🛸 no rights
Opening again Dec 26
www.nightshadesmag.com
Night Shades is a speculative fiction magazine publishing flash (500 words max) 4 times a month.
🛸 pro pay (min. $0.13/word)
🛸fast response
🛸sim subs ok
🛸 no rights
Opening again Dec 26
www.nightshadesmag.com
Night Shades
Night Shades is a short speculative fiction magazine.
www.nightshadesmag.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
🛸p erhaps a reintroduction type post?
Night Shades is a speculative fiction magazine publishing flash (500 words max) 4 times a month.
🛸 pro pay (min. $0.13/word)
🛸fast response
🛸sim subs ok
🛸 no rights
Opening again Dec 26
www.nightshadesmag.com
Night Shades is a speculative fiction magazine publishing flash (500 words max) 4 times a month.
🛸 pro pay (min. $0.13/word)
🛸fast response
🛸sim subs ok
🛸 no rights
Opening again Dec 26
www.nightshadesmag.com
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It doesn't matter if you're on the naughty or nice list, Hill has *something* you'll want on your wish list - start yours soon!
✨💙🖤💜✨
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✨💙🖤💜✨
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November 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
It doesn't matter if you're on the naughty or nice list, Hill has *something* you'll want on your wish list - start yours soon!
✨💙🖤💜✨
www.peculiarityshop.com/blackfriday2...
✨💙🖤💜✨
www.peculiarityshop.com/blackfriday2...
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OTHERSIDE opens to submissions of nonfiction and reprints in FOUR DAYS! That means it's Q&A time! Drop any and all questions you have about nonfiction/reprint submissions below, and our cofounders will answer as we have time 👀 We're getting extremely excited to read your work!
November 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
OTHERSIDE opens to submissions of nonfiction and reprints in FOUR DAYS! That means it's Q&A time! Drop any and all questions you have about nonfiction/reprint submissions below, and our cofounders will answer as we have time 👀 We're getting extremely excited to read your work!
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wrote an article for @thebookseller.com outlining to the industry why small presses are the lifeforce & future of book production. Pls share esp w people who may not know what small press publishers do!
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Don’t invest in AI, invest in the future of the book
Why the publishing industry must back small presses, rather than LLMs.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
wrote an article for @thebookseller.com outlining to the industry why small presses are the lifeforce & future of book production. Pls share esp w people who may not know what small press publishers do!
www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
"Best of Both Worlds" is a selkie story that blends dark contemporary fantasy with hope! historythatneverwas.com/2025/11/20/b...
History That Never Was » “Best of Both Worlds” in Chimerical Remembrance
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November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
"Best of Both Worlds" is a selkie story that blends dark contemporary fantasy with hope! historythatneverwas.com/2025/11/20/b...
My review of ECO24, edited by @marissavu.bsky.social ! historythatneverwas.com/2025/11/19/r...
History That Never Was » Review of ECO24: The Year’s Best Speculative Ecofiction
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November 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
My review of ECO24, edited by @marissavu.bsky.social ! historythatneverwas.com/2025/11/19/r...
I think my schedule is finally settling into the normal range of things. Seeing as I told a friend a couple of weeks ago that I'd been at stress level 9000 for almost a month, this is a huge relief.
November 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I think my schedule is finally settling into the normal range of things. Seeing as I told a friend a couple of weeks ago that I'd been at stress level 9000 for almost a month, this is a huge relief.
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The Eaton Symposium returns!
Join us on 01/08/26 for this free online event on speculative fiction and scholarship, feat. a keynote from author Ken Liu, and panels with incredible editors such as Sheree Renée Thomas, John Joseph Adams, and many others!
Sign up: www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-virtu...
Join us on 01/08/26 for this free online event on speculative fiction and scholarship, feat. a keynote from author Ken Liu, and panels with incredible editors such as Sheree Renée Thomas, John Joseph Adams, and many others!
Sign up: www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-virtu...
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The Eaton Symposium returns!
Join us on 01/08/26 for this free online event on speculative fiction and scholarship, feat. a keynote from author Ken Liu, and panels with incredible editors such as Sheree Renée Thomas, John Joseph Adams, and many others!
Sign up: www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-virtu...
Join us on 01/08/26 for this free online event on speculative fiction and scholarship, feat. a keynote from author Ken Liu, and panels with incredible editors such as Sheree Renée Thomas, John Joseph Adams, and many others!
Sign up: www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-virtu...
Not something I'm able to do because of time zones, but sharing for others who might be interested!
✨Some professional news ✨ I'm developing my own creative writing workshops called "Root & Reverie" and they will begin in January 2026. Early interest form is here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1w5D...
There will be special incentives for early responders and general great news to come so stay tuned!
There will be special incentives for early responders and general great news to come so stay tuned!
Root & Reverie 🌿 Interest Form
🌱 “Something is taking root.”
— Morgan
Welcome to Root & Reverie, a creative writing workshop designed and led by Morgan Jerkins, NYT-bestselling author, educator, and journalist.
This is an intimate,...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Not something I'm able to do because of time zones, but sharing for others who might be interested!
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Today's community drabble is, "Three Yellow Flowers In The Botany Lab" by Dawn Vogel. The theme was "scramble."
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Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Find Dawn Vogel on Bluesky @historyneverwas
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
November 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Today's community drabble is, "Three Yellow Flowers In The Botany Lab" by Dawn Vogel. The theme was "scramble."
Find Dawn Vogel on Bluesky @historyneverwas
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Find Dawn Vogel on Bluesky @historyneverwas
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
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Today's community drabble is, "Monster Under The Bed" by Dawn Vogel. The theme was "doppelganger."
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Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Find Dawn Vogel on Bluesky @historyneverwas
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
October 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Today's community drabble is, "Monster Under The Bed" by Dawn Vogel. The theme was "doppelganger."
Find Dawn Vogel on Bluesky @historyneverwas
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Find Dawn Vogel on Bluesky @historyneverwas
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Taking a break from blogging for a while: historythatneverwas.com/2025/11/03/a...
History That Never Was » A Brief Hiatus
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November 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Taking a break from blogging for a while: historythatneverwas.com/2025/11/03/a...
Back from one trip, prepping for another trip, trying to fit in the stuff that needs to be done between. This rock-n-roll lifestyle is exhausting!
November 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Back from one trip, prepping for another trip, trying to fit in the stuff that needs to be done between. This rock-n-roll lifestyle is exhausting!
Missed posting a couple of blog posts, as we've been away from home this week. So here's today's post, the November 2025 writing prompts: historythatneverwas.com/2025/10/31/f...
History That Never Was » Fun for Friday: November 2025 Writing Prompts
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October 31, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Missed posting a couple of blog posts, as we've been away from home this week. So here's today's post, the November 2025 writing prompts: historythatneverwas.com/2025/10/31/f...
Have you checked out Chimerical Remembrance? historythatneverwas.com/2025/10/28/h...
History That Never Was » Have You Checked Out Chimerical Remembrance?
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October 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Have you checked out Chimerical Remembrance? historythatneverwas.com/2025/10/28/h...
My recap of the @writehive.bsky.social 2025 panel on Troubling Tropes! historythatneverwas.com/2025/10/27/w...
History That Never Was » WriteHive 2025 Online Conference: Troubling Tropes
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October 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
My recap of the @writehive.bsky.social 2025 panel on Troubling Tropes! historythatneverwas.com/2025/10/27/w...
How you know I'm working on a story idea? Count the open tabs. Only 9 right now ...
October 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
How you know I'm working on a story idea? Count the open tabs. Only 9 right now ...
Crossing things off from my to-do list, but still feeling a bit overwhelmed by it. All I can do is keep chipping away!
October 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Crossing things off from my to-do list, but still feeling a bit overwhelmed by it. All I can do is keep chipping away!
Fun for Friday with more DefCon One Instagram prompts! historythatneverwas.com/2025/10/24/f...
History That Never Was » Fun for Friday: Back to DefCon One Instagram Prompts
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October 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Fun for Friday with more DefCon One Instagram prompts! historythatneverwas.com/2025/10/24/f...
A couple more stories from Weathering Youth about thinking outside the proverbial box! historythatneverwas.com/2025/10/23/w...
History That Never Was » Weathering Youth: “Salt Circle” and “Kick in the Door and Improvise”
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October 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
A couple more stories from Weathering Youth about thinking outside the proverbial box! historythatneverwas.com/2025/10/23/w...
My review of Luminescent Machinations from @neonhemlock.bsky.social ! historythatneverwas.com/2025/10/22/r...
History That Never Was » Review of Luminescent Machinations
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October 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
My review of Luminescent Machinations from @neonhemlock.bsky.social ! historythatneverwas.com/2025/10/22/r...
I love being the lore keeper for this shared universe!
Dawn knows so much about this! She is a keeper of lore for Cobalt City, making sure all of us are well edited and in sync.
Interested in writing in a shared world? I moderated a panel on the subject at @writehive.bsky.social , and my summary is now up! historythatneverwas.com/2025/10/20/w...
October 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I love being the lore keeper for this shared universe!
Death in A Tarot of Sorcery and Sages! historythatneverwas.com/2025/10/21/d...
History That Never Was » Death in A Tarot of Sorcery and Sages
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October 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Death in A Tarot of Sorcery and Sages! historythatneverwas.com/2025/10/21/d...