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Maple Island
In fiction, vampires need to consume human blood in order to survive. In it only gets them high.
October 1999. Burnsville, Minnesota. The Church of Virtue on Maple Island Road is the meeting place of two contrary groups of the Chamber of Commerce, a powerful political organization of active vampires who run the town; and the Dampers, a small community who have made the personal decision to abstain from feeding on human beings, choosing instead to gather in the basement to support one another through this unconventional lifestyle.
When a beloved Damper is brutally murdered, the two societies clash as the Dampers search relentlessly for the killer.
Dennis Vogen blurs the boundaries of genre and digs his nails deep in this transcendent story of sex, violence, obsession and power; of hunger, pain, kindness and responsibility.
Maple Island explores the heights of hope and depths of despair built into modern society.
This work has been designed for mature readers.
October 1999. Burnsville, Minnesota. The Church of Virtue on Maple Island Road is the meeting place of two contrary groups of the Chamber of Commerce, a powerful political organization of active vampires who run the town; and the Dampers, a small community who have made the personal decision to abstain from feeding on human beings, choosing instead to gather in the basement to support one another through this unconventional lifestyle.
When a beloved Damper is brutally murdered, the two societies clash as the Dampers search relentlessly for the killer.
Dennis Vogen blurs the boundaries of genre and digs his nails deep in this transcendent story of sex, violence, obsession and power; of hunger, pain, kindness and responsibility.
Maple Island explores the heights of hope and depths of despair built into modern society.
This work has been designed for mature readers.
152 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 8, 2025
About the author
Dennis Vogen
21 books11 followersDennis Vogen is a writer, artist, musician, and definitely not several squirrels in a human costume, who uses pop culture and his own work to talk too much about stuff we don't talk too much about, like addiction, sobriety, loss, grief, pain, anxiety, creativity, and hope.
He's been publishing since 2013, releasing over ten books in his first ten years. He's an active blogger and an overactive oversharer; unfortunate practitioner of radical empathy.
Creator of The Weirdos, Brushfire, Jojo, Cold World, Theia, Flip + Push, Them + Us, Time is a Solid State and more. Lives in Minnesota. Official website: dennisvogen.com
He's been publishing since 2013, releasing over ten books in his first ten years. He's an active blogger and an overactive oversharer; unfortunate practitioner of radical empathy.
Creator of The Weirdos, Brushfire, Jojo, Cold World, Theia, Flip + Push, Them + Us, Time is a Solid State and more. Lives in Minnesota. Official website: dennisvogen.com
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