Theia

by Dennis Vogen

"She was a dog with an imagination, which made her the most dangerous kind of all.” Theia is a silver Boston Terrier who just wants to go outside. This is the story of how she tried to escape an oppressive animal shelter, and found herself along the way. From DENNIS VOGEN, author of the novellas FLIP, THEM, and US, and the writer/artist behind THE WEIRDOS, comes this introspective tale about why we run away.

118 pages, Hardcover

Published May 15, 2021

About the author

Dennis 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

Reviews

[Annahalle Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a super sweet and easy read - took me less than 3 hours. It is generally a hopeful story with some cute found family moments, but Apple's chapter is only 4 pages and left me SOBBING. There's a surprising twist in the middle which felt odd at first but I think that since the overall theme of the book is learning not to run from your problems, the twist allows for the story to resolve in a way I found to be wholesome while still maintaining the message about facing difficult situations rather than try to escape them.