For My Fellow Readers

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About the Author

Daniel Verastiqui is a science fiction author based in Austin, Texas. He is currently writing The Vinestead Anthology, a series of standalone novels set in a shared universe where virtual reality, synthetic humans, and one very powerful corporation keep making everything worse. His latest book, House of Nepenthe, released in June 2026.

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Half a Page in Oslo: Why Every Book Gets a Second Goodbye

This is the epilogue, beautiful friend.

A Look Back at Novlr

The best writing tools are the ones that get the hell out of your way and let you write.

My personal recession indicator? My TBR pile now lives in my Amazon cart.

Things are tough all over. Prices are up, wallets are thin, and in homes across America, TBR piles are quietly migrating to Amazon's "Saved for Later" section.

My son is voting for Ken Paxton, and that's on me

That thing where you wait too long to tell your kids about monsters, and the monsters find them first.

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Half a Page in Oslo: Why Every Book Gets a Second Goodbye

A Look Back at Novlr

My personal recession indicator? My TBR pile now lives in my Amazon cart.

My son is voting for Ken Paxton, and that's on me