Daniel Verastiqui
@danielverastiqui.com
🤯 serving up mind-blowing cyberpunk thrillers
🔜 HOUSE OF NEPENTHE (June 2, 2026)
📍 Austin, Texas
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🔜 HOUSE OF NEPENTHE (June 2, 2026)
📍 Austin, Texas
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House of Nepenthe.
June 2, 2026.
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#ScienceFiction #Cyberpunk #NewNovel
June 2, 2026.
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#ScienceFiction #Cyberpunk #NewNovel
Managed to snag a table at @stapleexpo.bsky.social, which will be the first time I’ve ever sold my books at an event like this.
The good news is that, as a person living in 2026, I’m skilled at condensing panic and anxiety into a small, dense metal ball that will live in my stomach until April.
The good news is that, as a person living in 2026, I’m skilled at condensing panic and anxiety into a small, dense metal ball that will live in my stomach until April.
January 26, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Managed to snag a table at @stapleexpo.bsky.social, which will be the first time I’ve ever sold my books at an event like this.
The good news is that, as a person living in 2026, I’m skilled at condensing panic and anxiety into a small, dense metal ball that will live in my stomach until April.
The good news is that, as a person living in 2026, I’m skilled at condensing panic and anxiety into a small, dense metal ball that will live in my stomach until April.
The writing goes poorly today.
Like, eat an entire pizza in one sitting at lunch type of poorly.
Like, eat an entire pizza in one sitting at lunch type of poorly.
January 22, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The writing goes poorly today.
Like, eat an entire pizza in one sitting at lunch type of poorly.
Like, eat an entire pizza in one sitting at lunch type of poorly.
House of Nepenthe.
June 2, 2026.
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#ScienceFiction #Cyberpunk #NewNovel
June 2, 2026.
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#ScienceFiction #Cyberpunk #NewNovel
January 16, 2026 at 9:54 PM
House of Nepenthe.
June 2, 2026.
danielverastiqui.com/house-of-nepenthe
#ScienceFiction #Cyberpunk #NewNovel
June 2, 2026.
danielverastiqui.com/house-of-nepenthe
#ScienceFiction #Cyberpunk #NewNovel
Adding “don’t throw things in my mouth” to the list of things I never thought I’d yell at a four-year-old.
January 13, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Adding “don’t throw things in my mouth” to the list of things I never thought I’d yell at a four-year-old.
“This looks like a good place to throw up.”
— every dog that ever was or will ever be, probably
— every dog that ever was or will ever be, probably
January 6, 2026 at 12:43 PM
“This looks like a good place to throw up.”
— every dog that ever was or will ever be, probably
— every dog that ever was or will ever be, probably
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Here’s the link where you can order Punk Rock Entrepreneur, or pre-order Burnout Revolution and its companion zine about the four day work week. It’s all my stuff in one spot!
Caroline Moore
All products by Caroline Moore on Microcosm Publishing
microcosmpublishing.com
April 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here’s the link where you can order Punk Rock Entrepreneur, or pre-order Burnout Revolution and its companion zine about the four day work week. It’s all my stuff in one spot!
TL;DR: How is Sarah Connor supposed to save the world if she's in the can watching recipe videos on Instagram?
I would recommend this to anyone with parents, grandparents, or a Facebook account. The future may depend on it.
I would recommend this to anyone with parents, grandparents, or a Facebook account. The future may depend on it.
Lock the Bathroom Door: The Monetized AI Slop Endgame Is Near
As a science fiction writer, I learned early on how to be comfortable being dead wrong about the future. I grew up in a time when books featured Evil Corporations™️that were trying to steal your data,...
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December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
TL;DR: How is Sarah Connor supposed to save the world if she's in the can watching recipe videos on Instagram?
I would recommend this to anyone with parents, grandparents, or a Facebook account. The future may depend on it.
I would recommend this to anyone with parents, grandparents, or a Facebook account. The future may depend on it.
"I learned not to be ashamed of myself, to talk freely about myself, to advertise myself, to elbow my way in here and there when necessary. The greatest man America ever produced was not ashamed to peddle his own book from door to door."
- "Henry Miller on Writing"
- "Henry Miller on Writing"
December 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"I learned not to be ashamed of myself, to talk freely about myself, to advertise myself, to elbow my way in here and there when necessary. The greatest man America ever produced was not ashamed to peddle his own book from door to door."
- "Henry Miller on Writing"
- "Henry Miller on Writing"
Why have a blog if you're not going to answer the toughest questions of your generation?
How Billy Madison Could Have Won the Academic Decathalon
If I could slip back to 1995, I’d tell Little Daniel two things. One: buy NFLX and never look back. Two: quoting Billy Madison does not, in fact, constitute a personality. I cannot overstate the death...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Why have a blog if you're not going to answer the toughest questions of your generation?
Reposted by Daniel Verastiqui
On August 12, 1971, 16-year-old me mailed the first story I ever wrote off on its first submission to my dream market, F&SF. My tale was quickly rejected. On July 17th, 2025, I finally sold a story to that magazine. Here's why I felt I had to withdraw that story. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
November 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
On August 12, 1971, 16-year-old me mailed the first story I ever wrote off on its first submission to my dream market, F&SF. My tale was quickly rejected. On July 17th, 2025, I finally sold a story to that magazine. Here's why I felt I had to withdraw that story. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
Software developers at work love AI. Indie authors on social media hate it. But what about college professors who are actively teaching writing courses?
I spoke with Dr. Casey Boyle at UT Austin and got his thoughts.
🔗 itsyourcareer.blog/writing-with...
I spoke with Dr. Casey Boyle at UT Austin and got his thoughts.
🔗 itsyourcareer.blog/writing-with...
Writing With AI: Help or Hindrance? It’s Your Career Blog | The University of Texas at Austin It's Your Career
itsyourcareer.blog
November 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Software developers at work love AI. Indie authors on social media hate it. But what about college professors who are actively teaching writing courses?
I spoke with Dr. Casey Boyle at UT Austin and got his thoughts.
🔗 itsyourcareer.blog/writing-with...
I spoke with Dr. Casey Boyle at UT Austin and got his thoughts.
🔗 itsyourcareer.blog/writing-with...
As the rejection letters spill onto the second wall of my office, I can’t help thinking there’s probably a better use for all this ink and paper.
November 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
As the rejection letters spill onto the second wall of my office, I can’t help thinking there’s probably a better use for all this ink and paper.
Even after twenty years of self-publishing, most sales still come as a surprise.
How does it even happen? Is it the ads I’m not running? My topless reels on IG? My mom spending her retirement savings on my self-esteem?
I wish I knew. 🫠
How does it even happen? Is it the ads I’m not running? My topless reels on IG? My mom spending her retirement savings on my self-esteem?
I wish I knew. 🫠
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Even after twenty years of self-publishing, most sales still come as a surprise.
How does it even happen? Is it the ads I’m not running? My topless reels on IG? My mom spending her retirement savings on my self-esteem?
I wish I knew. 🫠
How does it even happen? Is it the ads I’m not running? My topless reels on IG? My mom spending her retirement savings on my self-esteem?
I wish I knew. 🫠
Tearing through this book right now, wondering what kind of shenanigans Henry Miller would get up to on social media.
Monday: Henry Miller has joined Bluesky.
Wednesday: Henry Miller has been banned from Bluesky.
🔗 Get it here: amzn.to/4oM8Yzx (The audiobook is great too)
Monday: Henry Miller has joined Bluesky.
Wednesday: Henry Miller has been banned from Bluesky.
🔗 Get it here: amzn.to/4oM8Yzx (The audiobook is great too)
Henry Miller on Writing (New Directions Paperbook)
Henry Miller on Writing (New Directions Paperbook) [Miller, Henry] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Henry Miller on Writing (New Directions Paperbook)
amzn.to
November 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Tearing through this book right now, wondering what kind of shenanigans Henry Miller would get up to on social media.
Monday: Henry Miller has joined Bluesky.
Wednesday: Henry Miller has been banned from Bluesky.
🔗 Get it here: amzn.to/4oM8Yzx (The audiobook is great too)
Monday: Henry Miller has joined Bluesky.
Wednesday: Henry Miller has been banned from Bluesky.
🔗 Get it here: amzn.to/4oM8Yzx (The audiobook is great too)
It's a digital arms race to the bottom.
OpenAI Launches the AI Browser War
ChatGPT Atlas will try to map the company's way to more users.
gizmodo.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
It's a digital arms race to the bottom.
"Every night, we weaponize his own nonsense against him. He can’t not respond. He tries to resist, but the words just burst out of him. You can see the pain in his eyes, the internal battle between rebellion and needing to complete the loop."
Read: danielverastiqui.com/old-man-shakes-fist-at-words/
Read: danielverastiqui.com/old-man-shakes-fist-at-words/
Old Man Shakes Fist at Words
I don’t know if it’s because I’m a writer or because of the anxiety disorder that’s been quietly narrating my life since middle school, but I am always listening. People talk, and my brain just… grabs...
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October 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
"Every night, we weaponize his own nonsense against him. He can’t not respond. He tries to resist, but the words just burst out of him. You can see the pain in his eyes, the internal battle between rebellion and needing to complete the loop."
Read: danielverastiqui.com/old-man-shakes-fist-at-words/
Read: danielverastiqui.com/old-man-shakes-fist-at-words/
There's a moment each day when the solar tops off the batteries and starts selling electricity back to the power companies for PENNIES, and that's when the AC goes down to 70, baby. ❄️
October 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
There's a moment each day when the solar tops off the batteries and starts selling electricity back to the power companies for PENNIES, and that's when the AC goes down to 70, baby. ❄️
I watch my favorite #horror movie, the star-studded House on Haunted Hill, every October, and my favorite part is still watching Chris Kattan just trying to get paid and get the f out of there.
October 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I watch my favorite #horror movie, the star-studded House on Haunted Hill, every October, and my favorite part is still watching Chris Kattan just trying to get paid and get the f out of there.
Every time I'm cutting dialogue...
October 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Every time I'm cutting dialogue...
I’ll tell you what, no one is looking forward to the end of this Texas summer more than me and this huge crack in my windshield.
October 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I’ll tell you what, no one is looking forward to the end of this Texas summer more than me and this huge crack in my windshield.
Sweet Jeebus.
October 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Sweet Jeebus.
Overheard father-son exchanges at the park this morning:
🤕 “You just bumped your head; it hurts, but you don’t have to cry about it.”
🐿️ “Don’t throw rocks at squirrels; serial killers do that.”
Dunno if these kids are headed in different or the same directions.
🤕 “You just bumped your head; it hurts, but you don’t have to cry about it.”
🐿️ “Don’t throw rocks at squirrels; serial killers do that.”
Dunno if these kids are headed in different or the same directions.
October 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Overheard father-son exchanges at the park this morning:
🤕 “You just bumped your head; it hurts, but you don’t have to cry about it.”
🐿️ “Don’t throw rocks at squirrels; serial killers do that.”
Dunno if these kids are headed in different or the same directions.
🤕 “You just bumped your head; it hurts, but you don’t have to cry about it.”
🐿️ “Don’t throw rocks at squirrels; serial killers do that.”
Dunno if these kids are headed in different or the same directions.
There’s a scene in Tin Cup where Kevin Costner gets the yips and starts trying all these random gadgets and gimmicks to get his swing back.
As a kid, I thought “how desperate” and “have some respect for yourself” but then I grew up and became an indie author and now I see you, Kevin.
I see you.
As a kid, I thought “how desperate” and “have some respect for yourself” but then I grew up and became an indie author and now I see you, Kevin.
I see you.
October 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
There’s a scene in Tin Cup where Kevin Costner gets the yips and starts trying all these random gadgets and gimmicks to get his swing back.
As a kid, I thought “how desperate” and “have some respect for yourself” but then I grew up and became an indie author and now I see you, Kevin.
I see you.
As a kid, I thought “how desperate” and “have some respect for yourself” but then I grew up and became an indie author and now I see you, Kevin.
I see you.
Man you pause for three seconds on one of those Instagram ads claiming they can teach you to sell 60k books in 6 days just daydreaming of a life that could have been and then that’s just your feed from now on.
October 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Man you pause for three seconds on one of those Instagram ads claiming they can teach you to sell 60k books in 6 days just daydreaming of a life that could have been and then that’s just your feed from now on.