Author & Survivor

I've lived40 near-deathmoments. Each onechanged me.

A chronicle of survival, wisdom, and the relentless pursuit of purpose. Verl K. invites you into a life redefined by the edge of existence.

Verl K., 81-year-old author and survivor of 40 near-death moments

"The closer we get to the end, the clearer the beginning becomes."

— Verl K.

God must truly have a great imagination.The Great Eagle, Book One  ·  Verl K.
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After surviving death more than forty times, one man begins searching for the answer he never expected to ask: why was he spared?

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"I believe we are all waiting for the one story that tells us it's okay to have survived when others didn't."

— Verl K.

Verl K. has spent decades on the edge of the known world. From aviation accidents to mountain expeditions, he has lived through 40 near-death moments that forced him to reconcile with the fragility of life and the strength of the human spirit.

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Letters from Verl

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Survival

The morning the engine stopped over the Caribbean

I was forty-two, three thousand feet up, alone. The propeller stuttered once and went silent. What happened in the next ninety seconds is the reason I still write.

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Faith

What the priest in Cartagena told me about waiting

He was eighty-eight when I met him. He had this way of pausing before he answered any real question — like the answer was already in the room and he just needed a moment to let

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A long-term humanitarian aviation initiative — making air travel reach the communities the world has stopped flying to. Every dollar of every book quietly funds the mission.

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