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November 2021

It’s that time again. I’ve been buried under a mountain of work (welcome to my homeostatic state), but in case any of you are still reading this, here…

August 2021

Two of these in one month is rare. As in never-happened-before rare. But as I mentioned in the last Zaleski Minute, it’s really hot, which means I’m…
Hello, folks. My ulnar nerves are entrapped and my eyes still need surgery. But look on the bright side for me: By the time I’m 60, it’ll finally be my…

April 2021

It’s April, and I have no idea what to call this thing. So there. But you know what it is: The Zaleski Minute. As always, if this takes you longer than…

March 2021

Friends: Happy new year, almost three months in the making. I’ve been hunkered down in the writing lair since January, having completed about 15,000…

December 2020

Hello, all. It’s the last month of this sordid year, 2020. (As I like to say: Fuck him, and everyone who looks like him. In this case, “him” is the…

August 2020

So. It’s been a summer. (Or nearly so.) Ready for your wild ride? For the last couple of months, I’ve been dealing with a cataract in my right eye. You…

May 2020

Hello. It’s me. I was wondering how you’re doing all these weeks in quarantine. It’s the May edition of The Zaleski Minute, where the stories are piping…

April 2020

Welp. It’s time for the April issue of The Zaleski Minute. Pour a drink, I guess. And wash your hands. If this takes you longer than 60 seconds, send…

March 2020

A quick update from The Zaleski Minute on some news I’d like to share: In February 2019, I wrote a story about 12-year-old Tanner Collins, a boy from…
Here’s the first Zaleski Minute of 2020. I took a two-month break from sending these — so buckle up, I suppose. This one will probably take you longer…