Taj Zaidi Writes
Taj ZaidiHouseboat tales, short essays, flash, and novel updates!
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 19 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 5 months ago |
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Befriending the Cyclops
Near the end of 2025, I sent a farewell message to two groups I cared about a great deal: staff at the hospital where I’d trained and toiled for 11 years, and the faculty of a university teaching program I led.
We all hate performative go...
A Cold Canadiano
As I wander new neighborhoods in Vancouver, BC, I find myself squinting at a lot of cafe menus. Often I search for something warm to balance out the December deluge outside. The folks behind me do a polite, Canadian shuffle, and wait for me...
Microdosing Joy: A Nice Indian Boy
Living aboard a houseboat involves balancing the predictable with the unexpected. Ocean tides, for example, follow a reliable schedule; every day consists of two high tides and two lows. So you end up with your home floating up and down on...
My year of hobbits and houseboats
Hello from another airport— this time in Kuwait!— where I’m in transit on my way to Bangladesh. The scenery outside is giving Arrakis. Thank goodness for air conditioning.
Most importantly, please see the end of this post for ways of suppo...
A Houseboat Soundtrack
Hello from LAX! I’m on a five-hour layover (ugh), writing from the twilight zone of an airport food court. You’ve been there: shining linoleum, the sharp scent of antiseptics, Taylor Swift on the overhead interrupted by crackling announceme...
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Taj Zaidi's writing appears in the Washington Post, Salon, Catapult, Foglifter, and Emerge 2023 by Lambda Literary, where he was an Emerging Voices fellow. When not writing, you can find him onstage or kayaking the Pacific coast. IG: tajzaidiwrites
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