It’s always election season
Hi, folks! Some of you may remember Bunt. He’s a little blue creature I made up to soothe myself after a Certain Election. Over the years, Bunt has changed a little. Not much, just a little. Guess what? Bunt has…
Writing inclusively
On November 3, 2022, I was part of a panel at the Inlandia Institute’s ArtsWalk event. My co-panelists were Carlos Cortes, Ellen Estilai, Terria Smith, and James Coates. We were moderated by the wonderful Minerva Canto Bunch. You can watch…
A Table Read for STRINGS
I’m part of the table read for my friend Lisa Chiu’s sitcom pilot, STRINGS, which she co-wrote with writer Claire Robinson May. For more, check out this graphic–and write to Lisa and Claire to get on the list to attend!
AWP Panel! Writing Ourselves into Existence
On Saturday, March 26, 12:10-1:10 PM Eastern, join me and Taiwanese-American writers Grace Loh Prasad, Lisa Chiu, and Grace Hwang Lynch as we read from our works about, and discuss, the Taiwanese-American experience.
Jump Start to Embodied Writing with Yi Shun Lai & Ellie Roscher
March 13-19 45 minSunday, March 13 noon CST /10am PSTMonday-Friday, March 14-18 7pm CST /5pm PSTSaturday, March 19 noon CST /10am PST Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. –Mary Oliver Do you long to write but struggle to make…
Webinar: Mirror Works, Window Works
March 3, 2PM ET Learn more about the how and why of Yi Shun’s new column at The Writer, “Broadening our Bookshelves.” Sign up for The Writer‘s newsletter to get details.
Idaho’s Transgender Athletes Ban: Why it doesn’t hold water
A new legal case claims Idaho’s transgender athlete ban makes sense if you frame it in Title IX terms. I was neck-deep in Title IX for months working on a museum exhibit. Here’s why that explanation fails.
Start. Stop. Goodbye.
Sometime late in 2019 I started thinking about what it would be like to act on something that felt pretty outsized: What if I were to share my stage with people who could use more eyeballs on their work? I…
Protected: “Show notes” for Yi Shun’s talk at Desert Nights, Rising Stars 2021
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Clubhouse! Here’s why it’s working for me
As I’m typing, I’m listening in on a room I wouldn’t have had much opportunity to step into before. It’s a room on digital accessibility, and it’s on Clubhouse. Access to great conversations that I didn’t know were going on…
