Archive - I, Too, Dislike It

Stuck, and Unstuck, in Virginia

One new writing workshop, two forthcoming short stories, three writers on the South

Jun 20 •

March 2025

On optimistic practices

Is it a yes or a no?

Mar 26 •

An upcoming Q&A with Kaya Press and an April workshop at the Center for Fiction

Mar 7 •

January 2025

"Without moving a comma"

A belated remembrance of Gary Indiana (1950–2024)

Jan 28 •

January 2024

“The thing you get instead is better”

On avoidance, not listening a little, and going where you don’t want to go

Jan 30, 2024 •

“And then you read”

On pinballing, regret, and reading while grieving

Jan 26, 2024 •

October 2019

Where I'm Newslettering From

Welcome to “I, Too, Dislike It,” a newsletter of writing, reading, and periodic gripes and exhortations by me, James Yeh: writer and professor of…

Oct 23, 2019 •

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