Leta McCollough Seletzky
@letaseletzky.com
Director, Low Res MFA in Creative Writing at U. of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe | 2022 NEA Literature Fellow | Author | Lawyer | Strictly my opinions
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I’m re-reading my book THE KNEELING MAN—this time with the realization that it’s as much about gun violence as anything else.
From beginning to end (including, of course, Dr. King’s assassination), it’s a story about the degree to which the social order is maintained at the barrel of a gun
From beginning to end (including, of course, Dr. King’s assassination), it’s a story about the degree to which the social order is maintained at the barrel of a gun
Yeah so rather than thinking about what’s possible and working toward that, I’m focusing on what’s needed and working backward from that. (What’s possible in a given circumstance can’t really be known until after the fact.)
This is a propos everything
This is a propos everything
January 25, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Yeah so rather than thinking about what’s possible and working toward that, I’m focusing on what’s needed and working backward from that. (What’s possible in a given circumstance can’t really be known until after the fact.)
This is a propos everything
This is a propos everything
I hate that this is once again relevant. But I wrote this a while back about how I don’t watch law enforcement execution videos
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I Didn't Watch the Video of Tyre Nichols
The daughter of a former Memphis cop explains why she didn’t view the latest traffic stop that became a death sentence—and why you may not want to either.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:30 PM
I hate that this is once again relevant. But I wrote this a while back about how I don’t watch law enforcement execution videos
washingtonmonthly.com/2023/01/30/i...
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If there isn’t a general understanding that unrelenting and unrepentant exploitation (particularly racial) is at the root of why this place is collapsing, it probably can’t be saved
January 21, 2026 at 5:17 PM
If there isn’t a general understanding that unrelenting and unrepentant exploitation (particularly racial) is at the root of why this place is collapsing, it probably can’t be saved
I’ve said it before, but a lot of microaggressions are very macro
January 21, 2026 at 5:12 AM
I’ve said it before, but a lot of microaggressions are very macro
Many thanks to @lowcountrygullah.bsky.social for this crucial and timely conversation as we honor the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 19, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Many thanks to @lowcountrygullah.bsky.social for this crucial and timely conversation as we honor the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
As a writer, I recognize the importance of being a reader. And the most important thing you will ever read is the room
January 18, 2026 at 4:04 AM
As a writer, I recognize the importance of being a reader. And the most important thing you will ever read is the room
Yeah so I’m at urgent care right now with a kid who developed a fever of over 105—a temp I have never seen in my life. It’s Flu A. (And yes, he did get a flu shot this fall, as did our entire household.)
He’s getting great care, and all is well. But be careful out there. And wear your masks.
He’s getting great care, and all is well. But be careful out there. And wear your masks.
January 17, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Yeah so I’m at urgent care right now with a kid who developed a fever of over 105—a temp I have never seen in my life. It’s Flu A. (And yes, he did get a flu shot this fall, as did our entire household.)
He’s getting great care, and all is well. But be careful out there. And wear your masks.
He’s getting great care, and all is well. But be careful out there. And wear your masks.
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ALL. OF THIS!!!
👏👏👏
Speaking of art and its messaging, particularly in cultural and societal impact and nuances, if LEGO 's "Everyone Is Awesome" set baffled or disturbed you in any way, you are part of the problem.
Best of luck to you to understand this.
✨💖🌈💖✨
👏👏👏
Speaking of art and its messaging, particularly in cultural and societal impact and nuances, if LEGO 's "Everyone Is Awesome" set baffled or disturbed you in any way, you are part of the problem.
Best of luck to you to understand this.
✨💖🌈💖✨
January 17, 2026 at 1:00 AM
ALL. OF THIS!!!
👏👏👏
Speaking of art and its messaging, particularly in cultural and societal impact and nuances, if LEGO 's "Everyone Is Awesome" set baffled or disturbed you in any way, you are part of the problem.
Best of luck to you to understand this.
✨💖🌈💖✨
👏👏👏
Speaking of art and its messaging, particularly in cultural and societal impact and nuances, if LEGO 's "Everyone Is Awesome" set baffled or disturbed you in any way, you are part of the problem.
Best of luck to you to understand this.
✨💖🌈💖✨
Reposted by Leta McCollough Seletzky
"History is a race between education and catastrophe."
—H.G. Wells
—H.G. Wells
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 AM
"History is a race between education and catastrophe."
—H.G. Wells
—H.G. Wells
Telling the truth is a political act. So if your art isn’t political, well…
January 16, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Telling the truth is a political act. So if your art isn’t political, well…
The fact that on top of everything else, I have to remember to bring my freedom papers with me when I leave the house
January 15, 2026 at 3:57 AM
The fact that on top of everything else, I have to remember to bring my freedom papers with me when I leave the house
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Kavanaugh Stop
As the Trump administration escalates its immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, arrests and aggressive tactics by ICE and the Border Patrol, many seen on viral videos, have intensified the frustration and fear among residents, business owners and immigrant workers. trib.al/zVm2mk5
January 13, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Kavanaugh Stop
How is it colder in Walnut Creek than it was in Tahoe, where there was snow on the ground 😐
January 13, 2026 at 3:33 PM
How is it colder in Walnut Creek than it was in Tahoe, where there was snow on the ground 😐
It’s DAY SEVEN of our January 2026 residency, and in addition to our usual genre workshops and electives, we welcomed back our alumni and celebrated someone who envisioned and set in motion this program (and so much more), our beloved Queen June. ALL HAIL! 🙌🏽👑
Here are a few candid highlights ✨
Here are a few candid highlights ✨
January 10, 2026 at 11:52 AM
It’s DAY SEVEN of our January 2026 residency, and in addition to our usual genre workshops and electives, we welcomed back our alumni and celebrated someone who envisioned and set in motion this program (and so much more), our beloved Queen June. ALL HAIL! 🙌🏽👑
Here are a few candid highlights ✨
Here are a few candid highlights ✨
It’s DAY SIX of our January 2026 residency, and in addition to our usual courses, we joined Hayden Takahashi in exuberant celebration following a successful final manuscript defense. We also joined forces with the Interdisciplinary Arts program!
Here are a few candid highlights ✨
Here are a few candid highlights ✨
January 9, 2026 at 9:24 AM
It’s DAY SIX of our January 2026 residency, and in addition to our usual courses, we joined Hayden Takahashi in exuberant celebration following a successful final manuscript defense. We also joined forces with the Interdisciplinary Arts program!
Here are a few candid highlights ✨
Here are a few candid highlights ✨
Reposted by Leta McCollough Seletzky
This. With everything feeling dark and insurmountable, I try to do something kind for an individual or do something positive for my community each day. I'm not always successful, but I always try, because it is worth trying to do good, to spread light, in the face of so much evil and hate.
Whatever you find to do today, make sure you let some light in
January 8, 2026 at 5:53 PM
This. With everything feeling dark and insurmountable, I try to do something kind for an individual or do something positive for my community each day. I'm not always successful, but I always try, because it is worth trying to do good, to spread light, in the face of so much evil and hate.
Whatever you find to do today, make sure you let some light in
January 8, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Whatever you find to do today, make sure you let some light in
When we tolerate the small violences and soft bullying all around us, we create the conditions for larger manifestations
January 8, 2026 at 3:26 PM
When we tolerate the small violences and soft bullying all around us, we create the conditions for larger manifestations
It’s a simple truth that all too many are hellbent on ignoring:
Until everyone is free, no one is free.
But the thing about truth is it doesn’t depend on your belief. And even if you don’t find it, it will find you
Until everyone is free, no one is free.
But the thing about truth is it doesn’t depend on your belief. And even if you don’t find it, it will find you
January 8, 2026 at 9:19 AM
It’s a simple truth that all too many are hellbent on ignoring:
Until everyone is free, no one is free.
But the thing about truth is it doesn’t depend on your belief. And even if you don’t find it, it will find you
Until everyone is free, no one is free.
But the thing about truth is it doesn’t depend on your belief. And even if you don’t find it, it will find you
It’s DAY FIVE of our January 2026 residency, conference day in our workshops and a chance to contemplate our urgent call as practitioners of the arts: to reflect the times in which we live, in the words of the great Nina Simone.
Here are a few candid highlights ✨
Here are a few candid highlights ✨
January 8, 2026 at 8:10 AM
It’s DAY FIVE of our January 2026 residency, conference day in our workshops and a chance to contemplate our urgent call as practitioners of the arts: to reflect the times in which we live, in the words of the great Nina Simone.
Here are a few candid highlights ✨
Here are a few candid highlights ✨
I’m at the grocery store and Crowded House’s Don’t Dream It’s Over just came on and I’ve got my cart parked in a corner by the pickles so no one will see me crying
January 7, 2026 at 11:35 PM
I’m at the grocery store and Crowded House’s Don’t Dream It’s Over just came on and I’ve got my cart parked in a corner by the pickles so no one will see me crying
Quoting for extremely heavy emphasis
There has never been a time when the triple evils that Dr. King fought against—racism, militarism, and poverty—have been more intertwined and on lurid display
January 7, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Quoting for extremely heavy emphasis
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I gotta tell you, this program is really something special. These last few days have been borderline magical, making me feel like I did when I was a @lambdaliterary.org fellow
DAY TWO of our January 2026 @unrlowresmfacw.bsky.social residency, with workshops in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, writing for children and young adults, and more! And it’s the first evening of Writers in the Woods, featuring @wralpheubanks.bsky.social
A few candid highlights from today:
A few candid highlights from today:
January 7, 2026 at 6:47 PM
I gotta tell you, this program is really something special. These last few days have been borderline magical, making me feel like I did when I was a @lambdaliterary.org fellow
Amid so much UNSPEAKABLE horror, I can only remind myself of these words, written by someone far wiser than I:
This is precisely when artists go to work
This is precisely when artists go to work
January 7, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Amid so much UNSPEAKABLE horror, I can only remind myself of these words, written by someone far wiser than I:
This is precisely when artists go to work
This is precisely when artists go to work
Love that they’re flagrant mask-off fascists after we were told we were overreacting for saying it when there was time to change course
January 7, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Love that they’re flagrant mask-off fascists after we were told we were overreacting for saying it when there was time to change course