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
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
You say you don’t like where society is heading. What are you allowing to occur in your own spaces?
January 8, 2026 at 3:27 PM
You say you don’t like where society is heading. What are you allowing to occur in your own spaces?
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
And I mean “hellbent” quite literally
January 8, 2026 at 9:28 AM
And I mean “hellbent” quite literally
The same horrors you allow to be visited upon your neighbor eventually will be visited upon you
January 8, 2026 at 9:22 AM
The same horrors you allow to be visited upon your neighbor eventually will be visited upon you
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
That does make me smile—thank you ❤️
January 8, 2026 at 9:18 AM
That does make me smile—thank 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 ✨
If anybody asks me what’s wrong, I’m just going to say I’m cold
January 7, 2026 at 11:37 PM
If anybody asks me what’s wrong, I’m just going to say I’m cold
This is reminding me to buy some kleenex
January 7, 2026 at 11:36 PM
This is reminding me to buy some kleenex
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
Reposted by Leta McCollough Seletzky
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
One of the paradoxes of our work is that we must speak the unspeakable
January 7, 2026 at 9:15 PM
One of the paradoxes of our work is that we must speak the unspeakable
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
I mean, I knew this would happen, which is why I said something in the first place
January 7, 2026 at 12:48 AM
I mean, I knew this would happen, which is why I said something in the first place
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
It’s DAY THREE of our January 2026 residency, and aside from workshops, we held an info session for our student-managed and edited literary magazine and heard luminous reflections from @wralpheubanks.bsky.social (Ralph, you’re family now!)
Here are a few candid highlights ✨
Here are a few candid highlights ✨
January 6, 2026 at 8:01 AM
It’s DAY THREE of our January 2026 residency, and aside from workshops, we held an info session for our student-managed and edited literary magazine and heard luminous reflections from @wralpheubanks.bsky.social (Ralph, you’re family now!)
Here are a few candid highlights ✨
Here are a few candid highlights ✨
Thanks so much—absolutely!
January 6, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Thanks so much—absolutely!