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PandaChronicle ❌👑 @pandachronicle.bsky.social · 13h

Actually .3636363636 of a Scaramucci

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PandaChronicle ❌👑 @pandachronicle.bsky.social · 13h

That’s not even a half Scaramucci

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Leta McCollough Seletzky @letaseletzky.com · 16/10/2026

Are you a writer of children’s, middle grade, or young adult literature? The Low-Residency Creative Writing MFA program at the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe (@unr_lowresmfacw) has a genre concentration for that.

University of Nevada, Reno
Creative Writing Program

Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts at Lake Tahoe
We're accepting applications for Spring 2027.

(The deadline is 11/1.)

Are you a writer of children's, middle grade, or YA literature? We have a genre
concentration for that.

NEVADA TODAY

For Ipuna Black, the residency marked both a creative milestone and the culmination of years of work. An assistant professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and associate dean of Nursing at Nevada State University, Black balances a career in higher education with her passion for writing. During her time in the MFA program, she developed projects for children and young adult readers, including a children's book that she continues to refine. This summer, Black successfully defended her final manuscript and is set to graduate from the University's Master of Fine Arts program this fall. She credits the program's mentorship and residency experience with helping her grow as a writer and gain confidence in her creative voice.
"All of that helped me receive an offer of representation from a literary agent."
"My four mentors and the workshops during residency gave me the tools I needed to write with intention and to understand what I wrote, why I wrote it, who I wrote it for and how it fits in the literary canon," Black said. "All of that helped me receive an offer of representation from a literary agent."

"My four mentors and the workshops during residency gave me the tools | needed to write with intention and to understand what I wrote, why ! wrote it, who I wrote it for and how it fits in the literary canon. All of that helped me receive an offer of representation from a literary agent."
-Ipuna Black, MFA in Creative Writing Writing for Children and Young Adults

NEVADA TODAY
Abigail White: A book finds its way into the world
Abigail White arrived at the Lake Tahoe campus for her first residency in August 2023 carrying a finished manuscript, but unsure how to take the next step with the story.
White, a fiction writer based in Washington, D.C., had spent years working in journalism and ghostwriting, but the manuscript for young adult readers was her first step into fiction.
"I knew the book was ready for other eyes," White said. "I had taken it as far as I could on my own, and I needed professional guidance to help it reach its final form."
"When I arrive there, my body exhales. I don't have to fight for focus, I can just write."
During her first semester, White's mentor, Gayle Brandeis, read the manuscript and delivered unexpected news: the book wasn't just close - it was ready. Together, they prepared the manuscript for submission to agents and publishers.
"My book came out the same week I graduated," White said. "That doesn't happen by accident. I would not have reached this point without this program."
White's debut novel, "D.J. Rosenblum Becomes the G.O.A.T.," was published Aug. 5, 2025.
Beyond the support to publication, White credits Lake Tahoe itself with creating the conditions that allowed her to fully commit to her writing life. The campus, 18 acres
surrounded by pine
trees and quiet mountain air, became a place of peace.
"When I arrive there, my body exhales," she said. "It feels like home. I don't have
Abby receiving her MFA at University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe.
to fight for focus, I can just write."
White is now working on her second book and preparing to join the University's low-residency MFA faculty.

"My book came out the same week I graduated. That doesn't happen by accident. I would not have reached this point without this program."
-Abby White, MFA in Creative Writing Writing for Children and Young Adults

(And if you're a writer of fiction, creative nontiction, or poetry we have you covered as well.)

For more information:
Iseletzky@unr.edu

www.unr.edu/liberal-arts/mfa-creative-writing

IG: @unr_lowresmfacw
Threads: @unr_lowresmfacw
CHILL SUBS: www.chillsubs.com/mfa/nevada-mfa

University of Nevada, Reno
Creative Writing Program
Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts at Lake Tahoe

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PandaChronicle ❌👑 @pandachronicle.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

The owls are the icing on a very big cake.

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PandaChronicle ❌👑 @pandachronicle.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Who wouldn’t want a psychedelic owl? Also these books 🙄😬🤩

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 15/10/2026

NORTH CAROLINA: Early voting starts TODAY! Voting early is the best way to make sure your ballot is safe from suppression efforts and election sabotage. Not in North Carolina? Help drive historic early vote turnout by sharing this post. Visit 866ourvote.org for more info.

A promotional graphic with the headline "In-person early voting has begun!" followed by a design featuring flowers, a bee, and the word "INDIVISIBLE," with "North Carolina" highlighted. A button reads "Share this and spread the word." The bottom text states, "Vote early October 15 through October 31." The website 866ourvote.org is listed.

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PandaChronicle ❌👑 @pandachronicle.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

So he wants to institute universal government run health care, with private insurance companies becoming obsolete? Huh. Interesting. I'm guessing the insurance companies will have something to say. I mean, this should be the goal, but we know he doesn't mean a word of it & no idea how to do it.

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Senator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 14/10/2026

Republicans have successfully ripped away tax breaks that help working families afford health care while also kicking millions of folks off their health care coverage. And the kicker is that they STILL don’t have a health care plan.

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TommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈‍⬛ @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

We the People was never meant to define whatever one powerful man wants. October 17 - No Kings. Our votes are not decorations for another person's coronation. They are how we warn every would-be ruler: hands off our votes. #VoteEarlyForNoKings #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Trump didn't fire Kim because she was corrupt and a grifter, he fired her for embarrassing him.

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PandaChronicle ❌👑 @pandachronicle.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 He destroys trees because they are smarter and more compassionate than he is

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PandaChronicle ❌👑 @pandachronicle.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

this photo makes me think of the thing from Alien as it erupts from Sigourney Weaver.

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PandaChronicle ❌👑 @pandachronicle.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Ai Li: one of them ALWAYS wants something! This was a rare moment they were all behaving themselves. Oof! That didn’t last long 😖

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Abandoned America @abandonedamerica.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

The past is a black hole everything that you know is getting sucked into. All you can do is love the beauty of the present, even as it is vanishing before you. Here's another place I found at the edge: www.abandonedamerica.us/the-trolley-...

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PandaChronicle ❌👑 @pandachronicle.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Somehow I think that may be their goal: to inspire more acts of terrorism so they can declare martial law.

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PandaChronicle ❌👑 @pandachronicle.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Not to start yet another batshit crazy conspiracy theory (okay, yes, I am) but do we even have any proof that Jeffery Epstein is dead?

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PandaChronicle ❌👑 @pandachronicle.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

just when you thought that the previous imbecilic blonde press Secretary Barbie was the biggest liar and abusive person behind the podium…

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PandaChronicle ❌👑 @pandachronicle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

RIGHT?!?!?!?! They can just F*** off. Soulless bastards.

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Annie Cardi @anniecardi.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

THIS. And 99% of the time, the kid is not passively listening. They stop to ask questions. They make jokes. They share their own thoughts. It's a conversation, not a recitation.

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PandaChronicle ❌👑 @pandachronicle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Important words from one of my favorite authors. Why, oh why is the techno a.i. contingent trying to give away all the things that bring joy & make life worth living to the robots?

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PandaChronicle ❌👑 @pandachronicle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It is notable that there are so many batshit crazy conspiracy lawsuits filed by this “administration” that I have no idea which one it is. (and I am a daily listener to the @dailybeanspod.com so you’d think I was at least reasonably informed)

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Sue Clancy @artistclancy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Please help yourself to a chair. The house lion will be along shortly with a discussion about novels and short stories. sueclancy.substack.com/p/the-house-...

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PandaChronicle ❌👑 @pandachronicle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

and the only ones getting rich are the platforms that sell the advertising. It’s very predatory.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Ann Telnaes

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026

The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️

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PandaChronicle ❌👑 @pandachronicle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

hmmm… better than doomscrolling, I guess. At least it’s productive.

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PandaChronicle ❌👑 @pandachronicle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This tale of travesties, committed by the first Princess born at the DC Panda house, of ghosts past, present and future is one of my favorite Holiday (Panda) Classics! There may be no Kings in DC, but there was definitely at least 1 Princess! www.yourbrainonpandas.com/it-is-the-mo...

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It is the Month for the Stories of October - The Panda Chronicles

There are several stories that I like to have Encore Presentations™️ every October, one being A Halloween Carol (starring PINKY!) and the other being The Wizard of Wu. I don’t know about you, but when...

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 06/10/2026

"As we've said before, the bar for removal under the Twenty-Fifth Amendment is quite high. One little remark about approving the deaths of tens of millions of Americans at the hands of a foreign power shouldn't warrant such a severe response." buff.ly/utv8fhC

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Relax, We Can’t Invoke the Twenty-Fifth Amendment Every Time a President Offers to Let an Enemy Bomb an American City

“As we’ve said before, the bar for removal under the Twenty-Fifth Amendment is quite high. One little remark about approving the deaths of tens of millions o...

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Nonilex @nonilex.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

#Whistleblower says #Trump demanded #FBI probe into #protesters over a #TikTok he saw The FBI opened preliminary investigations targeting anti- #ICE protesters in Southern #California, a fmr FBI intelligence official alleged in a whistleblower complaint, adding that she believed the move […]

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