Monica Macansantos, alias Butchay
@missmacansantos.bsky.social
Shearing Fellow, Black Mountain Institute, 2024-25. Author of RETURNING TO MY FATHER'S KITCHEN: ESSAYS (forthcoming from Northwestern University Press) and LOVE AND OTHER RITUALS: STORIES. Work in Colorado Review, The Hopkins Review, Bennington Review, etc
FML Zuckerberg pirated my short story to train Meta's AI program. Who else is in a class action-y mode
March 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
FML Zuckerberg pirated my short story to train Meta's AI program. Who else is in a class action-y mode
Really good biko for breakfast, thanks to Valerio's in Las Vegas!
March 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Really good biko for breakfast, thanks to Valerio's in Las Vegas!
One of my favorite quotes from my recent short story in @riverstyxmag.bsky.social. To read more, click here: www.riverstyx.org/proof-blog/l...
March 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
One of my favorite quotes from my recent short story in @riverstyxmag.bsky.social. To read more, click here: www.riverstyx.org/proof-blog/l...
If you were planning on pre-ordering my book, here's another sale! They ship to anywhere in the world! Click here to order: nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014839...
March 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
If you were planning on pre-ordering my book, here's another sale! They ship to anywhere in the world! Click here to order: nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014839...
Amidst the current shitshow, we are doing a reading series featuring Filipino authors in Las Vegas! Yes, with me as host! Joy amidst the darkness! More here: blackmountaininstitute.org/live-experie...
February 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Amidst the current shitshow, we are doing a reading series featuring Filipino authors in Las Vegas! Yes, with me as host! Joy amidst the darkness! More here: blackmountaininstitute.org/live-experie...
Forgive me. I tried Moncrieff/Kilmartin. I got past page 50. My head was hurting from reading and re reading lines. I gave up and switched to Lydia Davis. Please tell me I made the right choice.
February 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Forgive me. I tried Moncrieff/Kilmartin. I got past page 50. My head was hurting from reading and re reading lines. I gave up and switched to Lydia Davis. Please tell me I made the right choice.
Cracking open this book to console myself as the world falls apart
February 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Cracking open this book to console myself as the world falls apart
For those who were planning on pre-ordering my book: Barnes and Noble is doing a pre-order sale! Save 25% (or 35% if you're a premium member) by pre-ordering from B&N between now and February 7. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/returning-...
February 6, 2025 at 4:32 AM
For those who were planning on pre-ordering my book: Barnes and Noble is doing a pre-order sale! Save 25% (or 35% if you're a premium member) by pre-ordering from B&N between now and February 7. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/returning-...
I see that a few book reviewers follow me. Would you be interested in reviewing my essay collection, Returning to My Father's Kitchen, for the Adroit Journal? Because they're interested. Let me know so that I can get you a review copy! @nupress.bsky.social theadroitjournal.org/about/call-f...
February 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I see that a few book reviewers follow me. Would you be interested in reviewing my essay collection, Returning to My Father's Kitchen, for the Adroit Journal? Because they're interested. Let me know so that I can get you a review copy! @nupress.bsky.social theadroitjournal.org/about/call-f...
Dedicating my book to the father I had and the father I was given, both of whom made this book possible
January 30, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Dedicating my book to the father I had and the father I was given, both of whom made this book possible
I am horrified by the prospect of listening to my own voice on the radio, so maybe you could do it on my behalf. This aired last night on Nevada Public Radio, and I talked about my work as a visiting writer in Las Vegas and my forthcoming book with @nupress.bsky.social. knpr.org/show/black-m...
January 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I am horrified by the prospect of listening to my own voice on the radio, so maybe you could do it on my behalf. This aired last night on Nevada Public Radio, and I talked about my work as a visiting writer in Las Vegas and my forthcoming book with @nupress.bsky.social. knpr.org/show/black-m...
Good morning Las Vegas
January 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Good morning Las Vegas
I know there are many milestones in a writer's career, but could you pause for a moment to celebrate my first poached egg? It was my first attempt too!
January 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I know there are many milestones in a writer's career, but could you pause for a moment to celebrate my first poached egg? It was my first attempt too!
Anyone else considered going back to this? Despite the 1.2 star rating of their app? Haha
January 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Anyone else considered going back to this? Despite the 1.2 star rating of their app? Haha
After a long flight across the Pacific, I was greeted in Las Vegas with copies of the new @riverstyxmag.bsky.social with my new story in it! Hoping more can read it, whether physically or when it goes online in the near future.
January 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
After a long flight across the Pacific, I was greeted in Las Vegas with copies of the new @riverstyxmag.bsky.social with my new story in it! Hoping more can read it, whether physically or when it goes online in the near future.
Christmas cookies on our hotel room doorknob in Bangkok! Nothing ordinary about Hotel Ordinary in Thailand
December 25, 2024 at 12:02 PM
Christmas cookies on our hotel room doorknob in Bangkok! Nothing ordinary about Hotel Ordinary in Thailand
Many thanks to @haminoon.bsky.social for ordering 3 copies of my book for the Wellington City Library collection! As he said, New Zealanders need to read more critical voices, though criticism can also be an act of love.
December 21, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Many thanks to @haminoon.bsky.social for ordering 3 copies of my book for the Wellington City Library collection! As he said, New Zealanders need to read more critical voices, though criticism can also be an act of love.
Where's my food
December 20, 2024 at 8:50 AM
Where's my food
The essay from which my beautiful book grew, which first appeared on Lunch Ticket. The full piece is here: lunchticket.org/returning-to... as for pre-orders, check the link in my bio.
December 18, 2024 at 11:11 PM
The essay from which my beautiful book grew, which first appeared on Lunch Ticket. The full piece is here: lunchticket.org/returning-to... as for pre-orders, check the link in my bio.
Sometimes, as I keep pushing at whatever it is, I forget that I'm also pushing my ass in the air
December 18, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Sometimes, as I keep pushing at whatever it is, I forget that I'm also pushing my ass in the air
Woke up to see a million Santa Clauses running outside my apartment
December 7, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Woke up to see a million Santa Clauses running outside my apartment
Postcards that my team at @nupress.bsky.social made for my book! I feel so pampered
December 7, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Postcards that my team at @nupress.bsky.social made for my book! I feel so pampered
So grateful to have my forthcoming essay collection included in this list of Filipino-American memoirs from the American Writers Museum, curated by Jen Soriano! Happy to be in good company. americanwritersmuseum.org/filipino-ame...
December 4, 2024 at 11:57 PM
So grateful to have my forthcoming essay collection included in this list of Filipino-American memoirs from the American Writers Museum, curated by Jen Soriano! Happy to be in good company. americanwritersmuseum.org/filipino-ame...
Another thing you could do to support my book (even if you're just mildly interested in it) is to add it to your "to read" shelf on Goodreads, if you happen to use the platform! Just go to the book's page and click "to read" and you're all set. www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
December 4, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Another thing you could do to support my book (even if you're just mildly interested in it) is to add it to your "to read" shelf on Goodreads, if you happen to use the platform! Just go to the book's page and click "to read" and you're all set. www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
Omg this book!
December 1, 2024 at 2:22 AM
Omg this book!