In the wake of her poet father's sudden passing, Monica Macansantos returns to the Philippines to heal, but this homecoming proves fraught with questions about belonging, rootedness, and her own coming-of-age as a young writer.
MONICA MACANSANTOS is the author of the story collection Love and Other Rituals, and her work has appeared in Colorado Review, The Hopkins Review, Bennington Review, and Lit Hub, among others. She is a 2024-2025 Shearing Fellow with the Black Mountain Institute.
