Chris Santantasio
@crsantastic.bsky.social
Writer, reader, fiction editor @TheRumpus. Words in One Story, DIAGRAM, Story Magazine, SmokeLong Quarterly, and other places. More at: www.crsantantasio.com
This is not an @nplusonemag.com stan account, but I do love this publication. I’ve been reading it for years and the quality of the work is still so high. One of the few magazines that can still expand my vocabulary
November 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This is not an @nplusonemag.com stan account, but I do love this publication. I’ve been reading it for years and the quality of the work is still so high. One of the few magazines that can still expand my vocabulary
One of the more formally inventive entries in the autofiction canon, this 2023 release from @fencebooks.bsky.social challenged and delighted me. If you like reading oddball fiction about the art world, this is for you.
November 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
One of the more formally inventive entries in the autofiction canon, this 2023 release from @fencebooks.bsky.social challenged and delighted me. If you like reading oddball fiction about the art world, this is for you.
Finally got around to reading this 2025 title from @nplusonemag.com that I picked up at AWP this year. An incredible follow up to Lomasko’s Other Russias, which I love and recommend to literally everyone. This book took me places I’ve never been.
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Finally got around to reading this 2025 title from @nplusonemag.com that I picked up at AWP this year. An incredible follow up to Lomasko’s Other Russias, which I love and recommend to literally everyone. This book took me places I’ve never been.
Rainy day vibe
November 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Rainy day vibe
Got some new pubs coming out soon so it’s a good time to get back to posting…
November 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Got some new pubs coming out soon so it’s a good time to get back to posting…
Breaking my 4 month posting hiatus to say my form rejection arrived in the mail yesterday. Seemed newsworthy
Literary magazines have been a part of my life for the past decade+ and I am still “finding” great ones. Enjoyed my first issue of Santa Monica Review!
October 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Breaking my 4 month posting hiatus to say my form rejection arrived in the mail yesterday. Seemed newsworthy
“The autumn sun steams the long grass, broken and brown and sweet to smell. Tim settles down in its coarse strands, the better to point up the silkiness of his caramel/colored flanks.”
RIP Edmund While, celebrant of male beauty, glorifier of the homosexual gaze. When I write, his voice hovers near.
RIP Edmund While, celebrant of male beauty, glorifier of the homosexual gaze. When I write, his voice hovers near.
June 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
“The autumn sun steams the long grass, broken and brown and sweet to smell. Tim settles down in its coarse strands, the better to point up the silkiness of his caramel/colored flanks.”
RIP Edmund While, celebrant of male beauty, glorifier of the homosexual gaze. When I write, his voice hovers near.
RIP Edmund While, celebrant of male beauty, glorifier of the homosexual gaze. When I write, his voice hovers near.
Today at @therumpus.net is a story both sharp and tender, vulnerable and bold. It is the kind of story I aspire to write. Characters that bleed life's fullness, ideas that challenge my priors, and a narrative that expands perception. "Casserole" by @mckatie.bsky.social is one hell of a bake.
Rumpus Original Fiction: Casserole - The Rumpus
He trusted her. He loved her. He was waiting for her to provide.
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May 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Today at @therumpus.net is a story both sharp and tender, vulnerable and bold. It is the kind of story I aspire to write. Characters that bleed life's fullness, ideas that challenge my priors, and a narrative that expands perception. "Casserole" by @mckatie.bsky.social is one hell of a bake.
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It's Casserole time!! Huge thanks to the fiction team at The Rumpus for giving my weird little story a home ❤️ Actually a bit nervous about people seeing this one so pls let me know your thoughts if you read it ahaha 🫣 😬 link below:
May 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It's Casserole time!! Huge thanks to the fiction team at The Rumpus for giving my weird little story a home ❤️ Actually a bit nervous about people seeing this one so pls let me know your thoughts if you read it ahaha 🫣 😬 link below:
This book was delectable. Sexy, funny, and reflective of July’s combo of artistic vigor and intellectual humility. This is the kind of text I aspire to write.
April 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This book was delectable. Sexy, funny, and reflective of July’s combo of artistic vigor and intellectual humility. This is the kind of text I aspire to write.
Literary magazines have been a part of my life for the past decade+ and I am still “finding” great ones. Enjoyed my first issue of Santa Monica Review!
April 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Literary magazines have been a part of my life for the past decade+ and I am still “finding” great ones. Enjoyed my first issue of Santa Monica Review!
I was at my bf’s parents’ house in Dayton, OH (2019) when I first read “Fugato,” the second story in this collection. I think I was depressed, as I typically was back then, and I’d never read a more convincing portrayal of a psychotic break. It’s just as good as I remember it.
April 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I was at my bf’s parents’ house in Dayton, OH (2019) when I first read “Fugato,” the second story in this collection. I think I was depressed, as I typically was back then, and I’d never read a more convincing portrayal of a psychotic break. It’s just as good as I remember it.
My first Danielle Dutton book. I loved it! Thanks to the folks at the @coffeehousepress.bsky.social AWP booth for the recommendation! I’m already feeling more unfettered, genre-wise.
April 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
My first Danielle Dutton book. I loved it! Thanks to the folks at the @coffeehousepress.bsky.social AWP booth for the recommendation! I’m already feeling more unfettered, genre-wise.
This stunning and gorgeous stunner just arrived in my mail slot. Yes!
April 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This stunning and gorgeous stunner just arrived in my mail slot. Yes!
It’s been a while, but I’m back with a book rec for anyone who’s into fiction about the environment, the super-rich, and/or the gap between intent and impact. Eleanor Catton’s BIRNAM WOOD is a literary thriller that places richly textured characters against the lush New Zealand countryside.
April 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
It’s been a while, but I’m back with a book rec for anyone who’s into fiction about the environment, the super-rich, and/or the gap between intent and impact. Eleanor Catton’s BIRNAM WOOD is a literary thriller that places richly textured characters against the lush New Zealand countryside.
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@crsantastic.bsky.social in the latest issue of Story, just picked up from AWP
March 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
@crsantastic.bsky.social in the latest issue of Story, just picked up from AWP
James is every bit as good as the critics say. I was skeptical, but damn is this book affecting in the best possible way.
I’m glad I reread Huck Finn prior to, though. I don’t think it would hit the same otherwise.
I’m glad I reread Huck Finn prior to, though. I don’t think it would hit the same otherwise.
February 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
James is every bit as good as the critics say. I was skeptical, but damn is this book affecting in the best possible way.
I’m glad I reread Huck Finn prior to, though. I don’t think it would hit the same otherwise.
I’m glad I reread Huck Finn prior to, though. I don’t think it would hit the same otherwise.
Read this on my flight home after being away from my partner for almost two weeks. Bawling. Tears streaming down my face. Incredible. Garth at the height of his powers. My favorite of his work so far.
February 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Read this on my flight home after being away from my partner for almost two weeks. Bawling. Tears streaming down my face. Incredible. Garth at the height of his powers. My favorite of his work so far.
Exceptionally proud that @egreenberg.bsky.social asked me to interview her for @therumpus.net about her debut collection ALTERNATIVE FACTS. It’s out tomorrow!
From Alternative Facts to Political Fictions: A Conversation with Emily Greenberg - The Rumpus
We’re always imposing our own subjectivity. Perfect empathy is unattainable.
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January 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Exceptionally proud that @egreenberg.bsky.social asked me to interview her for @therumpus.net about her debut collection ALTERNATIVE FACTS. It’s out tomorrow!
Actually loved this one. In 700+ pages there are just a handful of memorable scenes and a few virtuosic passages of description. But that’s life, right? Mann perfectly captures the weight of generations and its bearing on progeny.
January 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Actually loved this one. In 700+ pages there are just a handful of memorable scenes and a few virtuosic passages of description. But that’s life, right? Mann perfectly captures the weight of generations and its bearing on progeny.
Ghostly and impressionistic, Yu Miri’s Tokyo Ueno Station is brief but emotionally dense. I had to read it slowly in short bursts. As a fan of Kawabata and Tanizaki, I found much to relish in this one.
January 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Ghostly and impressionistic, Yu Miri’s Tokyo Ueno Station is brief but emotionally dense. I had to read it slowly in short bursts. As a fan of Kawabata and Tanizaki, I found much to relish in this one.
Another memorable book I read in 2024 was the new edition of Edmund White's Nocturnes for the King of Naples, with a great intro by Garth Greenwell. I learned so much from how White draws on the character and form of the musical nocturne to shape his narratives.
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January 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I read all 6 volumes of Knausgaard's My Struggle in 2023 and was so taken by it that I started learning Norwegian and seeking out other Norwegian works in translation. This is how I found Per Petterson's Men in My Situation. It has a hypnotic quality that still preoccupies me. #books
January 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I read all 6 volumes of Knausgaard's My Struggle in 2023 and was so taken by it that I started learning Norwegian and seeking out other Norwegian works in translation. This is how I found Per Petterson's Men in My Situation. It has a hypnotic quality that still preoccupies me. #books