Luso Loonie — Devin Meireles

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  • Throwback Article: How a Picture Tells a Life Story

    Throwback Article: How a Picture Tells a Life Story

    Staring at the photograph from that time. It displays a stunning young woman with bright eyes fixed on moving up in the world. I see her eagerness and joy like how a bird lifts into flight. There were so many milestones still yet to come. Ready to bring any dream to life as she saw…

  • Nova Fronteira

    Nova Fronteira

    She placed a knit blanket over her head for protection against the cold breeze. The elements rattled her willpower, but that was nothing compared to how she felt. Contractions hammered on as she got closer with each step, but she endured the stabbing pain. 

  • How a Picture Tells a Life Story

    How a Picture Tells a Life Story

    I stare at the photograph from that time. It displays a stunning young woman with bright eyes fixed on moving up in the world. I see her eagerness and joy like how a bird lifts into flight. There were so many milestones still yet to come. Ready to bring any dream to life as she…

  • Mais Vida – Luso Life Article

    Mais Vida – Luso Life Article

    Looking at me as if I was a stranger, she repeated herself like a broken record. That’s what she told everyone, but when I suggested that we have some sweet bread for Easter she dismissed the idea in favour of the apple sauce at the hospital. Swiftly forgetting what she just asked for. She knew…