Luso Loonie — Devin Meireles

Stay connected to this Portuguese thing of ours. 🇵🇹🇨🇦

Etiqueta: independent writer

  • Unhealthy Traits of an Independent Writer

    Unhealthy Traits of an Independent Writer

    Perhaps the most damaging trait is that I keep everything to myself. The doubts. The pressure. The emotional weight of turning lived experience into something consumable. Writing can be cathartic, but it can also be isolating when you don’t let anyone see what it costs you.

  • Reintroducing Myself: Five Years Writing Our Portuguese Story

    Reintroducing Myself: Five Years Writing Our Portuguese Story

    My name is Devin Meireles, I’m a Luso-Canadian writer with exciting stories to bring you closer to this Portuguese thing of ours! 🇵🇹 🇵🇹

  • Feeling Like a Real Author

    Feeling Like a Real Author

    This past Christmas, that response has made me feel more like a writer than ever before. Not because of numbers or milestones, but because the appetite is still there. The stories are still moving, still being shared, still finding their way into hands and hearts.

  • Field Notes. #1

    Field Notes. #1

    Field Notes is where I post short, observational pieces about the week behind me—work, home, heritage, and whatever else insists on being noticed.

  • Lost & Found: Luso Loonie

    Lost & Found: Luso Loonie

    I’m finding myself crawling back inside and the words are slowly coming back to me. I’m hoping to get back to blogging regularly and capturing some insights from which the Luso Loonie blog had spawned from. This Portuguese thing of ours is still as curious as ever.