Etiqueta: writer
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What Did You Inherit? Luso Loonie Prose Featured in Andorinha Press – Issue 2
I’m pleased to share that my prose has been published in the latest issue of Andorinha Press. “What Did You Inherit?” is a short piece about saudade—the longing for a home long gone—and the sense of belonging to a place we may never have known firsthand. It explores something many children of immigrants grow up…
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Field Notes. #11. The Summer Wrap Up
Well, I’m happy to report that these months did me well for recovery and rejuvenation with a lot of work, hustle and fun bike rides intertwined. A great balance of productivity and fucking around.
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Where Home Finds Us: The Journey of the Portas da Cidade (New Published Article)
With more immigrants and descendants living abroad than the island could ever sustain, the habit of going back has always been an aspect of that relationship, as if we have been tethered all along. So maintaining that connection has been important for everyone who identifies with that homecoming. Thus, at the turn of the new…
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“The Scars Saudade Wrote” – a new book by Devin Meireles, reviewed by Humberto da Silva
In “The Scars that Saudade Wrote,” Meireles, a millennial Toronto writer, mines his family’s experiences with care and reverence. Although many of these stories took place before he was even born, it is evident that the writer was compelled to reduce to writing stories he heard around the Sunday dinner table, when forebears indulged in…
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The Portuguese Collective Magazine VOL. 4
VOL. 4 of The Portuguese Collective Magazine is OUT now with my article featured on page 46! ‘Filming The Portuguese Soul’
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Field Notes. #10
Events like Tertulia Night are powerful reminders of how important community spaces are for creativity, connection, and preserving cultural heritage. I’m already looking forward to the next one — and to continuing the journey of finding new readers along the way.
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Field Notes. #9
My approach to life tends to come in bursts: either taking everything in or sprinting toward something I’ve decided I want. Either way, it’s always full tilt. That’s why the change of seasons can feel like a reset after a stretch of time that seemed static.
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Field Notes. #8
Because at the end of the day, what really matters is that the work says something—anything—and that the act of writing it felt honest and cathartic. If that’s the case, then I should be my own biggest fan.
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The Scars Saudade Wrote — A New Book Is Born
There are stories we tell. And there are stories we carry. This book is not just about migration across oceans. It is about migration across generations. About what it means to belong—and what it costs. The Scars Saudade Wrote — A New Book Is Born!
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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.
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Field Notes. #7
Last month brought a rewarding milestone for me: two of my articles were published. When I first set out, I gave myself a goal: to publish one hundred pieces. I’m now nearly halfway there, and these latest articles added to that growing body of work.
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Field Notes. #6
It felt like history unfolding in real time—threads of heritage, resilience, and saudade woven into every frame. To contribute behind the scenes was, in its own way, an act of preservation. Our history, our language, our people—there is so much there, waiting to be told.