Isabel Fontes
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Isabel Fontes

Isabel Fontes is a Lisbon-born writer based in London, author of three books in Portuguese, with work published internationally. She focuses on the emotional textures of everyday life and human connection.

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Published Poems

1 poem

Published Articles

2 articles
Reading Before Writing: What I Wish Someone Had Explained to Me
Stories & Fiction

Reading Before Writing: What I Wish Someone Had Explained to Me

For a long time, I thought I began writing because I wanted to be a writer. Today I know that isn’t true. I began writing because I was a reader — and because, long before I understood what “technique”, “style” or “publishing” meant, I already understood something simpler and de…

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Apr 22, 2026 · 6 min read 👁 421
The Last Evening at the Office
Stories & Fiction

The Last Evening at the Office

When I started working at that company, it was raining — not a violent rain, but one of those quiet, persistent drizzles that seem to follow you everywhere. I had come from another city, another life, carrying with me nothing more ambitious than the wish to begin again. He …

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Apr 22, 2026 · 5 min read 👁 411

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