Michael E. Diaz, Author/psychotherapist
(previously Michael Pearson)
Publications/accolades/awards
Curtis brown creative
Our SOn’s Hair
IN the bottom of the bucket
I watch whales fall
Indiana Review, Published Winter 2025/26
Brother, sister/ sister, brother
and only I remain
“Diaz takes the two-schoolmates-dealing-with-their-gayness trope and shoots it into infinity. Daring and beautifully written.” James Penha
a halo, on fire for eternity
tree stump
i do not belong here
splinters from boxes
Stir the porridge, knock the ceiling
BBC Radio, Broadcast, 2024
if a cow could hold my hand
my tangential life
Five Minute Flash, Online Publication, 2023
michael e. Diaz (michael pearson)
contact@michaelediaz.com

I began writing seriously towards the end of 2023, and was hit by the realisation that this is me. I write weird, absurdist fiction, that could be considered speculative/literary/upmarket, and whatever other terms you want to label it as. I write about pain, because pain has its place and is never eradicated. When we talk and write about our pain, we make sense of it and, eventually, it hurts us less.
My work will stay with you. I promise you that. You might cry. You might have to pause. It’ll take something from you, but give so much more.
Please get in touch. I’d love to talk about writing with you.