
Matias F. Travieso-Diaz


Who, Why and How
I am a Cuban American engineer and lawyer who, having retired from the practice of law, has rediscovered the pleasures of creative writing. I started this site to share with others my creative efforts.
In addition to fiction in both English and Spanish, I will include here some legal papers I have written over the years on issues relating to Cuba, and miscellaneous other writings.
I had fun creating the works reproduced here and hope you will enjoy them also. In any case, I will welcome any and all comments.
I intend to update the contents of this site with new material depending on my inspiration and the available time.
News
My first collection of short stories, "The Satchel and Other Terrors," was published in February 2023 and is available through Amazon and other retailers, see https://www.amazon.com/Satchel-Other-Terrors-Matias-Travieso-Diaz/dp/1951716337/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3PB84I2J28PMJ&keywords=The+Satchel+and+other+terrors&qid=1676328685&s=books&sprefix=the+satchel+and+other+terrors%2Cstripbooks%2C121&sr=1-1
Three more collections of my short stories have also been published
I have completed three novels that take place in Cuba during its Colonial era, "The Taíno Women" (16th Century) and "The Travels of Lázaro Serrano (18th Century). The third novel, "Cubans at War" (19th Century), about Cuba's wars of independence, is being published


English Writings
I have recently authored over fifty stories of various lengths and genres. My stories have appeared or are scheduled to appear in over a dozen publications, including the New Reader Magazine; the Dual Coast Magazine; the Lite Lit One Journal; the Theme of Absence Magazine; the Night to Dawn Magazine; the Jerry Jazz Magazine; the Dream of Shadows Magazine; Jitter Press; the Bethlehem Writers Roundtable; Emerging Worlds; The Patchwork Raven; Czykmate Productions - How HORROR-able Anthology; the New Orbit Magazine; Clarendon House - Maelstrom: The Inner Circle Writers’ Group Literary Anthology 2019; the New Accelerator; Tell-Tale Press; Gypsum Sound Tales; Alban Lake Publishing – Frostfire Worlds; Selene Quarterly Magazine; Somos en Escrito, The Literary Hatchet and Aurora Wolf. Here are some of the published stories.
The Blue Pearls A Boon from an Angel Big Q and Little Q The Amoebas A Viennese Story Tattoos
The Lunar Moth Opaque The Dopey Lion The Sisters of Mercy The Hajj Something in the Water The Village

English Writings
I have authored over one hundred and eighty stories of various lengths and genres. My stories have appeared or are scheduled to appear in about two hundred short story anthologies, magazines and podcasts. Following are copies of some of my published stories.
Reynard and Hermeline The Village (Best Horror Stories)
Blue Pearls Boon from Angel Big Q /Little Q Slug The Amoebas Viennese Story Tattoos
The Satchel Release Medusa's Stare Best "Man" Leaf New Species Magic Chrysler
Girl, etc. Stay in Mayami Rapture Figaro Hungry Wolf Tiger by Tail Very Cold Hand Sisters Mercy
Pride Festival Rosalba Last Angel Hope for the Future Magic Apple Five Cowries Faun at Large Pineal Split
Terraforming Ushuaia Liebestod Luck Something/Water The Portal Lung Repl. Carmen

Zara The Potion Scherazade's Last Last Tsar Release Complete Opaque Showdown
Black Hole Butterfly Adoration Dopey Lion Lunar Moth Last Will Dummies Cuban/ Opera
Slide Show Time Travel Forest Whistles Mapinguari Gronks Gwarwyn Honey Cake Henrietta
Bloomer Dragon's Bite Spring Flowers Phantom Bro. Gift / Goddess How Propose Romeo Leonardo
Search Glass Jar Hollow Tree Laughing Gas Panda Animal Stories Beheading A Kind Heart
Fractious Fam. Gas Lampoons Born on Wed. Taste Blood Transit Happiness Theme/Var Meand'ng
Last Supper Don't Eat Garum Mouths Trip to Barbados Hajj Tattoos David L. Peroz's Pearl
Don Juan Three Waltzes Man O'War Dragon's Farewell Toco 2 Wk Russia Alone Tenth Sym
End of Term Twilight Atonement Bad Bargain Late Bloomer Ronnie L/S Notes Mutants Ugly Fairy
Guava Pastries Odin's Eye Matryoshka Carnival/Venice Cicada Phantom Bro. Return Witch/Crows
Blame Rup. Viennese Bon Fight to Death Notes on Writing Blue Swan Mutants Thor's Fear Tarandus
Barlow Remembering Fran Visit Jaguar Caraway Cake Beard 3 HairPurple '72 Election Nirvana
Greek Fire Green Black Hole Scarlet False Millennium Mayfly Dummies Contentment
Silence Caged Bird Yossele in Love Immortality Babboon Musket Ball Two Puffins Splashing
Poitiers Nutcracker Overbearing Hippo Miami Lights

Miscellaneous Writings and Podcasts
The Magic Apple Podcast Slug Podcast The Black Pen Fran's Funeral Remarks Anniversary
The Honey Cake podcast The Gift From the Goddess Remembering Fran How Proposed A Kind and Generous
Scheherazade's Lasr Tale Selling Adama For Page & Screen Interview