Elco Bencomo

When I was in elementary school, one of my teachers claimed that dogs could only see in black and white. I remember thinking, even at that young age, “How does she know—has she ever been a dog?” That moment stayed with me. I didn’t realize it back then, but I was already developing a habit that would define much of my life: the impulse to question, to observe, and to challenge ideas that didn’t make sense.

Over the years, that habit turned into a passion—not just for thinking, but for writing down what I saw and felt. I’ve written poems, stories, journals, essays, and letters—many of which I kept to myself. But some of them have found their way into books I’ve now chosen to share with the world.

My first published novel, Elena: The Girl Who Changed Me, is a coming-of-age story inspired by the religious community where I was born and raised. I started writing it in college, during long, monotonous lectures where the only escape was to put pen to paper. Years later, I rescued the manuscript from an old hard drive and poured myself into finishing it. I wrote, edited, and published it entirely on my own—a challenging but deeply rewarding experience. Today, with the help of a professional editor, I’m working on a revised edition that will soon be available.

My second book, ADHD and the Old School, came from a different place. While earning a master’s degree in education, I became fascinated by the topic of ADHD. What began as casual research turned into years of intense reading, late-night videos, early-morning note-taking, and soul-searching. The result was a nonfiction book written in English, which I also translated and adapted into Spanish as La vieja escuela y la epidemia del TDAH.

More recently, I wrote La vieja confiable – El poder terapéutico de una bicicleta, a deeply personal and reflective book that explores my own journey back to physical and emotional health through cycling. It’s a tribute to the healing power of movement, nature, and discipline—told through real-life stories and introspection. That book is currently available in Spanish.

In everything I write—whether fiction or nonfiction—you’ll find a recurring thread: my love for logic, philosophy, education, and the richness of human experience. I work as a translator, an editor, and a public school teacher in northern Mexico. I live with my wife and children in a quiet town full of stories.

I hope my books make you think, reflect, and maybe even question the world a little more—just like I did when I was a boy wondering what dogs could really see.