¡Yo hablo español! 
Spanish Lessons
Writings
by David Diego Rodríguez, Ph.D.
I have collected my writings on this page. Some were early experiments that you may perhaps find laughable. However, since I exerted so much effort in writing these "masterpieces," I post them here for the sake of posterity.
Short Stories
- Angelina A short story about a martial arts romance.
- Excuse Me, But Your Life Is a Mess My first serious attempt at writing humor.
- The Girl who Followed her Dreams A short story about a conflict in the relationship between a Mexican boy and a Puerto Rican girl.
- Inaudible Mutterings What would you do if you found a knife?
- Knowledge and Wisdom An allegory for those moments of indecision.
- Reunion A short story about two Marine Corps veterans.
- The Teachings This is a short story about a novice kung fu student.
Running
- 100-meter Marathon A story about a sprint event for which the qualifyer is a marathon.
- 1984 Dinner My first standup comedy performance at the University of Chicago Track Club Dinner.
- 1985 Dinner My second standup comedy performance at the University of Chicago Track Club Dinner.
- Comic Track Meet A humorous short story about a track meet with unexpected runners.
- Dear Dr. Sidestitch An advice column for runners.
- Fables for Runners Here are some very short stories I wrote about running.
- Jack Bolton This is an article I wrote for the CARA Finish LIne.
- Ted Haydon An article I wrote about Ted Haydon after his death for the Illinois Runner.
- Tom Brunick This is an article I wrote for the Illinois Runner.
Academic
- Benito Cereno This is the qualifying paper I wrote to earn my Master of Arts in English from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
- Duke of URL Using the Internet with community college students.
- Index Card Roulette Tips for using index cards to increase class participation.
- To Call Or Not To Call Using the telephone to teach students self-discipline.
En español
- Caosmos posmodernista La tesis doctoral con la cual me doctoré.
- Las esposas Un cuento que escribí sobre el tema del matrimonio.
- ¡Yo soy mexicano! Un cuento que trata del tema de la inmigración y el orgullo mexicano.
I hope you enjoy reading my writings.
David Diego Rodríguez, Ph.D.
Dreams
Most of my dreams and aspirations have always involved writing. So I write a blog and post some of my writings here. Writing is about writing. So I write. I have been writing since high school. I'll admit that most of my writing has been trash and not worthy to be published. But I don't let that prevent me from writing.
I write mainly for myself. I feel much better about myself when I write. Actually, the writing process may sometimes be torturous. I mean, I feel great after forcing, I mean, disciplining myself to write. Having written something that I thought would be impossible to express in words is always a great accomplishment.
