“I should have just drawn”

April 14, 2026

“I should have just drawn”

Daily writing prompt

Write about a time when you didn’t take action but wish you had. What would you do differently?

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7:49 a.m.

Alarm went off again.

Coffee ready.

I started thinking about something.

I graduated from Cal State Long Beach in 2022.

Art degree.

And I didn’t know what I was.

Illustrator?

Animator?

2D?

3D?

Character design?

I was trying to figure it out before I even started.

If I could go back…

I wouldn’t overthink it.

I would just draw.

20–30 minutes a day.

No pressure.

No identity.

Just make something.

Then do it again.

Fix what was wrong.

Push what was weak.

And keep going.

Instead…

I stayed stuck trying to choose the “right path.”

Now I see it differently.

You don’t find your path first.

You build it.

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What’s something you didn’t start… because you were trying to do it “right” first?

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Echoes of the Garage is my running record of rebuilding—structure, soul, and stubborn hope. I’m writing, illustrating, and hustling in LA, turning the everyday into story. If you’re learning to carry weight without losing yourself, you’re home here. Read more on the About page.

About Me

I’m Roberto Sanchez — illustrator, writer, and delivery driver in Los Angeles.

By day, I sell plastic bags out of a van across South Central.

By night, I draw, write, and build my life brick by brick.

I graduated from Cal State Long Beach in 2022 with a BFA in Illustration, but art has never been just school to me. It’s survival, reflection, and expression. My illustrations come slow — patience is part of the work.

I live and create out of a converted garage.

That small room became Echoes of the Garage — the place where I put words, drawings, and the pieces of a life I’m rebuilding one step at a time.

Here you’ll find journal entries, Hood Chronicles, and visual experiments that try to capture the absurd, the painful, and the human in everyday life.

This is where I put it all: drawings, words, and fragments of a life in motion.

This site is where I put it all: drawings, words, and fragments of a life in motion.

Echoes of the Garage