Echoes of the Garage

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June 25, 2026

“I Didn’t Make a Mistake“

What is something you are slowly changing your mind about? June 21, 2026 — 3:19 p.m. “A Sky Full of Stars” plays in my ears. The headphones don’t even matter. The music feels like me talking to her. Elizabeth. The girl with the red lipstick glasses. Slim. 5’9”. Pale skin, quite not Kindle gray. Curly… Continue reading

Journal

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May 7, 2026

“A book made me cry for the first time”

Some stories stay longer than others. 7:20 in the morning. Trying to sleep earlier lately. Trying to feel less exhausted. Coffee brewing. Hands around my face. Eyes closed. Thinking back. I grew up not liking reading. My dad tried to get me into books when I was little. But he wanted me to read things… Continue reading

Daily Prompt

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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.

emotional growth

“I Didn’t Make a Mistake“

“A book made me cry for the first time”