introspection
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“Dimmer Switch”
Ran out of steam today, but not in a dramatic way — more like a dimmer switch lowering the lights. A quiet look at burnout, silence, and the small spark returning in places I thought were gone. Continue reading
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“Touch Being Late”
📓 Thursday, November 13, 2025 — 10:40 a.m. Sitting here in my comfortable chair in front of the TV, coughing away my lungs. Trying to relax — if you can call it that — while coughing so hard it hurts. Soon I’ll be touching the streets again with my white van, trying to sell more… Continue reading
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The Guardian Code: Breaking the Loop, Building the Light
by Roberto Sánchez I just felt like writing, so I did. From the side of my van – side doors open. Surrounded by boxes, deliveries, and noise. I wrote anyway. My van is sometimes my studio. I was driving through L.A. today, the city doing what it does best — pretending it’s not falling apart.… Continue reading
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“Two Brothers, Hollywood Night”
📓 Monday, October 6, 2025 – 2:51 p.m. Last night, a bit past ten o’clock, my younger brother Victor asked me to drive. He wanted to see Hollywood at night. Hollywood streets were half closed under construction — flashing cones, neon bleeding against cracked sidewalks. I drove while he sat in the passenger seat, watching… Continue reading
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