Echoes of the Garage

Fragments of life in Los Angeles — art, film, street stories, and the quiet rebuilding of a man. Start here: Best Of • About • Subscribe.

Loneliness

September 20, 2026

🕯️ Thank You, From a Panda Express in Watts

An ordinary afternoon outside a Panda Express in Watts becomes a reflection on loneliness, gratitude, God, and learning to truly notice people. Continue reading

Journal

dailyprompt, Echoes of the Garage, gratitude, Loneliness, Los Angeles, ordinary moments, watts
August 31, 2026

Somewhere Between 1–2 and 7–8 🪜🕺🏽

I nearly sacrificed a nonrefundable $130 just to avoid walking into a dance studio. Then I climbed the stairs—and something unexpected happened. Continue reading

Journal

dailyprompt, Echoes of the Garage, learningtodance, Loneliness, WritingMyLife
August 1, 2026

🌙 The Misunderstanding

During a late-night walk, I wondered what I’d think if I met myself as a stranger. The answer wasn’t what I expected. Sometimes the biggest misunderstanding is believing someone has it all together. Continue reading

Journal

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January 25, 2026

“I Don’t Know What This Is Becoming — I Just Keep Showing Up”

Today started with waking up after a good night’s sleep — something I haven’t experienced consistently in almost ten years. Since my breakup in 2016, insomnia became a constant companion. Not the one I chose, but the one that stayed. Continue reading

Journal

Emotional Healing, Inner Peace, Insomnia, Loneliness, Los Angeles, mental health, Self-Regulation, south central, Writing Practice

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.

Loneliness

🕯️ Thank You, From a Panda Express in Watts

Somewhere Between 1–2 and 7–8 🪜🕺🏽

🌙 The Misunderstanding

“I Don’t Know What This Is Becoming — I Just Keep Showing Up”