by ellis | Dec 29, 2020 | Journal
On the island of Java, in Indonesia’s third-largest city, Bandung stands a prison complex on the outskirts of town. Behind the high walls, barbed wire, and ever-locked doors sit, eat, sleep, repeat some 300 boys, aged 16 to 21. They are there for real offenses, yes,...
by ellis | Apr 6, 2020 | People
“Relax” By Ellis He sat on a plastic chair, inside something that seemed as if it could’ve been a garage, or maybe the entrance to a big house. Now it was an open space, run down, overgrown, with the remains of several bonfires haphazardly around the...
by Me | Mar 3, 2020 | Journal
It’s a Friday night, raining outside. The door is open and the ratatat of rain blends with the soundtrack of the movie we’re watching — Coach Carter. Samuel L. Jackson as a man who helps run-out-of-luck kids aim for their best life and isn’t afraid to take the road...