Welcome to a compilation of reflections and writings — mine, my friends’, and perhaps yours too. If you’d like to contribute, email your work with the subject “For Sticks and Stones” to iyas@maknagroup.com.

Enjoy the read.

sticks and stones

Iyas Lawrence 11/28/25 Iyas Lawrence 11/28/25

A Week Late, Three Weeks Lost, and Somehow Still Trying

Book update: I thought you’d be interested.

Iyas Lawrence 11/20/25 Iyas Lawrence 11/20/25

Selamat Datang.

Sebuah Situs Kecil dan Impian Besar untuk Berbagi Cerita

Ihsan Dhiya 11/19/25 Ihsan Dhiya 11/19/25

In Indonesia: Innocent until Proven Guilty ❎ Guilty until Proven Innocent ✅

On 18 November 2025, the DPR officially legalized the revised Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP)

Iyas Lawrence 11/11/25 Iyas Lawrence 11/11/25

Pahlawan Soeharto: Militerisme, Close Friends dan Rekayasa Stabilitas

Satu perjalanan membaca enam buku untuk memahami bagaimana Soeharto menjadi simbol stabilitas sekaligus sumber trauma nasional.

Iyas Lawrence 10/31/25 Iyas Lawrence 10/31/25

The Myth of Progress

A spoken word piece confronts the question “What Do We Do Now?”

Ihsan Dhiya 1/1/24 Ihsan Dhiya 1/1/24

You're not left behind, you’re going at your own pace.

Welcoming the new year with intrusive thoughts about self doubt.

Keith Edward 4/10/22 Keith Edward 4/10/22

Dua Puluh Empat.

Perdebatan akan akhir yang masih abu abu.