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Read more about the article What does it mean to be In Unison?
The Gettysburg Address in Washington, DC.

What does it mean to be In Unison?

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:January 18, 2017
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It is two days after Martin Luther King Day and two days before the 45th Presidential Inauguration. We began the week by honoring the memory of a man who emerged…

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Read more about the article What God Looks Like

What God Looks Like

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:May 27, 2016
  • Post category:All/Everyday Allegories

My mother once told me the story of a cartoon she saw in a newspaper some years ago, which explained God. In the cartoon, God is a faceless, featureless oval on a table. People come…

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Read more about the article Rules are made to be…
Flat Pictures of High Places - ink and watercolor drawing by Jenie Gao

Rules are made to be…

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:January 26, 2016
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I'm a lover of paradox, for those who didn't know, especially the man-made ones. In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, you need a parking permit to keep your car on the street at night.…

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Read more about the article The love affair of art & politics-and the culture they create

The love affair of art & politics-and the culture they create

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:January 20, 2016
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The chase. The game. Love it or hate it, love it and hate it. Choose to play, choose not to play. There's no getting away from it. Our existence depends on…

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Read more about the article The challenge of staying bold without being ignorant

The challenge of staying bold without being ignorant

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:November 2, 2015
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It was 1991. I was three years old. My dad was in Seattle and my mom would be alone with me that winter. The road was covered with ice on…

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