The benefits of keeping a journal: paper time machines and thoughts from the soul

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Post published:January 2, 2017
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I keep a hand-written journal, to log the often boring, redundant, silly, serious, terrible, hopeful, vulnerable thoughts that I have. My current journal is handmade and has a sister that…

Ink drawings of Trees by Jenie Gao

A welcome interruption: a letter for busy people

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Post published:February 13, 2016
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We are a culture in transit, both for the joy and the agony of it. Our long work commutes depress us, while ideas of travel and escape excite us. In…

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

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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…

To my friend who lost her daughter and what you taught me about love

Post author:Jenie
Post published:August 25, 2015
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Sunday, July 12th, was a picturesque, idyllic day. It started with a promising fourth (?) date. We made breakfast in the morning, then walked around Madison's Art Fair on the Square. Then…