Obey the flower. I keep repeating the phrase under my breath, inside my head. I am not at all sure. It does not seem like I am making the right move. I look again at the small rose, then back at the ...

Beauty that is heightened by transience is depicted in a series of charcoal drawings of flowers by artist Yanyun Chen, one of five nominees this year for the President's Young Talents award. This solo ...