For 12 years, Evelyn Amony lied and told soldiers of the Lord’s Resistance Army that her name was Debbie.

“That’s what our families told us to do if we are ever kidnapped,” Amony said as she spoke through a translator. Her family had already prepared her to mask her identity from militants should she be captured. “That way, if we escape, they wouldn’t know where to look or who to contact.”

Republicans in the House of Representatives moved to dissolve an independent and non-partisan group created to pursue political corruption and, after a massive backlash of criticism, stepped back from the decision.

Alyssa looks like a miniature replica of her mother, Vonmarie Marrero. Alyssa even attends the same school and lives in the same housing project as Ms. Marrero did at her age. She seems to be following in her mother’s footsteps. 

That is what worries Ms. Marrero, a single mother of two.

The eggs are a symbol of life, and written on them are the lives of individuals. Their prayers for a bounty of harvest, wishes for love and entertainment are all inscribed in symbols. When truly deciphering an individual’s egg, it’s as if one is given an opportunity to read a page from its artist’s private journal, written decades ago.