“Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it? — every, every minute?” For the past few years, I’ve been teaching a…
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Jill Donovan
Jill Donovan has taught English for 34 years. This is her 12th year at John Burroughs School (MO) where she teaches 7th and 12th grade English, sponsors the Green Team, keeps score at JV Volleyball Games, and conducts admissions’ interviews.
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2022
The Immediate and the New

Don’t pass it by –the immediate, the real, the only, the yours. —Henry James, in a letter to Edith Wharton Several years back I…
2021
A Task to Fulfill

“Joy — it’s not just a gift. In a sense it’s also a duty, a task to fulfill.” (from Astonishments by Anna Kamienska) “Let’s…