Category Archives: transformation

Transformation under our noses and on the back porch

Posted on May 12, 2020 by jyourist

Photo by JB Late last fall, on JB’s walk home from the bus from the Botanic Gardens, he spotted a cocoon attached to the side of a building. Because he feared kids would be curious about it and likely destroy … Continue reading →

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Dramatic introduction

Posted on July 7, 2016 by jyourist

Today is the composer Gustav Mahler’s birthday. Mahler is deep, deep inside me. When Isaac was just barely 24 hours old (29+ years ago), JB and I were sitting on our bed with Isaac between us, our hands resting on … Continue reading →

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From uniform to pulp/ Battlefield to workshop/ Warrior to artist

Posted on February 1, 2016 by jyourist

In the Lobby at Harris Theater last Friday, just before the theater was open for seating for the World Premier of My Lai, a table was set up displaying hand-made paper, some of which had been stencil-printed. It turns out … Continue reading →

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City on Fire

Posted on January 22, 2016 by jyourist

I just finished this remarkable book, City on Fire, written by a new voice– Garth Risk Hallberg, in fact his first novel. It’s 900 pages long and normally I would not have tackled it during the school year –being a … Continue reading →

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Transforming Brown v Board of Education

Posted on October 29, 2015 by jyourist

Sometimes after we read a text I will have the students use a process of found poetry as a closure. I xerox some random and not so random spreads of the book and the students select words on the pages … Continue reading →

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Sacred space

Posted on October 4, 2015 by jyourist

Gregory, a very dear old friend, died today, just a few minutes after noon. Diagnosed 12 years ago with early onset Alzheimers, this centered, gifted, and creative man has slowly lost the smooth and easy functioning of his graceful body, … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness: The Rabbi and the KKK

Posted on September 22, 2015 by jyourist
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Delicious transformations

Posted on September 19, 2015 by jyourist

Yesterday’s abundant harvest of tomatoes from our garden was transformed this afternoon into a cold Moroccan Tomato Soup as well as a version of Ratatouille. The recipe for the cold soup is below. I used three kinds of organic eggplant, … Continue reading →

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Bounty

Posted on August 23, 2015 by jyourist

This was harvested from our garden today. Several varieties of heirloom tomatoes, peppers, and lots of yukon potatoes. Tonight we ate some of this produce in our salad for dinner. Delicious. Actually, I have been gone for four days and … Continue reading →

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The past becomes the future through the medium of the present

Posted on April 12, 2015 by jyourist

Not even a month (25 days ago to be exact) and the seeds for the garden are flourishing, especially the fava beans, the melons, and the lemon cukes. It truly is magical putting the small seeds into the dirt and … Continue reading →

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