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Summer Garden

  • by Scott Watkins
  • Posted on March 3, 2019March 3, 2019

Almost five years ago, Johanna and I planted a small garden on our apartment’s porch.…

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The Art of Delay – Part II

  • by Scott Watkins
  • Posted on January 14, 2019January 14, 2019

Three years ago, before our home was ready for Johanna, we stripped most of the…

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Delay Tactics – Part 1

  • by Scott Watkins
  • Posted on December 21, 2018December 21, 2018

I recently watched one of my nephews engage in a graceful display of delay tactics.…

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Dashed Hopes

  • by Scott Watkins
  • Posted on November 22, 2018November 22, 2018

A few days ago, I spent a scholarly hour researching a medicine before going to…

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Grappling with Mystery

  • by Scott Watkins
  • Posted on November 13, 2018November 13, 2018

We live in a world of scientific explanations, unassailable facts, and cultural assumptions. They respectively…

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If You Have Enough Faith

  • by Scott Watkins
  • Posted on November 2, 2018November 1, 2018

Four years ago, when Johanna was first diagnosed with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, she began…

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Upheaval

  • by Scott Watkins
  • Posted on October 19, 2018October 19, 2018

On a recent morning, I woke up at my usual time and ate some breakfast…

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Learning from Loss

  • by Scott Watkins
  • Posted on October 9, 2018October 9, 2018

You are reading this sentence right now because you have a perfectly clear layer of…

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Loneliness and Isolation

  • by Scott Watkins
  • Posted on October 1, 2018October 1, 2018

“I have no friend, Margaret: when I am glowing with the enthusiasm of success, there…

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Monotony

  • by Scott Watkins
  • Posted on September 24, 2018September 26, 2018

I live by a 2-day week.  Day one is ‘chuck-roast’ day.  Day two is ‘cucumber…

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