Monthly Archives: October 2012

Death Comes to Grand Goave

Posted on 10/27/2012 by paulefallon

Death comes to Haiti so arbitrary it shatters any illusion that we control our destiny.  Hurricane Sandy is on her third day of delivering heavy rain to Grand Goave.  Unlike Isaac, who quickly shuffled through his fierce gales and heavy … Continue reading →

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Guardrails

Posted on 10/26/2012 by paulefallon

Ah, those halcyon days of sitting around the main conference room at our office on Monday nights, reviewing sketches of elaborate ironwork railings with curliqued ‘B’s to ornament the orphanage.  At the end stages of construction, all of that is … Continue reading →

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Brother Red, Brother Blue

Posted on 10/20/2012 by paulefallon

The adage about the more things change they more them remain the same is particularly apt this election cycle.  I found this essay I wrote two rounds ago; after the 2004 Bush / Kerry election.  It is  as relevant, or even … Continue reading →

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Death with Dignity

Posted on 10/14/2012 by paulefallon

The Awkward Poser is not inclined towards politics, but there is a question on the Massachusetts ballot in November that I believe transcends politics and goes to America’s core identity as a land of free choice; I hope that all … Continue reading →

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The Magic Island

Posted on 10/06/2012 by paulefallon

Eighty years ago an adventurer in a parallel epoch arrived in Haiti with the intent to document his impressions unbiased by the polarizing attitudes of his day.  W.B. Seabrook is a little known member of the lost generation. While Hemingway … Continue reading →

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