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About paulefallon

Greetings reader. I am a writer, architect, cyclist and father from Cambridge, MA. My primary blog, theawkwardpose.com is an archive of all my published writing. The title refers to a sequence of three yoga positions that increase focus and build strength by shifting the body’s center of gravity. The objective is balance without stability. My writing addresses opposing tension in our world, and my attempt to find balance through understanding that opposition. During 2015-2106 I am cycling through all 48 mainland United States and asking the question "How will we live tomorrow?" That journey is chronicled in a dedicated blog, www.howwillwelivetomorrw.com, that includes personal writing related to my adventure as well as others' responses to my question. Thank you for visiting.

Full Body Burden

Posted on 09/17/2012 by paulefallon

People who die young long have a long half-life.  They linger in the hearts left behind for years, sometimes longer than they walked on earth.  They are youth frozen in perfection, and cautionary specters that we humans can falter well … Continue reading →

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Fire Burning Within

Posted on 09/09/2012 by paulefallon

Bikram yoga is designed to upset our thermal regulation. When we spend ninety minutes in a 110 degree room, we invert our customary condition of internal body temperature.  The outside world is actually hotter than our internal temperature.  This allows … Continue reading →

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The Same Moon

Posted on 09/02/2012 by paulefallon

Life’s most sublime moments occur when least expected.  It is Thursday night in the construction shanty, my last night this trip.  There is a cosmic electrical dysfunction occurring throughout Grand Goave; for the past twenty-four hours we have had power … Continue reading →

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Finished…

Posted on 09/01/2012 by paulefallon

Architectural design is a process that begins with grand concepts and evolves into tedious minutiae.  It is not always linear, we often circle back to ensure that the part and the whole work together, but in general architects work from … Continue reading →

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Everybody is Here!

Posted on 08/31/2012 by paulefallon

Haiti has nine million people. I often say that if you come here for a week you see half of them; everyone lives outside and people love to spend their time parading the streets.  Any activity brings hoards of onlookers … Continue reading →

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Sri Lankan Delights

Posted on 08/28/2012 by paulefallon

When Jean Bertrand Aristide fled to exile in 2004, Haiti fell into armed chaos.  The UN stepped in with emergency troops to restore order and later established permanent peace keeping forces, which are still here today.  Haiti is an insular … Continue reading →

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Raging River

Posted on 08/25/2012 by paulefallon

The Grand Goave River is almost a quarter mile wide.  Often it is a trickle and we walk across it.  Sometimes it meanders with enough volume to force us to walk or drive around it.  I have heard stories of … Continue reading →

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Summertime, and the Living is Easy

Posted on 08/24/2012 by paulefallon

George Gershwin’s ‘Summertime’ is the most covered song in recording history.  I would have never guessed that, but it is a factoid that makes sense.  We all love summer, though our reasons are as varied as the artists who have … Continue reading →

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Safety vs. Security – Canadian Style

Posted on 08/18/2012 by paulefallon

Somewhere towards the end of my first 24 hours in Nova Scotia, about the time I hopped a fence in the cemetery I was walking through when there was no gate where I expected, I looked around to make sure … Continue reading →

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Hollow Reed Swaying in a Swamp

Posted on 08/13/2012 by paulefallon

Every so often I remind myself that I started this blog in response to my experience in yoga, yet I have not posted a piece about yoga in months.  Yes, I still go to class every day when I am … Continue reading →

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