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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.

Where are the Thin Mints?

Posted on 11/25/2012 by paulefallon

Thanksgiving was practically perfect. A long candle lit table of family and friends, a golden brown turkey, traditional oyster stuffing and wiggly cranberry sauce, a bevy of delicious side dishes.  After we finished the main course and took a break … Continue reading →

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Deep Yoga

Posted on 11/19/2012 by paulefallon

If there is one downside to all the travel during my past year, it is the frequent interruption to my daily yoga practice.  Though I may stretch and strike some poses in Haiti or Kalamazoo, the full Bikram experience requires … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Construction

Posted on 11/12/2012 by paulefallon

Back in the days before the earthquake the rule of thumb for the cost of construction along Haiti’s Southern peninsula was $25 per square foot; the original number we used for the Forward in Heath Clinic.  After the earthquake the … Continue reading →

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What does it mean to Be Like Brit?

Posted on 11/04/2012 by paulefallon

This is the speech I gave last night at the BeLikeBrit gala. Someone told me that there is an NGO for every 750 people in Haiti.  I never verified that statistic but it feels about right.  NGO’s are everywhere.  Oxfam … Continue reading →

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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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A Tale of Two Babies Delivered

Posted on 09/29/2012 by paulefallon

A few months ago I considered the different circumstances of my pregnant yoga teacher in Boston and the pregnant woman who lives at the bottom of the hill from Be Like Brit in Grand Goave, Haiti. I am happy to … Continue reading →

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