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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.

Pedaling Principles Chapter Eight – Illinois: Clean Government Wanted

Posted on 01/28/2012 by paulefallon

I left Cape Girardeau early and crossed the Mississippi with the dawn. The Illinois side is low lying land, swampy and lush.  No more than two miles into the state I saw a large stenciled sign in front of a … Continue reading →

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Deep Yoga

Posted on 01/21/2012 by paulefallon

On the morning after Christmas I found myself cheek flat on the pavement eyes straight up the yellow line of the road, the blacktop stretching out of focus beyond my peripheral view.  A pick-up truck eased to a stop before … Continue reading →

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Pedaling Principles Chapter Seven – Missouri, Moralilty on a Lawn Sign

Posted on 01/21/2012 by paulefallon

By the time I got to Neosho, MO early on a Saturday evening I was hot and tired and in need of a good shower.  There are a cluster of hotels where US 60 and US 71 intersect, so I … Continue reading →

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Shopping for Sweet Scents

Posted on 01/15/2012 by paulefallon

This Christmas my daughter asked for Chanel Number 5 perfume, an atlas, and soaps from a store called Lush.  The list pretty much bookends the journey of personal exploration a twenty-two year old woman travels through in search of her … Continue reading →

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Pedaling Principles Chapter Six – Oklahoma, Energy for the Taking

Posted on 01/15/2012 by paulefallon

The ride south from Dodge City, KS to Woodward, OK is one hundred and ten miles, a long and lonely haul on a hot, hot Saturday in late July. I was most thankful to the caring waitresses at Shorty’s Café … Continue reading →

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Twin Tales of Darkness

Posted on 01/08/2012 by paulefallon

Haiti is not nearly so dark as it used to be.  The electrical grid in Grand Goave, which ran maybe four to six hours per day during the year after the earthquake, now operates about twenty hours a day and … Continue reading →

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Buckeyes in Haiti

Posted on 01/07/2012 by paulefallon

I often describe Haiti as magical, and I am not alone in that view.  Mysticism is strong here where ancient voudou merges the physical and the spirit world.  It also provides context for the daily trials of people with so … Continue reading →

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Pedaling Principles – Chapter Five – Kansas

Posted on 01/07/2012 by paulefallon

Kansas – We Are What We Eat Cows like me.  At least, that it what I imagine as I ride along the side of the road. When I ride by, cows stop what they are doing, grazing, and look at … Continue reading →

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Construction by Hand

Posted on 01/04/2012 by paulefallon

A five gallon bucket is a foot in diameter and just over a foot tall.  It will take over 11,000 buckets of concrete, carried from the mixer by hand and up a ladder, to pour the second floor of the … Continue reading →

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Waiting Around

Posted on 01/02/2012 by paulefallon

Waiting around in Haiti is a national pasttime.  I always have a book or magazine with me because you never know whenever the ‘plan’ will be derailed.  Today was a good example, representative rather than extreme. This morning Gama dropped … Continue reading →

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