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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.

The View from the Nest

Posted on 03/27/2018 by paulefallon

Springtime, and we just finished our move back to Cambridge. Jake and I winter in the Blue Hills. We’re not migratory creatures, but we tell our friends we need serious hibernation, clean away from humans. Truth is, we leave just … Continue reading →

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Three Strikes Against Hillbilly Elegy

Posted on 03/20/2018 by paulefallon

When I read Mitch Dunier’s Sidewalk I am filled with empathy for black men, often drug users, living on the street. When I read The New Jim Crow, I seethe over the injustice of systematically containing their imprisoned brothers. When … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow! Live! On Stage!

Posted on 03/13/2018 by paulefallon

Everyone is invited to the first public reading of my new play… Staged reading of How Will We Live Tomorrow? 7:30 p.m. on Thursday May 3, 2018 at Boston Playwright’s Theatre – 949 Commonwealth Ave – Boston, MA Admission: FREE!

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Free! Stuff!

Posted on 03/07/2018 by paulefallon

Do you know anyone who needs another tote bag? How about a coaster, or a click pen inscribed with an organizational logo, or pretty much any of the stuff that comes in the obligatory goodie bag we all receive at … Continue reading →

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Sit Still

Posted on 02/27/2018 by paulefallon

Is there any more gruesome punishment these days than having to sit still, and listen? I’m beginning to believe we simply can no longer do it. I’m old school. When I go to a performance, I arrive on time, take … Continue reading →

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Half Hour Away from Being Old

Posted on 02/20/2018 by paulefallon

Last week I was invited to a friend’s house for dinner: at 5:30 p.m. I can still recall dinners at eight, though it’s been years since I attended one. Most of my friends invite guests at seven. Six-thirty is my … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow Finally Arrives at Amazon

Posted on 02/13/2018 by paulefallon

After several months and many snafu’s, the full color, coffee table version of How Will We Live Tomorrow? is available to order through Amazon. I apologize to all who ordered the book back in December, when Amazon named it a … Continue reading →

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Homosexuals Rub Shoulders at The Met

Posted on 02/06/2018 by paulefallon

Dapper gents in green ties have eyed each other across the galleries of The Metropolitan Museum of Art for over a century. There’s nothing new in that. What’s new these days, green ties long discarded, is that we get to … Continue reading →

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Call Me White

Posted on 01/30/2018 by paulefallon

I stayed awake for three days straight during senior year fraternity rush. All day socializing with prospective members, late night parties back in the halcyon days of age 18 alcohol, topped by after-hour meetings deciding which guys to offer a … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Bastion of Privilege: The Chaste Mouth

Posted on 01/23/2018 by paulefallon

To be a white man in 2018 is to find yourself dug daily into ever deeper depths of Dante Inferno-like privilege. I recently learned of an entirely new arena in which my behavior supposedly reflects my precipice status: I don’t … Continue reading →

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