Author Archives: paulefallon

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.

Choose Your Form of Catharsis

Posted on 10/01/2025 by paulefallon

The Hills of California Written by Jez Butterworth Directed by Loretta Greco The Huntington 9/12/2025 – 10/12/2025 ———- Primary Trust Written by Eboni Booth Directed by Dawn Simmons Speakeasy Stage 9/12.2025 – 10/11/2025 ———- That theater holds a mirror up … Continue reading →

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Pick Up the Baton and Pass it to On

Posted on 09/24/2025 by paulefallon

The Mountaintop Written by Katori Hall Directed by Maurice Emmanuel Parent Front Porch Arts Collective at Suffolk University Modern Theater 9/19/2025 – 10/12/2025 Fall theater kicked off with a bang this week; I saw four quality productions in four days. … Continue reading →

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The Kittie Knox Plays

Posted on 09/17/2025 by paulefallon

Produced by Plays in Place September 20 at Eustis Mansion in Milton September 27 at Herter Park in Boston If you’re pumped for the 2025-2026 theater season to begin, but not keen on piling into a theater during our glorious … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Returning Citizens: 2025 Louise Eustace Fellows

Posted on 09/10/2025 by paulefallon

Last week’s post described how I came to create a fellowship named after my grandmother, and the wonderful effect, after forty years gone, it’s been to have her name and spirit evoked as a regular part of my life. Louise … Continue reading →

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Keeping My Grandmother’s Memory Alive

Posted on 09/03/2025 by paulefallon

I’ve always been a fan of the notion that we keep the spirit of those we love alive when we keep them fresh in your memory. Geography can be a trigger. Since I’ve lived in the same place for going … Continue reading →

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On Vacation

Posted on 07/16/2025 by paulefallon

Greetings All – Dave and I escaped the heat up to Nova Scotia. A glorious place. Hope you all have a lovely summer. More Awkward Posing come fall.

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Crazy Capitalism

Posted on 07/08/2025 by paulefallon

I realize it is commonplace, maybe even expected, to decry how much everything costs. Inflation is a necessary byproduct of an economic system predicated on the wonders of compound interest. But just as often I am amazed—nay, astounded—by just how … Continue reading →

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Beware of the Alien: Convenience Store Woman

Posted on 07/02/2025 by paulefallon

A female science fiction writer from Japan? Being no kind of science fiction fan, I figured I’d pass on Elif Batuman’s profile of author Sayaka Murata (The New Yorker April 7, 2025). But as a faithful New Yorker reader, I … Continue reading →

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Reading Frederick Douglass Together

Posted on 06/25/2025 by paulefallon

Last Sunday afternoon I attended a reading of Frederick Douglass’ epic speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July.” “This Fourth of July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn. To drag a man in … Continue reading →

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Babygirl: Same Old Same Old, Just a Different Sex

Posted on 06/18/2025 by paulefallon

WARNING: This blog posts includes spoiler alerts about the 2024 film, Babygirl plus comments about sexuality that some may find inappropriate in a general interest blog. That being said, I’m confident that everyone will keep reading… I hold two related … Continue reading →

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