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.

Island within Island

Posted on 03/03/2013 by paulefallon

Islands are sanctuaries. We are drawn to their simple clarity. Their geographic confines liberate our psyche. We envision life on an island as purer and more satisfying. My life in Haiti is simpler than my life in the United States. … Continue reading →

Posted in Haiti | Tagged Au Pac, Grand Goave, Haiti, islands, La Gonave | 5 Comments

Perfect Yoga

Posted on 02/24/2013 by paulefallon

There is no such thing as perfect yoga; there is always room for improvement in any posture. All yoga is perfect; each pose reflects our mind and body at its moment of execution. These two dichotomies ripple through my mind … Continue reading →

Posted in Yoga | Tagged Bikram, Bikram yoga, Bikram Yoga Boston, yoga | 5 Comments

Zero Dark Thirty

Posted on 02/15/2013 by paulefallon

On a brilliant after-snow Sunday, my friend Chuck and I hit the streets to grab a burger and a late afternoon movie. Since I have seen virtually nothing, while he, being fully wired to popular culture, has seen ‘em all, … Continue reading →

Posted in United States | Tagged Black Hawk Down, Jessica Chastain, Katherine Bigelow, Obama, Osama Bin-Laden, Pakistan, Zero Dark Thirty | 2 Comments

Winter Storm Warning – Make Mine a Double

Posted on 02/08/2013 by paulefallon

The first wintry gusts are sweeping down my street. The weatherman’s frenzied exclamations prompted most businesses to close by noon today. The MBTA will stop running at 3:30 pm. The governor has declared a state of emergency; the National Guard … Continue reading →

Posted in Yoga | Tagged Algiers Cafe, Bikram, Harvard Book Store, National Guard, non-essential employees, Quiet, Susan Cain, winter storm warning, yoga | 2 Comments

Pumping Up Larchwood

Posted on 02/03/2013 by paulefallon

The bulldozer has arrived at my favorite house in Larchwood; they are digging the foundation extension, tearing off the roof, gutting the interior plaster. A simple cottage with fairy tale proportions is expanding. It held out a long time, nearly … Continue reading →

Posted in United States | Tagged Cambridge, Frederick Law Olmstead, Henry Hubbard, Larchwood | 4 Comments

Winter Yoga

Posted on 01/27/2013 by paulefallon

On clear, cold winter mornings the pre-dawn air is thin, the paving salts have turned the blacktop silver grey. I pedal deliberately, the only bicycle amid few automobiles. I coast over every bridge and through every turn, dangling my right … Continue reading →

Posted in Yoga | Tagged Bikram yoga, Brattle Street, Harvard Square, winter, yoga | Leave a comment

Adopted by an Orphan

Posted on 01/22/2013 by paulefallon

This is another essay published in conjunction with the third anniversary of the Haiti earthquake. This appeared in the Boston Globe Magazine on January 20, 2013 under the title ‘The Boy Who Adopted Me’. I reach down; a small black hand … Continue reading →

Posted in Haiti | Tagged Boston Globe Magazine, Grand Goave, Hait, Haiti earthquake | 5 Comments

Sweeping Dirt

Posted on 01/20/2013 by paulefallon

A Haitian broom is a charming piece of folk craft; a sturdy branch about four feet long and an inch in diameter tied off at one end with hundreds of narrow leaves that bunch out unruly as a cheerleader’s pom. … Continue reading →

Posted in Haiti | Tagged broom, Cambridge Chronicle, Haiti, sweeping | 2 Comments

Buckeye Logic Comes to Magic Haiti

Posted on 01/14/2013 by paulefallon

This is the second of four articles I had published in conjunction with the third anniversary of the Haiti earthquake. This article was published in the Cleveland Plain-Dealer on January 11, 2013. Since the 2010 Haiti earthquake I have made sixteen trips … Continue reading →

Posted in Haiti | Tagged Akron, Cleveland Plain-Dealer, Grand Goave, Haiti, logic, magic, MoHI, Ohio | Leave a comment

Transformation in Haiti

Posted on 01/12/2013 by paulefallon

In conjunction with the the third anniversary of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, several newspapers have published essays about my experiences in Haiti. Over the next few weeks I will post them on my blog. Here is the first one, which the Worcester … Continue reading →

Posted in Haiti | Tagged Be Like Brit, Britney Gengel, Haiti, Haiti earthquake, Worcester Telegram & Gazette | 2 Comments