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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.

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Favorite Picture of 2012

Posted on 01/07/2013 by paulefallon

I am on vacation this week, but want to share this wonderful picture of students on the stairs of the Mission of Hope school.  Happy New Year to all.

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Happy New Year Invention

Posted on 01/01/2013 by paulefallon

For those of us who need more disco balls in our life, which is pretty much all of us, here is a terrific and easy way to add sparkle to your everyday life.   For our New Year’s Eve party … Continue reading →

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Peter Ralph Lee – March 27, 1945 to December 25, 2012

Posted on 12/26/2012 by paulefallon

 Peter Ralph Lee died on Christmas morning, December 25, 2012 after suffering a heart attack and fall on December 14 that caused irreparable neurological damage. The single word that describes Peter is community.  He lived in community, he made his … Continue reading →

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The Hope of Christmas

Posted on 12/25/2012 by paulefallon

The hope of Christmas lay in a tiny baby in a manger. I am no fan of Christmas.  The myth I learned as a child seems naïve in adulthood.  I do not subscribe to the religious or commercial aspects of … Continue reading →

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A Babe with a Brain

Posted on 12/23/2012 by paulefallon

I was riding along the Charles in the early evening when my phone buzzed.  I saddled off my bike.  Brett’s voice, subdued and halting, conveyed the timbre of tragedy in his hollow hello.  Despite all the proliferating forms of communication, … Continue reading →

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Waterfire Haiti

Posted on 12/16/2012 by paulefallon

For the past decade I made an annual pilgrimage to Providence, RI on a summer evening to experience Waterfire, an art installation that sounds simplistic, setting fire to wood stacked in iron braziers anchored to the middle of the Providence … Continue reading →

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