Category Archives: Personal

Since They Lost Sammy – New York Times 1/26/2014

Posted on 01/27/2014 by paulefallon

Yesterday’s New York Times has a long and moving article about a Brooklyn family whose twelve-year-old son Sammy was killed by a truck on the street in front of their house. Since They Lost Sammy The article touches on their … Continue reading →

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January: MIddlesex County vs. August: Osage County

Posted on 01/20/2014 by paulefallon

I send an email to my housemate: Got a lot done today, want to go to a movie? We do that sometimes; send emails when we’re too lazy to walk the stairs. I hate yelling between rooms. Sure, what do … Continue reading →

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Why its so hard to go back to sleep at 4 a.m.

Posted on 01/18/2014 by paulefallon

Once, when we were dating, you walked across your bedroom floor and I realized I’d love you forever. You said our baggage didn’t match. You’d been singed. You had your dog. You would stay put. Then you met someone who stirred your ashes, moved to … Continue reading →

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Common Sense

Posted on 01/01/2014 by paulefallon

Happy New Year to all of my readers. When I was in the forth grade I read a biography of Thomas Paine.  Actually, I gobbled it down in one sitting. For those who remember Tom Paine, he was the patriot … Continue reading →

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The Wallet

Posted on 12/12/2013 by paulefallon

This is a short story that came to me, all in one piece, in a dream.  It is surely one of the most bizarre Christmas stories ever, though the holiday plays only a small role.  Or does it?  I welcome anyone whose inclined to suggest why … Continue reading →

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iPhone Psyche

Posted on 12/01/2013 by paulefallon

Word is out that I’ve joined the twenty-first century.  It only took about three months of regular visits to the Apple Store, playing with the button and screen, enduring enthusiastic techies, being sneered at for wanting an iPhone 5 just … Continue reading →

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The Day JFK was Shot

Posted on 11/22/2013 by paulefallon

Every one of us who was alive that day recalls the moment we learned that President Kennedy was shot.  No matter how ordinary, the instant is fixed in our mind and enshrined with significance. I was a chubby eight-year-old boy walking … Continue reading →

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Losing My Mind – Part One

Posted on 11/10/2013 by paulefallon

It’s taken me two years to actually write this post. That’s when I first realized my mind is slipping away and it would be a good idea to document what I still know. Which, by omission, will chronicle what I’ve … Continue reading →

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The Pergola

Posted on 10/13/2013 by paulefallon

My neighbors use their back yard a lot; they have barbeques, they play games. I enjoy hearing their outdoor antics. This summer they built a pergola in the far corner of their lawn. Construction workers buzzed happy saws for a … Continue reading →

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The Value of Suffering

Posted on 10/10/2013 by paulefallon

This essay by Pico Iyer was originally published in the NY TImes on 9/7/2013.  I find it beautiful and thought provoking. NARA, Japan — Hundreds of Syrians are apparently killed by chemical weapons, and the attempt to protect others from … Continue reading →

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