Category Archives: United States

Four Days After

Posted on 04/21/2013 by paulefallon

        Four days after the eight year old boy Who came to watch his dad run a very long race Was killed And his sister lost her limb Chaos is our companion. Spring is ripe. Daffodils thick … Continue reading →

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Odd Neighbors on the Mall

Posted on 04/20/2013 by paulefallon

I went to DC to visit friends and take in spring.  The Cherry Blossoms were still short of full glory, but the weather was perfect and the National Mall bustling.  I was interested in visiting the National Museum of the … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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Brother Red, Brother Blue

Posted on 10/20/2012 by paulefallon

The adage about the more things change they more them remain the same is particularly apt this election cycle.  I found this essay I wrote two rounds ago; after the 2004 Bush / Kerry election.  It is  as relevant, or even … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Babies Delivered

Posted on 09/29/2012 by paulefallon

A few months ago I considered the different circumstances of my pregnant yoga teacher in Boston and the pregnant woman who lives at the bottom of the hill from Be Like Brit in Grand Goave, Haiti. I am happy to … Continue reading →

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Cambridge Ladies

Posted on 09/22/2012 by paulefallon

Cambridge is a fine, fine place to live; its shortcomings barely worth mentioning.  We have efficient and clean government and excellent municipal services, even if there are a few odd positions like a Ranger and a Peace Commissioner that seem … Continue reading →

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Full Body Burden

Posted on 09/17/2012 by paulefallon

People who die young long have a long half-life.  They linger in the hearts left behind for years, sometimes longer than they walked on earth.  They are youth frozen in perfection, and cautionary specters that we humans can falter well … Continue reading →

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Safety vs. Security – Canadian Style

Posted on 08/18/2012 by paulefallon

Somewhere towards the end of my first 24 hours in Nova Scotia, about the time I hopped a fence in the cemetery I was walking through when there was no gate where I expected, I looked around to make sure … Continue reading →

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The Limits of Civilization

Posted on 07/22/2012 by paulefallon

I am on vacation in Colorado; the mountains are gorgeous, the cycling invigorating, the hot tub soothing, the family company comforting.  This is the sort of week that induces the awkward poser to post a bit of puff, about Colorado’s … Continue reading →

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