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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.

Profile Response: Vanessa Everhart, Bennington KS

Vanessa Everhart owns a library. Not just a collection of books that lines a wall in her living room, though her house is ripe with books. Vanessa owns the Bennington Community Library, a former Episcopal church she bought for one … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 370 – Bentonville AR to Fayetteville AR

November 20, 2016 – Sunny, 50 degrees Miles Today: 36 Miles to Date: 19,103 States to Date: 47  Happiness is all about underplaying expectations. Thirty-six miles on a gorgeous day along the Razorback Greenway all the way to Fayetteville: what … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Allen Ungerer, Pueblo CO

In his youth, Allen Ungerer had two close calls with death. At age twelve he contracted necrotizing fasciitis in his right leg. His shin is a twig, but the infection stopped and he didn’t have his leg amputated. Then in … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 369 – Rogers AR to Bentonville AR

November 19, 2016 – Sunny, 50 degrees Miles Today: 7 Miles to Date: 19,067 States to Date: 47 My day at Crystal Bridges, the Museum of American Art built by the Walton family. It is a lovely place with wonderful … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Kerry Regan and Frank Bouchard, Manhattan, KS

Sometimes you meet folks and you can’t stop talking. I arrived at Frank’s after six. We chatted about our times in Haiti, his world travels and work as an environmental monitor for NEON (National Environmental Observation Network, which will collect … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 368 – Bentonville AR to Rogers AR

November 18, 2016 – Cloudy, 55 degrees Miles Today: 7 Miles to Date: 19,060 States to Date: 47 Bentonville Arkansas is the 21st century company town, home of Wal-Mart, the world’s largest corporation. The numbers are staggering. More than 2.4 … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 367 – Hulbert OK to Bentonville AR

November 16, 2016 – Sunny, 80 degrees Miles Today: 84 Miles to Date: 19,053 States to Date: 47   Exciting weather today, on the precipice of change. Still warm, but the strong south winds pushed me north, a last blast … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 366 – Tulsa OK to Hulbert OK

November 15, 2016 – Sunny, 80 degrees Miles Today: 57 Miles to Date: 18,969 States to Date: 46   The excitement of the new President-elect, my Seattle vacation, and achieving a full year of cycling has eclipsed reporting on some … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Margaret and Ashton Lambdie, Lawrence, K

An evening with Margaret and Ashton Lambdie leaves me pondering the meaning of the term ‘traditional.’ By some definitions, the fellow Nebraskans who met at Hastings College, got married after graduation, and are active members of what Margaret calls the … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 365 – Perkins OK to Tulsa OK

November 15, 2016 – Sunny, 75 degrees Miles Today: 76 Miles to Date: 18,912 States to Date: 46 One year on the road. A full 365 days of bicycling and meeting strangers and asking people ‘How will we live tomorrow?’ … Continue reading

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