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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: Bruce Day and the Fogbees, Hendersonville, TN

Bruce Day grew up on a farm in Cullman, AL, forty acres of cotton plus forty acres of subsistence farming and forest. They picked cotton by hand, which commanded a higher price than machine picked: $1000 a bale in the … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 346 – Lubbock TX

October 16, 2016 – Sun, 85 degrees Miles Today: 9 Miles to Date: 18,009 States to Date: 45 When you travel so slow for so long ideas percolate over time until, one day, you meet a person or encounter a … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Linda Marks and Dana Cooper, Nashville, TN

Over the telephone, Dana Cooper has a voice smooth as chocolate, rich and mellow. It’s easy to imagine this veteran singer/songwriter with twenty-five albums to his credit performing in clubs and concert halls all over the world. His voice is … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 345 – Levelland TX to Lubbock TX

October 15, 2016 – Sun, 85 degrees Miles Today: 39 Miles to Date: 18,000 States to Date: 45 Nothing wilts an experience quicker than expectations. For months I’ve looked forward to returning to Levelland. Over the past week I’ve spent … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Jeremy Raley and Chris Keshian, Nashville Entrepreneurial Center, Nashville, TN

The morning I arrived at the former Nashville Trolley Barns turned incubator offices and trendy eateries, I counted six cranes on the city skyline. Nashville is a happening place. It’s cool, it’s growing, and it has a vibe of urban … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 344 – Clovis NM to Levelland TX

October 14, 2016 – Clouds and Sun, 70 degrees Miles Today: 89 Miles to Date: 17,961 States to Date: 45 After college I served as a VISTA Volunteer in the South Plains of Texas, an area most people would call … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Lily Hansen, Nashville, TN

When Lily Hansen moved to Nashville from Chicago, she only knew a few people. She reached out to them and interviewed them about her new city. The last question she asked each of them was, “Whom should I talk to … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 343 – Fort Sumner NM to Clovis NM

October 13, 2016 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 66 Miles to Date: 17,872 States to Date: 45 The Internet lists two motels in Fort Sumner, both on the east side of town. Coming in from the west, I passed … Continue reading

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Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

How will we live tomorrow? “As time goes on, gay and lesbian issues will disappear. I think of gay prejudice like nuclear waste, it has a half-life. The prejudice gets less, but never quite goes away.” Richard, bisexual, Kansas City, … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 342 – Vaughn NM to Fort Sumner NM

October 12, 2016 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 60 Miles to Date: 17,806 States to Date: 45 My agenda to visit all of my siblings and their children on this journey is not merely social. We are a demographically … Continue reading

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