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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.

Mr. and Ms. Politician: Answer Me This

This piece was published as a guest column in the Cambridge Chronicle on 2/5/2016, just in time for the New Hampshire Primary: For seven months I’ve been bicycling throughout the United States: 11,000 miles and twenty-eight states to date. Along … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 222 – San Antonio, TX to Converse, TX

February 5, 2016 – Sunny, 60 degrees Miles Today: 15 Miles to Date: 11,405 States to Date: 28 Food and people took center stage today. My cycling was nothing more than linking them together through San Antonio’s busy streets. I … Continue reading

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Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

How will we live tomorrow? “You live in America. You sit on the sidewalk drinking beer. You got to have a conspiracy theory.” JJ, Owner of San Rosendro Crossing, Marathon TX How will we live tomorrow? “It is my job … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 221 – San Antonio, TX

February 4, 2016 – Sunny, 60 degrees Miles Today: 11 Miles to Date: 11,390 States to Date: 28  I finally broke down and bought a gun. Not from Adam Turcotte, General Manager of Ranger Firearms, who spent an hour with … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Reza Barkholder, Santa Ana, CA

“Making law is a lot like sausage. Everyone agrees it’s a good thing, but no one wants to see it made. Same with a recycling yard. It’s an ugly thing.” Reza Barkholder graduated from Berkeley at the time when California … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 220 – Uvalde, TX to San Antonio, TX

February 3, 2016 – Sunny, 60 degrees Miles Today: 91 Miles to Date: 11,379 States to Date: 28 Today it was just me and the bike and the last of the wide-open spaces before I reached San Antonio. The small … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Rajesh Kasturirangan, Belmont, MA

When we say a glass is sitting on a table we know that it is sitting on a horizontal surface. If there is a cloth on the table, we don’t say it’s sitting on the cloth; we say it’s on … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 219 –Del Rio, TX to Uvalde, TX

February 2, 2016 – Sunny, 80 degrees Miles Today: 74 Miles to Date: 11,288 States to Date: 28 The earth stretches out from Del Rio toward San Antonio. The desert brush gets dense. Plants with leaves emerge, actual trees. The … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Abby Yanow, Watertown, MA

About halfway through our Saturday morning conversation at Starbucks in Watertown Square I realized I was speaking with a different person than half an hour ago. It wasn’t just that we’d shucked our overcoats and were warmed by coffee. The … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 218 – Comstock, TX to Del Rio, TX

February 1, 2016 – Sunny, 80 degrees Miles Today: 34 Miles to Date: 11,214 States to Date: 28  A short ride but plenty of exercise, as the wind was in my face the entire route. Ten miles outside of Del … Continue reading

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