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Paul E. Fallon
Paul E. Fallon

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Dionysus Says:

I discovered this quotation, attributed to the Greek Poet Euboulos, 4th century BCE, beneath the display of a humongous drinking vessel at…

Harvard Art Museums

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Dionysus Says:
Dionysus Says:
Harvard Art Museums

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Dionysus Says:

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Jan 26

Expanding the Scope of Genesis…according to The New York Times

“Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” …

Genesis

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Expanding the Scope of Genesis…according to The New York Times
Expanding the Scope of Genesis…according to The New York Times
Genesis

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Jan 18

Crosswalks of My Mind

When the city revamped Huron Avenue, they sunk granite curbs level with the pavement to define the crosswalks, an expensive yet elegant bit of urban dressing. On my meditative walks home from the gym, I often find myself tracking the granite as if I were an Olympic gymnast, one foot…

Mary Poppins

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Crosswalks of My Mind
Crosswalks of My Mind
Mary Poppins

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Jan 11

What’s Going on in Haiti?

Ten years ago this month I completed the first great adventure of my life: designing and supervising the construction of two buildings in Grand Goave, Haiti following the 2010 earthquake that devastated that country. My work on the Mission of Hope School and Be Like Brit orphanage were the epitome…

Haiti

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What’s Going on in Haiti?
What’s Going on in Haiti?
Haiti

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Jan 5

The Opportunity — and Tyranny — of Life in a One-Party State

Today Maura Healey is being sworn in as Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and I am officially living in a one-party state. Nationally, I am represented by a Democratic President, two Democratic Senators (Warren and Markey), and a Democratic a Congressperson (Clark). At the state level we now have…

Maura Healey

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The Opportunity — and Tyranny — of Life in a One-Party State
The Opportunity — and Tyranny — of Life in a One-Party State
Maura Healey

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Dec 28, 2022

Wish for the New Year

I want to live in a world where every baby is wanted. I want to live in a world where every child is nurtured with love, self-control, and self-respect. I want to live in a world where a parent who wishes, can stay home to rise their young child. I…

New Year

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Wish for the New Year
Wish for the New Year
New Year

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Dec 21, 2022

TransHoliday

Over the past two years I have enjoyed a unique relationship with a trans person. Let’s call them Burt. Burt is half my age; years marked by violence and isolation. What commonalities we share — each of us are fathers — are shattered by how those commonalities play out. I…

Transgender

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TransHoliday
TransHoliday
Transgender

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Dec 14, 2022

Progressive Exaggerations to a Fault

“Learning a new language is hard, connecting with other people is hard, leaving your homeland is hard, no matter where you are. Here, in the U.S., …

English

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Progressive Exaggerations to a Fault
Progressive Exaggerations to a Fault
English

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Dec 7, 2022

Let’s Make Guns the New Tobacco

I came of age in the era of glamourous smoking. Forty-six percent of Americans — including nearly everyone that mattered — smoked cigarettes. I gave my parents curlicued ashtrays as birthday gifts. Their friends offered each other glittery lighters. And of course, everyone in the movies was cloaked in an…

Gun Control

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Let’s Make Guns the New Tobacco
Let’s Make Guns the New Tobacco
Gun Control

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Dec 1, 2022

World AIDS Day:

Words and Images of Provincetown Memorial

World Aids Day

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World AIDS Day:
World AIDS Day:
World Aids Day

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World AIDS Day:

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Paul E. Fallon

Paul E. Fallon

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Seeking balance in a world of opposing tension

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