Remember that time the downtown library took a slice of paradise and put up a parking lot? Richard Berry does. … More
Author: FreeGNV
Ron Cunningham is a sometime journalist who used to string words together at the Gainesville Sun before I retired to free lance and blog. If I still had a business card it would read: Ron Cunningham: Trained Observer Of The Human Condition. Because like The Donald, you know, ego.
That time in Iceland
Looking back to the time before Covid, it’s amazing to think about how casually we made decisions and plans and … More
Oh the places we’ve been
Now that we’re all more or less armchair travelers it’s fun to reflect upon the places we’ve been before things … More
The mask’s the thing
In Greek theater, the mask was the thing. The actors wore them to convey tragedy and comedy alike. Ironically, when … More
Remembering Florence
When you’ve been spending a lot of time home-bound in these COVID-19 times, you begin to think about the places … More
Declaration of Independence
When in the course of human events it becomes necessary… I am an American patriot. I have been to war … More
Optic delusions
On Thursday I repeatedly called a telephone number for one of the city pools hoping to talk to a live … More
A poet in Florida
I learned that Shakespeare really lived so scholars have decided. Though quite a few have studied me they’re not as … More
Discarded monuments
I originally wrote this piece in the summer of 2017, when I was traveling in Russia. It seems a good … More
Downtown’s war zone
In the city’s defense it probably seemed like a good idea at the time. I mean “temporarily” closing off sections … More
