September 28, 2020 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com The “American Dream” has always been “just white,” and until the nation admits that, some of those who have arrived will keep people of color and immigrants from success. And some… Continue reading

Acrylic on canvas/gunther   September 21, 2020 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      There is at least a single incomplete umbrella in anyone’s life, no pole leading to canopy, a metaphor for incompleteness, perhaps something unfinished or just… Continue reading

September 14, 2020 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      Some seasons ago, quite a few really, the no. 6 red naugahyde-covered twirling diner stool at Tiny’s Spring Valley, N.Y., place offered a fine view of the glass donut… Continue reading

September 7, 2020 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      On a very hot and humid day, in the New York State that now is in summer more like Georgia, don’t avoid puddles. They instantly cool your soles and… Continue reading

August 31, 2020 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      Rituals in our lives change, but that does not mean they are easy to get used to. They are even tougher to accept. Here I was in another town,… Continue reading

August 24, 2020 By Arthur H.Gunther III This painting of mine is rural America, where predictability, reliability, routine are the melody for living. Conservatism, fear of government overreach service, Pony Express on, a life-stream of letters, parcels, farm equipment parts,… Continue reading

By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com A peach in season is like long-sought love that suddenly makes connection.  The heavens appear, but as in many a novel and short story, consumption does you in, spoils you for the ordinary. You… Continue reading

  ANGELS IN THE ROOM August 10, 2020 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com “Religion” is no longer organized or traditional for this writer though I have respect for all beliefs and for the utter great goodness of those humanitarians… Continue reading

August 3, 2020 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      Ordinarily, birds would not attract notice in the backyard. Laissez-faire: they go about their life, and I do the same. Do like their singing, chirping, fact that they are… Continue reading

July 29, 2020 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      When in the time of virus you are so bored that you run from the house screaming “I can’t take it any more,” how do you return to normal… Continue reading