"Buddha Nature" -- An Exhibit That Ought Never to Have Been Mounted

An Open Letter to the Director, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas

May 13 • Richard Kuslan

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True Literacy is Not a Modern Phenomenon

The “essential reading lists” I see posted on Substack are only a beginning.

May 6 • Richard Kuslan

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April 2026

Ellen Who? A Marvelous Chapter for You to Read and Enjoy

When you're told a reading list is essential, think about Ellen. Ellen who?

Apr 28 • Richard Kuslan

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Sacrilege at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts

In a show, entitled “Buddha Nature,” witness the SACRILEGE!

Apr 11 • Richard Kuslan

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March 2026

Gods of Outer Space? A Poem.

Will aliens battle for the supremacy of their faith?

Mar 30 • Richard Kuslan

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The Birth of Venus

An Ode in Ancient Style, After Hesiod

Mar 25 • Richard Kuslan

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Beauty Must First Be Perceived

An Excerpt: Roy Campbell's "Nature Writing"

Mar 7 • Richard Kuslan

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Cracks in the Firmament

A Brief Observation on the Origins of the Disfigurement of Art

Mar 5 • Richard Kuslan

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An Ode to Hesitation

Advice to the Quick-click Writer

Mar 1 • Richard Kuslan

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February 2026

Editing is Writing

The initial draft is a start, but don't count your proverbial chickens too soon!

Feb 22 • Richard Kuslan

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Notre Dame de Paris and Schulenburg, Texas

The Divine Principle Suffused in Stained Glass, Though 5,000 Miles Apart

Feb 11 • Richard Kuslan

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Better Lyrics By Far

Popular music written over a century ago by itinerant performers far exceed the capacity of college educated "songwriters" today, who are mostly…

Feb 3 • Richard Kuslan

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