New Initiatives at the Center for Needless Splendor

February 12th, 2025 | 3 min read

Though I have neglected to share this recent professional development with my friends on the newsletter, I am pleased to share that for the past year and a bit, I have been privileged to serve as the inaugural Director of The Robert Farrar Capon Memorial Center for Needless Splendor and Research Institute in Unnecessary Studies (RFCMCFNSARIUS).

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Matt Miller

Matt Miller, a native Nebraskan, teaches English at College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Missouri. He is the author of an essay collection on the garden year and the church year, titled Leaves of Healing: A Year in the Garden, from Belle Point Press.

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New Initiatives at the Center for Needless Splendor

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