T. F. Rice lives in a small town in Western New York State named Perry with her husband and almost-teenage son, where she works as an accountant during the week. Her short fiction and poetry has been published in several "cross-genre" books, as well as various quarterlies and an anthology. The latest book is number two in a series of "City/Country Poet's Guides"; it is titled SMALL TOWNS ARE NOT SO SMALL (2008, Hidden Valley Farm Publ.)


The "City/Country" part of Rice's titles is a tribute to growing up all over the place, with a father in the military, not really being "from" anywhere. The first "Guide" was written as a tribute to Old Forge, New York, which is a lovely Adirondack town dear to Rice and her husband, son. The "Guide" books encourage reader participation, offering activities, information and gentle encouragement to write... or simply to "be creative".


In her spare time, she also edits The Other Herald, a small monthly literary publication aimed at isolated writers, established November 2006. In 2007, she authored a children's workbook for original thought, THE WIND BEING. Rice is also the author of a book of writing and life exercises, which started as a little-tiny zine style booklet.

T. F. Rice is now working on short stories for magazines and a novel which is far from completion. The novel began as a short story, but grew into more. Rice says it is like nothing she has ever read, so she enjoys returning to it, whenever possible, as a source of inspiration as much as something requiring the same of her. "It is a story that needs to be told," Rice says, affectionately, "but it isn't ready yet. I am not ready to let the characters go..." Poetry isn't something she has to work at, but sort of pops up, whether she wants it to or not, so that is still happening. Everything interests her. There is always too much to do.

-Hidden Valley Farm, Publisher