Heralding the art of words in Western NY and beyond...
THE OTHER HERALD

The Other Herald is Edited by T. F. Rice. Published monthly since Nov. 2006, this creative arts newsletter/zine offers a bit of everything for the avid writer and reader alike.
More info on web site: http://www.otherherald.com  Rice writes articles and writing exercises for TOH.
 

The City/Country Poet's Guide to Perry, New York:

Small Towns Are Not So Small

Any “city” or “country” town offers both peace and fun. It is our CHOICE to look for them...

Times can be tough, and filled with the pull of responsibility, but there are always ways to escape. Some of them are “udderly” free, such as watching clouds in day, stars in night. Do you ever take the time? Do you want to? These are questions I must constantly ask myself. Small towns are misleading on the surface, seeming slow and monotonous, even to those who live in them.

With this book, I give you my town: reduced to stories, snippets, poems, projects, ideas, photos, articles, even a few of my “askings”. As you begin to enrich your experience of any town, remember: you create the quality of your life, daily, by the choices you make! Parts of this book are blank. Use these areas for journaling or add personal mementos. You will find that most of (y)our actions breathe meaning; you possess some area of creativity! Peace and fun are near...

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The Wind Being

A successful life begins with learning to think for yourself! Help a child restore their sense of individuality, inherent worth. In the life of a child, small ideas may make big differences. This story simply asks them to express their own unique ideas about what the WIND looks like, feels like, sounds like… NOTE: TEACHERS, PARENTS, ANYONE MAY COPY THE PAGES WITHIN THIS BOOK FOR ANY USE EXCEPT FOR PROFIT! This book is intended to encourage original ideas; they in no way represent actual data or theories. This book is not suggesting any beliefs whatsoever related to religion, philosophy or science, but instead attempts to offer a starting point for discussion with a child or children, individually or in a group setting. Some pages offer areas for the child to draw or write what they think something looks like. At the end of the book, there is one page entitled "GETTING A CHILD TO TALK", which offers suggestions of approaches to talking to a child about what they think.

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The City/Country Poet's Guide to Old Forge, New York:

Memories of Great Times

My wish as a writer is for you to have many happy times in the Adirondack wilds and preserve those memories well before they slip away, as I have done in the publishing of this book.

Primarily a book of good poetry, scattered here and there are also "breadcrumbs" to help any reader find their way back to preserving their own memories, as well as funny musings and drawings by the writer and others, and more.

Ten blank/lined journal pages complete the book well. My readers say the poetry is easy-to-read but uniquely powerful in meaning... a great read for anyone who enjoys the outdoors, especially the Adirondacks! Dear Reader: Peace is there if you only look for it, in this and so many other special places... enjoy your time in Old Forge, New York!

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Wyoming Writes: Seasonings For Life

Selected works by Wyoming County, NY writers. Illustrated by Mr. Scribbles! Hand-tied bookmark on each book, various types of cord. 178 pages.

Writing exercises scattered through the book, chosen from writers' group favorites. Great for the writer and reader alike! Nice, thick pages for lots of reading...

First printing was 50 copies, printed/folded and hand-assembled / hand-punched and tied custom binding by the writers' group at Mike Sparling's old studio on Water Street in Perry, NY. None currently available for sale, sorry.

Second printing was 100 and beautifully done by Mercury Print Productions of Rochester so that they resemble the self-published books that Wyoming Writes toiled over... the original intent for the book to be "substantial in the palm, unique and well-made for endless reading", complete with hand-tied binding and bookmark (but also perfect-bound so very durable). Some copies still available, but <25.

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Somes copies may be available from local independent bookseller Burlingham Books- call and ask!

Writing & Life Exercises That Won't Hurt Your Brain (Too Much)

This book was written to be accessible to all walks of life. It may be used as a workbook, also in a group setting. Write in the margins & on lined pages. Rice says, Never be afraid to write bad poetry! Writers forget they have a secret power: to destroy the pieces of writing they don't like.

The first section is "Finding Sense": 12 totally non-religious "Life Exercises". Rice asks readers to think of these exercises as conversations about how to pay attention to life's experiences, to im-press instead of de-press.

The second section is "Writing Prompts". Gentle "Writing Exercises" originally published in The Other Herald, a Western NY literary paper. This is a conversation about resolving writer's block, or rejuvenating your creative writing.

This book was first published sort of like a 'zine, a small booklet only 2 1/2" wide, in black and white and pocket-sized. Lots of folks from all over the world have purchased the smaller version from Rice's Etsy.com store. Every so often, she puts together a few of them and offers them up for sale for a mere $2.50. Maybe you will catch sight of one and scarf it up... Or, get the full-sized version, which has lots of room in its super-sized margins for jotting down notes or working on the writing exercises:

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