http://slow.writerscafe.org/TFRice The original writings of author T. F. Rice en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776006169 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 also has appeared in Le Mot Juste - no explanations here http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/898203/ I wrote this after looking at a picture of evaporation ponds in CA; I wish I could recall in what publication. Poem appeared in Le Mot Juste publication (LMJ title translates to "the right word")/ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/898202/ A poem that appeared in Earth's Daughters issue #78 (Buffalo, NY)... that is special to me. Cancer affects so many of our lives. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/898194/  WRITE POEMS ON EVERY-THING AND EVERYWHERE ON OLD FRIDGE MAGNETS STEAMY CAR WINDOWS—ON TONGUE DEPRESSORS IN EMAILS—ON THE SOLES OF YOUR SHOES—ON A FRIEND’S FOREHEAD AS HE SLEEPS—IN THE MARGINS OF OTHER POEMS/ STORIES ON THE CRACKED BATH-ROOM MIRROR—WITH THE.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209330/  SEPTEMBER WRITING EXERCISE: Give someone else a gift of writing & it will come back to you!           Sometimes we are willing to spend more time on others than on ourselves, so much so that it takes a challenge such as this to open ou.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209322/ Nov. 07 writing exercise from The Other Herald http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209317/  Writing Contests as Motivational Tools?       ARE CONTESTS GOOD MOTIVATIONAL TOOLS?  Some writers and poets say they are fun or motivational; others say they find them useless, even humiliating. After all, there are a million writers entering, right?! N.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209308/  SUGGESTIONS from the EDITOR / HINTS for SUBMITTING your BEST POEMS: A first line is very important. Does the first line of your poem draw the reader in?  ◘  If a “Sense of Place” poem, does it “transport” them to your chosen place?&nbs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209302/  FEELING STUCK?  TAKE A TRIP ONLINE!                        Whether you are perusing an internet bookstore, choosing your next library book or reading your favorite literary .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209298/  1000 JOURNALS or WRITING FOR YOURSELF?             The 1000 Journals Project could be... an amazing collaborative experiment to resurrect a global belief in the creative spirit of humanity. While attempting to follow the trave.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209295/  CHANGE YOUR HAT Editor T. F. Rice talks about being inspired by the idea of a writer wearing different hats. Featured reader at Poet’s Theatre in Hornell, NY on October 11th, she will wear many hats, quite literally.          &nbs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209290/  A Daughter’s Under-Taking: Sarah Hutt’s “My Mother’s Legacy” Bowls      Earlier this summer, Rochester Contemporary's gallery space was graced with an exhibit titled "Absence/Excess/Loss". One of the pieces was particularly m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209286/ Note: Photo is art by Jolene Beckman www.murmuringmuse.squarespace.com Batavia, NY Her photo was also featured in this issue of TOH... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209281/  Can Fiction Be Truer Than We Tend to Be?             Works of fiction are littered with the idea of our world under a new unyielding control, and only sometimes for the sake of our protection and safety. What makes a person want.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209272/  Ready to Receive the Gifts of Georgia O'Keeffe                 You may hear Georgia O’Keeffe’s name and think you know her. Possibly you associate her iconic name with paintings of giant flowers, .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209267/ See the photo, not the text area... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209251/                                                  &nbsp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209167/  Morning In the bedroomdarkness, dressing,we moon the dogsbut they can’tsee.      Credits: Orig. publ. in Small Towns Are Not So Small, TFRice, 2008. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209165/  July 4, 2006 Kerouac’s spiders offire and lighthop across thenot-quite-night,missing their starsfor summer lake clouds,but catching sightthe sparkly whitesof human eyesthat for one night onlylook up from indoor-lives:a sea of fallen stars. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209162/ Just a little experiment with words... that ended up in my newest book... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209160/ A misc. quote... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209159/ It is said that Western New Yorkers don't get enough sun... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209157/  At the Pub Sad houndsat the bar loungingwear their eyeslowand only movetheir lips slowat the sound ofpouring liquid,glasses clinking. Timeis just another                &nb.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209147/ No, I've never been a pizza man. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209140/  “Free Association” and TALK of IDEAS: Instead of reading the newspaper and becoming very frustrated with the over-zealousness and/or apathy of our greater world, let your newspaper’s headlines lead you in a refreshing TALK of IDEAS.  Find a word that eithe.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209136/  Give Me Five MinutesIf you are a skeptic who doesn’t believe the promises of “green energy”, often scoffing at the idea that our world needs fixing, think on this.What if you had to keep everything you threw away on your own property? What area would you designate for c.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209133/  We must have more perturbing poemsand less word landscapes.Think. When you see a brook,what of it is odd?Not just themoving waterand all those talking rocks!The brook is a living art worth words…ideas, gaze and care deserved.    Credits:.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209130/ Finding and defining your authentic self is more important that it sounds. When we don�t define our- selves sufficiently, we allow others to define us. Is that another�s right? Are you known? � defined? Note: If you don't know what the title word means http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209124/ Written in my mind, on a creek-walk... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209118/ They say "never explain..." http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209113/  One Bottle one bottlecaught in a moment’sspew of anger:five cents      becomes          diamondson the sidewalk,in the after-noon’swild     streaks of  &nbs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209110/ A poem just for the kids... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209106/  Extraordinary EscapismToday I sit at myordinary New York office desk,but…I take my blanketinto the Pennsylvaniamountain wilderness,laying down in theplace where last seasonwe found coyote bonesscattered over pine needlesseasoning the earth.An aching backmak.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209103/ I hope this makes you laugh... that you can see them, as I saw... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209101/  The side of a hill is not ugly.Bony tree fingers and their pronged shadowsgrasp for the last of life, reach their trusted rootingsin the ever-leaving soil just enough to walk the linebetween risk and safe, but still thinkthey’re not letting.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209089/ Inspired by a little kid's comments... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209086/ A futuristic story, located in a Wyoming County, NY small town. (In Wyoming County, NY, it is said there are more cows than people.) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/209071/ Sneaking around in the woods is great fun... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/20251/ For Abby http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/11444/ I wrote this poem for one specific friend, but it applies to all of you. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/6254/ For Gef. Written when he was just a little guy... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/6252/ An oldie... about wanting to have that passion for life again... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/6251/ It's about the pearls, but feel free to interpret it however you want to. I've heard them all... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TFRice/6247/