Folded Word

Heron

print/mp3 fusion

Heron launched on 15 July 2009 with a short story by Mel Bosworth.

As of 30 August 2010, Issue 3 now features a short story by PicFic's Regular Contributor Ben White, published exclusively by Folded Word.

Heron logoHeron is released in multiple formats. The most exciting one for us is the limited-edition professionally printed mini-mag. Many are available as signed collectibles, distributed by the author. But we have saved some to give out to those who help us spread Heron across the globe.

 

More accessible are our free print-at-home versions of Heron. These will be downloadable from this webpage from 30 August 2010 until noon Eastern on 28 February 2011. A free reading, by J.S. Graustein, of the work on mp3 is available as well.

 

We will be announcing distribution locations for copies soon. If you are a previous Folded Word customer, you may expect a 5-pack in your mailbox before the end of September.

 

 

 

 

 

cover of Heron issue 3To download, right-click on the links below and choose "save target as":

 

 

To fold after printing:

 

  1. fold in half length-wise, printed side out
  2. place picture-side down/text-side up
  3. fold right edge first to make a tri-fold booklet with the title on the front flap

 

 

Ben White is a medical student by day and a writer by night, all in the big state of Texas. His Midnight Stories on Twitter entertain insomniacs and workaholics on a daily basis. He also mans the helm at Nanoism.

 

Ben's work has appeared in print, online, and even in video format (Big Other and PicFic). His most recent publications include "The Woman on the Sidewalk" in Necessary Fiction, "The Unicorn" in Ink Monkey 3, "Consumer Reports" and "Desperate Measures" in microchondria, and "Before Perseus" in Hint Fiction: An Anthology of Stories in 25 Words or Fewer. Ben's stories demand intelligence and inference. In return, these short pieces yeild a massive playground for the mind.

 

Beyond being a valued contributor, Ben has lent his editorial expertise to Folded Word with the Headliners series at PicFic. We can't thank him enough for all he does, but we hope this issue of Heron is a start.