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All Good Dogs Go To Heaven. Thinking today of my beloved beagle Birdie. On May 13, ‘01, Birdie passed, age 18. Small dog. Big heart. Missed. 6:00 AM May 13th via web
Encouragement in words creates confidence. Patience, understanding, and giving, create love. ~Frank Vander Rasky #Valentine’s Day #quote 11:39 AM Feb 14th via web
jaycbee Courageous non-fiction: “Surrender (Five Short Prayers)” by Frank Vander Rasky @TourdeFrank bit.ly/ruvvGg 12:24 PM Jan 3rd via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by TourdeFrank
To Jazz Baker @jaycbee – CNN consultant in Atlanta and one of the world’s top social media pros – many thanks for your tweet re “Surrender” 12:59 PM Jan 3rd via web
To fellow #writers @fictionaut: @francesamerikey, @kathyfish, @beritellingsen – many thanks for your comments on “Surrender” 12:57 PM Jan 3rd via web
“Surrender” – five short prayers of change, truth, love, hope and human potential by Frank Vander Rasky bit.ly/ruvvGg 11:30 AM Jan 2nd via web
Putting the "giving" into #Thanksgiving: please consider donating to the world mission @SalvationArmy #humanity 2:53 PM Nov 21st, 2011 via web
Eye-opening flash fiction: "Seeing The Light" by Kim Hutchinson @francesamerikey @edpureslush bit.ly/unR8mB 2:39 PM Nov 21st, 2011 via web
Writers w/heart for you bit.ly/qxBTfT @julesjustwrite @LynnBeighley @e_zulko @harleymaywrites @ferness42 @BurrowsGirl 2:33 PM Nov 21st, 2011 via web
Is #NaNoWriMo for serious writers? A lively discussion @fictionaut on the @NaNoWriMo writing challenge bit.ly/ubN0rf 11:08 AM Nov 5th, 2011 via web
Quotable claim to Nanowrimo writing fame: @marcus_speh “created a very powerful sleeping pill in a month!” :) bit.ly/rLQHuG 11:03 AM Nov 5th, 2011 via web
Happy anniversary and a ;) to Vancouver writer and Canucks fan @BurrowsGirl who today celebrates her 3rd year on Twitter. 11:30 AM Nov 4th, 2011 via web
Ebooks – “E” is for Edinburgh. The #publishing view @FledglingPress by @EdinburghReview’s @LynseyMay bit.ly/pvM3Vv 2:07 PM Nov 3rd, 2011 via web
The W Word is not the F word, says @JHammons @lunaparkreview, reacting to a pinked-up issue @GrantaMag bit.ly/sbHDpT 4:15 PM Nov 2nd, 2011 via web
I could not afford a costume this year so I dressed for #Halloween as a shadow of my former self. #trickortreat #economy 6:30 AM Oct 31st, 2011 via web
Spooky lit: Candle in the Attic @innsmouthpress, gothic horror by @BeritEllingsen & other storytellers bit.ly/nxJze2 12:27 PM Oct 30th, 2011 via web
Are Canadian writers Canadian enough? A Giller Prize question posed @globeandmail bit.ly/tEWtJn #canlit #publishing 9:15 AM Oct 30th, 2011 via web
Recommended read: “A Simple Heart,” my favorite novella by Flaubert. You’ll never look at a parrot again quite the same way. 12:30 PM Oct 26th, 2011 via web
In praise of the novella: well-researched essay @MapleTreeLit by John Calabro @QuattroBooks in Toronto bit.ly/oyISzx 12:15 PM Oct 26th, 2011 via web
And God Created Woman: “Bardot” in oil on canvas, painted by muy artistica Didi Menendez @poetsartists etsy.me/nRRHgb 1:37 PM Oct 22nd, 2011 via web

Name Frank Vander Rasky
Location Toronto, CANADA
Web http://FrankVande...
Bio Writer, editor, randonneur. Likes big ideas that start small and small dogs with big heart. Has been known to be poetic and have a wicked good sense of humor.