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Here’s Our New Video!
We’re on a roll! Here’s our second video. http://kdrausin.com/2019/07/07/introducing-rausin-writes/
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Fifteen Years Later
Fifteen Years Later. A letter to my younger self. There you are sleeping not knowing the phone is about to ring and change your life. You’re about to learn some important lessons. It’s going to hurt. Really hurt. You’re not going to know if the decisions you make are the right ones. I suppose that’s one of the scariest parts of being a parent. That’s why I’m here fifteen years later. I want to tell you that when you pick up the phone your life won’t be the same. One thing I know for sure. What’s about to happen will make you a better person. I’ll explain. You’re thirty-three years…
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To Heal Or Not To Heal
A little voice carried across the table. “Why did you end MYSTIC that way?” Students gathered around waiting for me to sign their books. I heard her question and desperately wanted to answer. However, I had made a promise not to give away the ending to some of her fellow students who were halfway through MYSTIC.
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A Quick Lesson In Redefining Yourself
My mother-in-law was sitting outside a store in her power wheelchair drinking a cup of coffee waiting for her ride when a stranger walked by and dropped some coins into her coffee cup. Imagine her surprise! She had no idea she needed help.
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The letter that made me cry
The letter that made me cry When I have author visits with schools I tell the students my inspiration behind writing MYSTIC. Arielle. Before I knew I was going to write a fantasy, I knew I would have a protagonist who used a wheelchair. Arielle was reading many books as a fourth grader in the Accelerated Reader program and not one of them had characters using a wheelchair. Meanwhile, I watched as Arielle’s life changed and she had to persevere through many obstacles while surrounded by able bodied people who she continually had to educate about these obstacles. Kids as well as adults could behave in ways that were insensitive. Playgrounds were not accessible and often her friends would run…
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Gold Star for AirTran Airways
“When you’re done screaming, pull the mask down over your nose and mouth and breathe normally.” What did he say? The entire plane was laughing and now listening to his every word on emergency airline procedures. When I booked our tickets with AirTran I was uneasy. Traveling can be stressful; traveling with a daughter in a wheelchair can be extremely stressful. Too many times I have had to watch her cringe with embarrassment because even though I informed the airline online, called and asked several agents for help-the straight-back chair was not at the gate in time for boarding. Arielle would have to be rolled to her seat in front…
