Hello friends, family, fellow writers, and valued readers and followers of this blog,
So much has happened since my last update in April 2020.
Let me begin by saying that I hope you and your family have been safe and have remained healthy and well and will continue to do so through the duration of the pandemic.
My loved ones and I suffered the loss of a family member, and I hope you and your family did not have to go through that pain. My late grandfather was just shy of his 99th birthday, but he lived a good, full, long life. He served this country with pride in WWII, went on to find love and happiness and joy in the years that followed. He died of COVID-19 in mid-March.
Many of us have lost family members struck down in the prime of their lives and well before their time, and my heart goes out to everyone who has lost someone recently.
When I suffer a loss, many times I find solace in writing. This time was no different. I wrote an elegy for my grandfather, and called it “Sacrament.” When I submitted it to Bacopa Literary Review, I thought to share with the world a relatable and timely ode to the friends and loved ones that many of us have lost recently. I thought that by writing about rallying and raging against the forces of death, I could help others begin to heal from their own losses.
I was overjoyed to be published and was astounded and humbled to have won first prize in Poetry in Bacopa Literary Review 2020.
As a new voice on the literary scene, I am so thankful for this recognition of my work.
I’ll sign off by saying once more that I wish health and happiness for you and your family.
Thank you,
Caitlin Cacciatore
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