By Shakuntala Rajagopal
I have been homebound for the most part since March 10th 2020. I am not known to be a homebody. For my protection, my daughters requested that I restrict my travels to not just within town, but also visits to my extended family which includes 54 plus in and out of town. Although this was totally out of character for me, I decided to honor their caring and abide by their request/rules.
Despite the restrictions, my life was joyful, active and sometimes even hectic because the previous year I had acquired an addition to our family; a new grandson from my youngest daughter. Now I have 3 grandsons! Since I had time on my hands, and even more important, thinking time, I started writing a children’s story for my youngest grandson. As my magical, mystical story evolved I got the idea to make it an illustrated children’s e-book.
This was a totally new territory that I was exploring.
Carol Cosman’s first novel “Dissonance” is planned for publication in spring, 2021. The novel traces a young woman’s efforts to save her father from death in a Russian gulag. Carol holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music and a Master’s Degree in Teaching. A former educator, she taught creative writing to children and teens.
The Barrington Writers Workshop is happy to announce the addition of this community blog page to our website. The blog is by members, for members and those interested in learning more about our group. Each month the blog will highlight a BWW member, offer writing prompts , and call for inspirational essays related to the writing life. We want different voices heard on the blog so don’t be shy. Do keep the focus on the writing community if you wish to submit anything.