I had to send a regular email to a social writing group I run. A woman I knew from another group attended this group once. Unfortunately, this woman passed away recently. I was putting together the email and adding some inspiring pieces by other writers. One piece fitted the theme but was also about death and grief. I included it and prepared an explanation that I had done so as a tribute and expression of loss for the lady who passed. However, some of the group have never met the deceased so I tried to split it into two emails.
Bottom line - it somehow went out the same way to everyone with no mention of the reason I included the piece and looked awful included without explanation to those who are grieving.
I sent on a PS apology but still feel horrendous.
A very good friend of the deceased will have got the email and probably thought it horribly thoughtless done without acknowledging the loss. This friend wrote her own lovely poem which she sent to yet another group, but she did it beautifully. She might understand, she might not.
Should I do anything else to make amends? I'm scared of making it any worse.