Optional Optimism

Optional Optimism

Home
Archive
Leaderboard
About
Haiku Collection #12
Here Come the Mothers
Sep 18 • 
Jacki Carr
7
Haiku Collection: #11
I bought myself a hanging egg chair for the front porch.
Jul 28 • 
Jacki Carr
8
On a Whim: a poem for you
On a Whim
Jul 21 • 
Jacki Carr
7
Part II: Moved All the Way to Maine, Still Me
Impatience is unprocessed fear.
Jun 18 • 
Jacki Carr
13
2
20 Reasons Why I Read Romantasy.
What is your fav genre?
Jun 9 • 
Jacki Carr
7
8
Most Popular
View all
Am I a Risk-Taker or am I Being Honest?
Apr 25, 2023 • Jacki Carr
28
14
100 Days, No Instagram
May 10, 2023 • Jacki Carr
25
4
8 Ways to Know a Job Is or is Not For You
May 22, 2023 • Jacki Carr
16
1
When you change and people notice and then you notice.
Oct 11, 2023 • Jacki Carr
15
2
Remember Magic Eye books?
Mar 23, 2023 • Jacki Carr
15
Life beyond Instagram...so far
Mar 11, 2023 • Jacki Carr
14
6
When the controlling part of me dissolves.
My second e-book is out now!
Jun 6 • 
Jacki Carr
11
1
Haiku Collection #10
To cringe or not to cringe, that is the question?
Apr 30 • 
Jacki Carr
4
1
A Meeting at the Café
A moment in time beyond this time.
Mar 6 • 
Jacki Carr
13
4
Haiku Collection #9
5-7-5
Jan 27 • 
Jacki Carr
10
What if you set your imagination free?
Musings and ramblings of a brain alive.
Jan 16 • 
Jacki Carr
8
2
Notes on Unravelling the Self.
By human design, we truly cannot unravel solo.
Jan 7 • 
Jacki Carr
8
1
The sea of yesterdays.
A poem to unravel with.
Jan 2 • 
Jacki Carr
13
7
Optional Optimism
Optional Optimism
A writing space with Jacki Carr sharing stories, haiku and life in the 40s decade.
Recommendations
View all 7
Hold Nothing
Hold Nothing
Elena Brower
Airplane Mode with Liz Plank
Airplane Mode with Liz Plank
Liz Plank
The Clearing by Katherine May
The Clearing by Katherine May
Katherine May
Shangrilogs
Shangrilogs
Kelton Wright
Write or Die Magazine Newsletter
Write or Die Magazine Newsletter
Kailey Brennan DelloRusso

Optional Optimism

AboutArchiveRecommendationsSitemap
© 2025 Jacki Carr
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture