Optional Optimism
Jacki CarrA writing space with Jacki Carr sharing stories, haiku and life in the 40s decade.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 213 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 5 days ago |
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Member Library: Writing with the wisdom of an oyster
Inspired by Writing Club with the Roman Goddess, Maia and how she was not what I expected. In a good way.
In committing to a year with the goddesses for my writing club (I wrote about this weekly writing room recently, have a read) with a...
Chopping my Grief in Dance Class and then, Chopping my Hair (not by choice, I got pink bubblegum in it)
I left the lights off in the basement so I could really feel into the music pulsating in my noise-cancelling headphones and see only shadows of myself reflecting back to me on the zoom screen. My dear friend teaches a Somatic Sunday Service...
I Would Like to Speak with Jonas, Jonas of the book 'The Giver'
Did you read The Giver by Louis Lowry in your middle school curriculum. It was a favorite from my youth, this book and Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. I have always had a sad girl frequency wrapped within an optimist body, this...
Haiku Collection #15
One of my children lies next to me fighting off some veracious virus. She said she just wanted to be next to me - even though her room has the fan, humidifier, air purifier and all that garb that gives me any inkling that I have control. Ev...
When Every Women Asks: Should I Become A Dragon?
I have been reading a book titled When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill, have you read it? From what I understand thus far, women in the 1950s have had just about enough and their fury, anger and rage cause them to spontaneously become...
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Coach. Writer. Mother. Artist. Here to help you remember your voice, honor your sacred cringe and write a whole new system. Did you know creating community is an art form? Lover of public libraries.
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