Mary Caroline Whims is a writer exploring the intersection of faith and culture.
What I’ve been thinking…
It’s just a phase, Mom: why my aesthetic is changing and what I think it means
As I sit down to write this, I feel a mixture of gratitude and something like shame. Recent news stories hang heavy in our collective consciousness, and meanwhile here I am writing about art and culture. How well does your life have to be going, how privileged must you be, that you have the time…
I’m in week 9 of “The Artist’s Way.” Here are 3 things I’ve learned so far.
When I started reading Julia Cameron’s book The Artist’s Way, I didn’t really know what I was getting myself into. A few friends of mine had finished the book and given me glowing reviews. They dropped intriguing tidbits like “reading deprivation week” and “taking care of your inner artist child.” My inner monk/artist/psychologist junkie was piqued, and…
A place at the table
I’m sitting down to write this blog post with the intention of finishing it in less than forty minutes. Let’s see how it goes. It’s simple, really: I just want to tell a story. There once was a girl who went to college, a sophomore with dreams of becoming a gifted writer. In the margins…
“The sweetest thing in all my life has been the longing to find the place where all the beauty came from.”
— C. S. Lewis, Till We Have Faces
Mary Caroline Whims 