School started up again last Thursday. From Friday through Sunday we were off on an orientation retreat just outside...

Lil Butterfly 🦋🦋🦋 After the shock of the result and the ensuing bedlam subsided somewhat, I found myself all...

A writer once said that each of us carries a crying child in a quiet corner of the heart....

The United States is currently governed by Donald Trump, a mercurial, nationalist buffoon whose tariff binges are rattling the...

The Result 🦋🦋🦋 “Oh my God, it’s Aye! Aye!!” Almost instantly after Hyung let out his jubilant cry, it...

Two days ago, Korea celebrated the 80th anniversary of Independence Day. As many of you know, Korea was occupied...

The Vote Tally 🦋🦋🦋 “Here is the result of the first ballot, and it’s Aye,” Hyung read aloud, shattering...

After watching the 1990s film Seopyeonje, a sorrowful tale of an obsessive pansori (traditional Korean musical storytelling) master who seeks...

The Korean alphabet (Hangul) has always felt to me, ever since I first learned it as a kindergarten student,...

A Most Humble Methodist 🦋🦋🦋 Although Mom and I sat in the living room as adversaries at this pivotal...

Last month, I recommended some of my favorite Korean films. Here are more titles that have stayed with me:...

Moonchild The term moonchild, loosely defined as someone idiosyncratic or out of step with the world, becomes in RM’s...