The Butterfly Vote

Lil Butterfly 🦋🦋🦋 After the shock of the result and the ensuing bedlam subsided somewhat, I found myself all alone in the now-empty living room,...

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

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

A Most Humble Methodist 🦋🦋🦋 Although Mom and I sat in the living room as adversaries at this pivotal moment, both anxiously awaiting the consequential...

Anne Shirley and the Kitten 🦋🦋🦋 After a moment’s silence, Hyung, chosen to moderate today’s proceedings, stood from the couch and strode toward the coffee...

A Persona Non Grata 🦋🦋🦋 By the time I finally arrived, everyone was already seated at the dining table adjacent to the kitchen counter. An...

Chapter 19 Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd  🦋🦋🦋 When I feebly returned to my room, I found the kitten now sleeping in a warm patch...

al-Khwarizmi, Munch, Nostradamus, and Denzel  🦋🦋🦋 “Here’s the next question. Now, you know my birthday, right?” “Yes, it’s May 17th! Is that your question? Do...

It’s in Hawaii 🦋🦋🦋 “By the way, Mom dropped by before you did and issued me a stern warning.” “Oh, no, what did she say?”...

Goodbye, Guns N’ Roses 🦋🦋🦋 “Look, Oppa, I have no dog in this fight between you and Mom—or cat, for that matter. But I can’t...

Prisha’s Mom Was a Veterinarian 🦋🦋🦋 Marching toward my immediate younger sister’s room, I braced myself for the formidable challenge ahead, like a running back...

The Roman Legion 🦋🦋🦋 “Dad, thanks anyway for your…oh, my God!” “Why, what’s going on?” I was about to thank Dad for his encouragement when...

Nice Guys Finish Lunch 🦋🦋🦋 Smarting from the smackdown Lil Confucius handed me, I plodded to the backyard, shoulders slumped, eyelids heavy, and spirit drained....

Shakespearean Tragedy 🦋🦋🦋 It soon became evident that Lil Confucius, true to her form, had easily seen through my intentions. She wasn’t going to spare...

Lil Confucius 🦋🦋🦋 Feeling pretty sure I had secured Hyung’s vote, I turned my attention to Maknae, our family’s youngest. While many cultures typically dote...

Dancing Nietzsche 🦋🦋🦋 “Hyung, I got your vote, right?” A silent pause stretched out for a good five seconds before he finally spoke, his face...

A Georgian on My Mind 🦋🦋🦋 “Hey, man, come right in.”  Hyung, fully sprawled out on his plain, frameless king-sized bed and still clad in...

George, John, Paul, Ringo, and Fermi 🦋🦋🦋 As soon as the meeting ended, I stepped outside to gather myself in the peaceful open space of...

Pre-match Staredown 🦋🦋🦋 Only one thing was certain: Dad, eager to avoid both the dreadful thwack of Mom’s volleyball spikes against his back and a...

Milkomeda 🦋🦋🦋 “Jesus Christ, what’s that on your belly!?”  Yet again I was roused from sleep before my alarm had a chance to sound. To...

Sleeping Cinnamon Roll 🦋🦋🦋 When my focus shifted from my memories of early years in Atlanta back to the kitten, I saw that the little...

“You’re Going to Berkeley, Ain’t Ya?” 🦋🦋🦋 Reflecting back on my first years in the States, I was baffled by how my parents thought it...

Seoul to Atlanta 🦋🦋🦋 The kitten’s improbable appearance on that chilly predawn morning reminded me once more that life has no qualms about tossing twists...

A Trembling Ball of Fur 🦋🦋🦋 They say catching a glimpse of a purple shooting star is a rare gift. Well, like a wondrous purple...

The American Chestnut Tree 🦋🦋🦋 In the eastern part of North America breathes a gracefully modest band of ancient mountains called the Appalachians. One of...