Sintiendo Mariposas, por H.I.

Feeling Butterflies, by HI

A sigh woke him, and he remembered the previous night: the wordplay, the knowing smiles filled with suppressed desire, that look that foreshadowed the passion to come, surrounded by a calm that wasn't quite there. Many seconds of waiting, hours of chatting at odd hours, the game of learning about another life, the […]

Sintiendo Mariposas, por E.S.R.

Feeling Butterflies, by ESR

Friday, a peaceful autumn afternoon, the end of the work week, with no plans at all. The evening feels cool, so I settle in for a bit of music and reading on the couch. Minutes pass, and those minutes have turned into a couple of hours. We've gone from sunset to […]

 Sintiendo mariposas, por M.C.F.

 Feeling butterflies, by MCF

She stood there, motionless, silent, feeling the morning dew, listening to her inner self, her deepest self, her breathing. How could she not feel that stifling noise, that made silence still and words even more still? What a strange sensation! Strange because she felt it equally when she laughed with joy or when she cried with sorrow. […]

Sintiendo Mariposas, por S. N.

Feeling Butterflies, by SN

We live in a world where "feeling" is sometimes a luxury few can afford. We're taught that we have to act according to a series of specifications so that, supposedly, everything will go well for us: you have to study to get a good job, a good job to have money, money to […]

Sintiendo Mariposas, por A. N.

Feeling Butterflies, by AN

Because you flutter in my guts and make me jump with pure emotion, because that fluttering never fades, and I go out into the street to soak up all the life you give me to create and continue creating. Feeling butterflies fluttering in my guts because that's always a sign that my muse has come to […]

Sintiendo mariposas, por S. N.

Feeling butterflies, by SN

What a beautiful phrase, yet unfortunately so far removed from our scale of values. The phrase made me think, and here's my brief experience. The first time I experienced this popular phrase was when I fell in love for the first time. That tingling sensation in your stomach when you see the person […]

La marca de la mariposa, por S.R.

The Mark of the Butterfly, by SR

The evening was turning out to be perfect. Alberto had taken me to dinner at La Piccola Trattoria, very close to the beach. He knew I loved pasta. He also knew I had a five-year-old daughter, Mar, although they hadn't met yet. In total, we'd seen each other about ten times, and this was the first […]

Sintiendo Mariposas, por C.P.

Feeling Butterflies, by CP

I remember a couple of years ago, I received the best gift in the world, if it's even possible to put it into words. Like a little girl, I was taken to see a zoo, and to my surprise, along the way, some curtains appeared, behind which I discovered a paradise, a fantasy world, a magical land: it was THE LAND OF […]

SINTIENDO MARIPOSAS, por M.J.G.D.

FEELING BUTTERFLIES, by MJGD

Whenever there are butterflies flying inside or outside of you, you will see life through rose-tinted glasses. You will want to LIVE. LIVE with a capital L, fully, every instant, every moment, leaving your mark on the crowd, like a butterfly in motion. Flapping your wings freely, loving in every flight, a feeling of well-being that feels good […]