Mj PettengillMay 4, 20213 minSecrets Inside of a Patient Violet CloudI was just eight years old when I had the idea to play in the cemetery and stop and read the stones.
Mj PettengillApr 30, 20212 minMarya's Mother: Bleeding at the RootsTogether, we navigated the enduring darkness born from life—a tree no longer bleeding at the roots.
Mj PettengillApr 28, 20213 minWaiting on the Auction BlockUnlike the traditional auction, familiar to us in modern times, the pauper was sold to the lowest bidder.
Mj PettengillApr 21, 20212 minWhich Side Are You On? From the Author's Pen “In God’s eyes, we are the same, no matter which side of the fence we are on.”
Mj PettengillApr 18, 20216 minA Rootless Tree Cannot Reach the LightMy question today is, would my Puritan ancestors send me to the gallows?
Mj PettengillApr 11, 20213 minRemembering InnocenceThese ghosts still wander, reminding me of who we were in what seemed to be another lifetime.
Mj PettengillMar 28, 20214 minSocial Death, Addiction, and AngelsIf you are suffering and believe there is nowhere to turn, please reconsider. Any shame, unworthiness, fear, or loss of hope can be faced...
Mj PettengillMar 26, 20212 minHer TruthIn the end, what haunted her in her youth had become what she lived for.
Mj PettengillMar 24, 20213 minFrom the Author's Pen: The Space Left BehindWhat was lost may be gone forever, but you can seek and create a new world in the space left behind.
Mj PettengillMar 17, 20214 minThe Soil of My Native HomelandThe ships stayed in port, not intended for the ravenous folk with empty bellies and rattlin’ bones—
Mj PettengillMar 14, 20215 minIf It Is in You, PrayYes, the shadows are menacing, but we are equipped to find our way.
Mj PettengillMar 12, 20214 minOver The Hill from The Poor-houseI am inspired by others' offerings. This particular poem is deeply moving. The love for mother brought about tears. Reaching into the...
Mj PettengillMar 10, 20213 minWhere Do the Children Play? Re-memberingWe do not witness the atrocities connected to most of what we consume in our daily lives.
Mj PettengillFeb 28, 20214 minFrom the Author's Pen: When the Stories Find Me I must be ready to step into the truth. It is time to roll up my sleeves and be prepared to make my way through years of blood and guts.
Mj PettengillFeb 26, 20215 minBecoming Undaughtered: Part 2We are a sum of those fragments of ourselves that we may not even remember, and they are often fueling us.
Mj PettengillFeb 20, 20216 minIt Doesn't Begin With YouIt’s human nature to believe that our circumstances are unique. To a degree, they are. For the most part, we have been here and done this...
Mj PettengillFeb 18, 20214 minDo Not Fear the DarkWhere do the mysteries begin and end? The answer is nowhere and everywhere.
Mj PettengillFeb 11, 20213 minLife to a Dying Willow TreeHarmony—the common roots that we share with others—will always prevail.
Mj PettengillFeb 9, 20213 minFrom the Author's Pen: Another Version of the TruthWithout such knowledge and wisdom, we are but rootless trees, destined to fall in the raging storms that continue to plague us.