The Pauper's Funeral
Poor wretched Outcast! I will weep for thee,
And sorrow for forlorn humanity.
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Mj Pettengill
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Mj Pettengill
- Jun 15
- 3 min
The Fireflies May Well Have Been Fairies
Had I left the fireflies alone, our stories may have taken a different turn.
Mj Pettengill
- Jun 7
- 7 min
Remember Me, But Forget My Fate
I am a historical whistleblower. It's what I do...
Mj Pettengill
- May 28
- 3 min
Three Rivers—Nellie’s Solemn Vow
Each time I cried for her, the river took me back in her rage. I fought White River until I could fight no more.
Mj Pettengill
- May 26
- 3 min
It Was the Good Too
Apparently, it isn’t who or what you worship, or where and why. It is about somethin’ much bigger than us, and we’re in it together.
Mj Pettengill
- May 14
- 2 min
Venturing Into the Deeps
If your insight, instincts, and intuition are intact, then you may be in the midst of cracking open. If you dare trust yourself, this is...
Mj Pettengill
- May 10
- 5 min
The Great White Pine: The Tree of Peace
WHITE PINE HAS RECENTLY EXPLODED ON THE SCENE IN THE HERBAL COMMUNITY...read on.
Mj Pettengill
- May 8
- 1 min
From the Author's Pen: Character Development
Be mindful of what may emerge. Trust yourself, and trust your characters.
Mj Pettengill
- May 6
- 4 min
It Made Me a Better Farmer
Daddy always said that when somethin’ is born, somethin’ dies, and when somethin’ dies, somethin’ is born—livestock, deadstock.
Mj Pettengill
- May 4
- 3 min
Secrets Inside of a
Patient Violet Cloud
I was just eight years old when I had the idea to play in the cemetery and stop and read the stones.
Mj Pettengill
- Apr 28
- 3 min
Waiting on the Auction Block
Unlike the traditional auction, familiar to us in modern times, the pauper was sold to the lowest bidder.
Mj Pettengill
- Apr 21
- 2 min
Which 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 Pettengill
- Apr 15
- 3 min
The Secret Life of a Spinner
Except for Mary and August, no one knew about the attic...
Mj Pettengill
- Apr 4
- 1 min
Impossible Stairs
We was one of them tarnished families that only stepped foot inside a church for funerals and weddin’s. Mamma roped us into goin’ to...
Mj Pettengill
- Apr 2
- 7 min
The Circus is in Town: Excerpt
Usually done in by the end of the week, the girls were excited that P.T. Barnum’s circus was in town, and at the risk of penalty, took...
Mj Pettengill
- Mar 26
- 2 min
Her Truth
In the end, what haunted her in her youth had become what she lived for.
Mj Pettengill
- Mar 21
- 1 min
The Greening
With all of the snow piled up around us, it had become an unintended commitment. I didn’t give it much thought. It just happened.
Mj Pettengill
- Mar 17
- 4 min
The Soil of My Native Homeland
The ships stayed in port, not intended for the ravenous folk with empty bellies and rattlin’ bones—
Mj Pettengill
- Mar 12
- 4 min
Over The Hill from The
Poor-house
I am inspired by others' offerings. This particular poem is deeply moving. The love for mother brought about tears. Reaching into the...
Mj Pettengill
- Mar 10
- 3 min
Where Do the Children Play? Re-membering
We do not witness the atrocities connected to most of what we consume in our daily lives.
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