Mj Pettengill
From the Author's Pen: Quoting Nellie
...bringing me home to Cold River.
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Mj Pettengill
- Dec 1, 2021
- 2 min
Christmas in the Village Studio Event / Books & Nature's Merries
If you are around the village over the weekend, please stop in.
Mj Pettengill
- Nov 24, 2021
- 2 min
Good Thoughts for Weary Minds
...may this food provide strength and energy for our tired limbs and good thoughts for our weary minds...
Mj Pettengill
- Nov 1, 2021
- 6 min
One More Chance to Pray
“I am with child.” My temples pounded. All strength was gone.
Mj Pettengill
- Oct 20, 2021
- 3 min
Marya of the Wood: In the Wilds of North Sandwich
It is time to rest, to reflect on the past season, find the creative, dark womb, and curl up beside the fire.
Mj Pettengill
- Oct 16, 2021
- 5 min
When I Am Laid in Earth
The primary source of collective and individual trauma related to the County Farm is rooted in profound unawareness.
Mj Pettengill
- Oct 3, 2021
- 3 min
Going Once! Going Twice! Auctioning the Poor
Unlike the traditional auction, the pauper was sold to the lowest bidder.
Mj Pettengill
- Sep 30, 2021
- 5 min
Grateful to Be In It
I had never played for such a vast and diverse audience—on both sides of the fence—it mattered not that they were, in fact, dead.
Mj Pettengill
- Sep 26, 2021
- 2 min
We Are Each Other's Light
It is unnecessary to wait for what we perceive as the perfect opportunity or the right conditions.
Mj Pettengill
- Sep 5, 2021
- 3 min
Where the River Leads
We tend to go with the flow but have no idea where the river leads.
Mj Pettengill
- Sep 2, 2021
- 2 min
A Monocle Curl
She said that only very special people had a monocle curl and that they saw things differently.
Mj Pettengill
- Aug 20, 2021
- 3 min
From the Author's Pen: Know When You Are Called Upon
Imagine sitting in the middle of a field of anonymous graves with nothing to go on but intuition.
Mj Pettengill
- Aug 16, 2021
- 2 min
From the Author's Pen: Be the Tree
The trees help old souls reach out to me, begging for their stories to be told. Until that time, it is they who need consoling.
Mj Pettengill
- Jul 28, 2021
- 3 min
When They Hauled Folks Away: From the Author's Pen
I stood and watched until Death’s cart was out of sight. I was not afraid. I could not say what I felt, but it was not fear.
Mj Pettengill
- Jul 25, 2021
- 8 min
The Soul of a Barn: From the Author's Pen
Remembering a barn and entering it is to remember my heart and enter my soul. I am confident that a wide assortment of thoughts and ideas...
Mj Pettengill
- Jul 3, 2021
- 3 min
From the Author's Pen: The Fourth of July at the Poor Farm
What did it mean to win or lose?
Mj Pettengill
- Jun 27, 2021
- 9 min
One Hundred and Forty-Three Years Ago Today
Tho’ I knew that mornin’ had indeed arrived, its general nature had gone wrong.
Mj Pettengill
- Jun 19, 2021
- 1 min
The Pauper's Funeral
Poor wretched Outcast! I will weep for thee,
And sorrow for forlorn humanity.
Mj Pettengill
- Jun 15, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 7 min
Remember Me, But Forget My Fate
I am a historical whistleblower. It's what I do...
Down from the Tree - Book Three
Samuel J. Hodgdon II
A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree
The Journey Continues
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