Mj Pettengill
Her Truth
In the end, what haunted her in her youth had become what she lived for.
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Mj Pettengill
- Mar 21, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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.
Mj Pettengill
- Feb 28, 2021
- 4 min
From 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 Pettengill
- Feb 20, 2021
- 6 min
It Doesn't Begin With You
It’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 Pettengill
- Feb 14, 2021
- 2 min
What if He Doesn't show?
He was an agreeable fellow, but I had given my whole heart to Silas.
Mj Pettengill
- Feb 11, 2021
- 3 min
Life to a Dying Willow Tree
Harmony—the common roots that we share with others—will always prevail.
Mj Pettengill
- Feb 9, 2021
- 3 min
From the Author's Pen: Another Version of the Truth
Without such knowledge and wisdom, we are but rootless trees, destined to fall in the raging storms that continue to plague us.
Mj Pettengill
- Feb 6, 2021
- 3 min
The Fallen Ones: Dying a Social Death
In time, I will share what I have learned—another aspect of social death in a world that is seemingly waking up.
Mj Pettengill
- Feb 4, 2021
- 4 min
Secrets Hidden in Plain Sight
The record keepers have had a tendency to experience convenient historical amnesia.
Mj Pettengill
- Jan 29, 2021
- 1 min
The Strength for Future Woes
I learned that without kindness, a soul will droop rapidly...
Mj Pettengill
- Jan 25, 2021
- 3 min
The Incredible Angels of Etched in Granite
Impossible to focus on one group without the others, and as divided as they appeared to be, they were bound by their afflictions.
Mj Pettengill
- Jan 23, 2021
- 3 min
The Book of Numbered Souls: #140
She stood waiting in my doorway, which is often ajar. I invited her in and still carry her with me.
Mj Pettengill
- Jan 19, 2021
- 2 min
From the Author's Pen: Nellie's Silent Song
One laughed and the other wept. At nightfall, I slept on the banks of Crooked River under the shelter of stars.
Mj Pettengill
- Jan 17, 2021
- 4 min
About Eve: Stand in Your Truth
I fell asleep to the sound of rain on the roof. During other seasons, this is of great comfort. However, not now, not here. One of my...
Mj Pettengill
- Jan 15, 2021
- 2 min
The Strength of an Inmate: Who Is Agnes?
When she shared her hard-earned wisdom, it required time, possibly years, to comprehend the fullness of it.
Mj Pettengill
- Jan 14, 2021
- 5 min
From the Author's Pen: The Sanctuary
Tho’ she often spoke of the rules, she broke them when she saw fit.
Mj Pettengill
- Jan 12, 2021
- 5 min
Intentionally Forgotten: The Book of Numbered Souls
It is about knowing that these souls, and many like them, although hidden, once walked amongst us in time.
Down from the Tree - Book Three
Samuel J. Hodgdon II
A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree
The Journey Continues
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