Remember Me, But Forget My Fate
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I am a historical whistleblower. It's what I do...
Mj Pettengill
- Jun 5, 2021
- 2 min
Marya of the Wood: If You Need to Consult a Daisy
The daisies come when my wearied soul is adrift in unknown waters.
Mj Pettengill
- Jun 2, 2021
- 1 min
The Fairies
Up the airy mountain,
Down the rushy glen,
We daren’t go a-hunting
For fear of little men...
Mj Pettengill
- May 30, 2021
- 2 min
The Last Time Playing Taps
I played as a daughter—your daughter. This was no ordinary gig.
Mj Pettengill
- May 28, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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 24, 2021
- 2 min
Beneath the Shadow of Its Leaf
A slight breeze rolled down the slope of the hill, revealing that it was a violet blossom hidden beneath the shadow of its leaf.
Mj Pettengill
- May 20, 2021
- 1 min
The Fall of Rome: Auden
By W.H. Auden For Cyril Connolly The piers are pummelled by the waves; In a lonely field the rain Lashes an abandoned train; Outlaws...
Mj Pettengill
- May 19, 2021
- 1 min
A Shout Out to the Frogs (Future Princes)
Surrounded by various water sources, it is an 'all-you-can-eat buffet' for insectivores.
Mj Pettengill
- May 17, 2021
- 1 min
Dandelion Blossom Shortbread Cookies
Wild Recipe Share
Mj Pettengill
- May 14, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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 9, 2021
- 3 min
The Original Mother's Day Proclamation: Call for Peace
From the bosom of the devastated earth, a voice goes up with our own. It says, "Disarm, Disarm!"
Julia Ward Howe, 1870
Mj Pettengill
- May 8, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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
- May 2, 2021
- 4 min
Hope and the Buried Moon
Time works differently when waiting for the unknown.
Mj Pettengill
- Apr 30, 2021
- 2 min
Marya's Mother: Bleeding at the Roots
Together, we navigated the enduring darkness born from life—a tree no longer bleeding at the roots.
Mj Pettengill
- Apr 28, 2021
- 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 26, 2021
- 6 min
The Sound of Silence
Once again, regarding history, I emphasize acknowledgment over judgment.
Down from the Tree - Book Three
Samuel J. Hodgdon II
A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree
The Journey Continues
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