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Mj Pettengill

Mar 82 min read

Music for the Poor

The organ grinder and his monkey were an integral part of the late nineteenth-century street life.

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Aug 12, 20231 min read

Where It All Began: Alumna Discovers Unmarked Graves

Union Institute & University Article Features Mj Pettengill, Author

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Mar 17, 20234 min read

On This St Patricks Day

It had become a devastatin’ riddle, choosin’ between rent or food; because of the risin’ cost of both, Daidí could afford neither.

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Feb 10, 20233 min read

Prisoner 4100

...they were stripped of their names and either given a fresh new name or were issued a number—a new moral identity.

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Feb 1, 20231 min read

Blaze a Trail of Compassion

The original blog was replaced with a simple poem. Here's why...

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Jan 27, 20233 min read

See You at the Auction

Paupers were punished for being poor, the elders for aging, and the sick for failing. Where did we go from there? Where do we go from here?

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Jan 12, 20232 min read

The Records Burned in a Fire

Once I was on my way to proper identification, comprehension, and acknowledgment, the wall of pain slowly and steadily vanished.

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Dec 24, 20222 min read

One Is Not Better or Worse

"Who knows the fate of little August? The Lord knows. And be prepared to accept that his mother will not return."

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Nov 1, 20216 min read

One More Chance to Pray

“I am with child.” My temples pounded. All strength was gone.

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