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Mj Pettengill
Nov 284 min read
May the Little Ones Be Mothered: A Thanksgiving Prayer
"May the little ones be mothered, as they should be, and all of us raised up from the deeps, Amen.”
Mj Pettengill
Jul 156 min read
Down from the Tree: Unveiling the Story
He brought me up to where the outstretched limbs touch the stars, where I retrieved the part of me that I had left behind...I became whole.
Mj Pettengill
Jun 124 min read
Meat and Potatoes: The Social Welfare System Then and Now
We must push to work together with integrity to nurture, respond, and rejoice in shared abundance.
Mj Pettengill
May 271 min read
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields, the poppies blow...
Mj Pettengill
May 113 min read
A Call for Peace
Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn all that we have taught them of charity, mercy, and patience.
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.
Mj Pettengill
Dec 13, 20231 min read
Book Release Notification ~ (In time for the holidays...)
The Crows' Path is available!
Mj Pettengill
Dec 7, 20232 min read
The Crows' Path
After an intriguing and unplanned journey, I am pleased to share the news. The Crows’ Path is available in ebook format.
Mj Pettengill
Aug 12, 20231 min read
Where It All Began: Alumna Discovers Unmarked Graves
Union Institute & University Article Features Mj Pettengill, Author
Mj Pettengill
Jun 13, 20232 min read
The Vacant Chair
"We shall meet, but we shall miss him; there will be one vacant chair;
We shall linger to caress him when we breathe our evening prayer."
Mj Pettengill
Mar 28, 20232 min read
Mustering With the Sixth NH
It was oddly festive for such an unfortunate event.
Mj Pettengill
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.
Mj Pettengill
Mar 7, 20232 min read
Pew Rent
Child labor laws were not in place until later years, often brought about by catastrophic losses.
Mj Pettengill
Feb 17, 20234 min read
Writing My Ancestors Home
Recently, my years of research and family history collided.
Mj Pettengill
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.
Mj Pettengill
Feb 1, 20231 min read
Blaze a Trail of Compassion
The original blog was replaced with a simple poem. Here's why...
Mj Pettengill
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?
Mj Pettengill
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.
Mj Pettengill
Jan 5, 20235 min read
From the Cradle to the Unmarked Grave
There was a great deal of heartache and compassion for these unfortunate souls, but few answers. I ask now, have we found solutions?
Mj Pettengill
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."
Down from the Tree - Book Three
Samuel J. Hodgdon II
A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree
The Journey Continues
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