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Mj Pettengill
Dec 13, 20223 min read
Like a Brother to Me
There were many children like August and Billy. Where are they now?
Mj Pettengill
Nov 24, 20222 min read
For Nourishment of the Soul
May the little ones be mothered, as they should be, and all of us raised up from the deeps, Amen.
Mj Pettengill
Aug 28, 20222 min read
What's New? Mark the Date For Upcoming Classes and Events
As a perennial hermitess, this is bearable— even preferable—but the time has come to emerge from the cocoon.
Mj Pettengill
Aug 22, 20223 min read
A Note Inside a Coat: Foundlings ~ From the Author's Pen
Do you know what a foundling is?
Mj Pettengill
Jun 21, 20223 min read
From the Author's Pen: The Fate of Dolly May McGinnis
I find my way to the truth. It’s there; it waits patiently for relief from rage left unexpressed.
Mj Pettengill
May 27, 20222 min read
How Were We to Know?
It was oddly festive for such an unfortunate event.
Mj Pettengill
May 8, 20222 min read
Raw, Wild Imperfection
Before Death’s final blow, she was but a flower that never faded, showin’ me the fierceness of a mother’s love.
Mj Pettengill
May 7, 20223 min read
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!"
Mj Pettengill
Apr 22, 20221 min read
The Heart of the Tree
There wasn’t a better place for untanglin’ thoughts and bein’ amongst clouds.
Mj Pettengill
Apr 12, 20222 min read
Fall River: More Than Lizzie Borden
We cannot heal what we are unwilling to look at or afraid to know.
Mj Pettengill
Feb 8, 20222 min read
Her Faith Kept Her Free
Before Death’s final blow, she was but a flower that never faded, showin’ me the fierceness of a mother’s love.
Mj Pettengill
Jan 25, 20223 min read
Until Then, the Angels Would Do
I admired the courage of the wayward girl, the one who left snow angels in our winter garden.
Mj Pettengill
Dec 18, 20213 min read
A Path Adorned With Snow Angels: An Inmate's First Christmas
May we always care about the truth. And may we not allow fear to lead the way.
Mj Pettengill
Nov 24, 20212 min read
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, 20216 min read
One More Chance to Pray
“I am with child.” My temples pounded. All strength was gone.
Mj Pettengill
Oct 26, 20218 min read
The Joys of Brotherhood: Saying Goodbye
We were so proud to be Americans. We had an idea of who we were. We had each others’ backs.
Mj Pettengill
Oct 22, 20215 min read
Marya: Over the River and Through the Wood
We will find each other again and again, suspended between the wildness of Heaven and Earth...
Mj Pettengill
Oct 16, 20215 min read
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, 20213 min read
Going Once! Going Twice! Auctioning the Poor
Unlike the traditional auction, the pauper was sold to the lowest bidder.
Mj Pettengill
Sep 30, 20215 min read
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.
Down from the Tree - Book Three
Samuel J. Hodgdon II
A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree
The Journey Continues
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