Mj Pettengill
Waiting on the Auction Block
Unlike the traditional auction, familiar to us in modern times, the pauper was sold to the lowest bidder.
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Mj Pettengill
Apr 21, 20212 min read
Which Side Are You On? From the Author's Pen
“In God’s eyes, we are the same, no matter which side of the fence we are on.”
Mj Pettengill
Apr 15, 20213 min read
The Secret Life of a Spinner
Except for Mary and August, no one knew about the attic...
Mj Pettengill
Apr 4, 20211 min read
Impossible Stairs
We was one of them tarnished families that only stepped foot inside a church for funerals and weddin’s. Mamma roped us into goin’ to...
Mj Pettengill
Apr 2, 20217 min read
The Circus is in Town: Excerpt
Usually done in by the end of the week, the girls were excited that P.T. Barnum’s circus was in town, and at the risk of penalty, took...
Mj Pettengill
Mar 26, 20212 min read
Her Truth
In the end, what haunted her in her youth had become what she lived for.
Mj Pettengill
Mar 21, 20211 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20216 min read
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, 20212 min read
What if He Doesn't show?
He was an agreeable fellow, but I had given my whole heart to Silas.
Mj Pettengill
Feb 11, 20213 min read
Life to a Dying Willow Tree
Harmony—the common roots that we share with others—will always prevail.
Mj Pettengill
Feb 9, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20214 min read
Secrets Hidden in Plain Sight
The record keepers have had a tendency to experience convenient historical amnesia.
Mj Pettengill
Jan 29, 20211 min read
The Strength for Future Woes
I learned that without kindness, a soul will droop rapidly...
Mj Pettengill
Jan 25, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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.
Down from the Tree - Book Three
Samuel J. Hodgdon II
A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree
The Journey Continues
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