Mj Pettengill
In the Bits and Pieces: Who Are These Numbered Souls?
I wasn’t the boy they wanted me to become. I was still me, one of them.
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Mj Pettengill
Jul 16, 20203 min read
Remember Me, But Forget My Fate!
I was forgotten before the ink dried; there would be no wastin’ of tears.
Mj Pettengill
Jul 14, 20202 min read
Who Are These Numbered Souls?
I come before You, meek and lowly in heart...
Mj Pettengill
Jun 12, 20203 min read
Found Drowned
What I saw didn’t make sense. I could have sworn that she walked straight into the water, nearly up to her waist. My heart pounded.
Mj Pettengill
May 30, 20205 min read
Down from the Tree: Untamed Rooms
That was when I knew that we had to find a way to get music at the Farm.
Mj Pettengill
May 23, 20206 min read
Marya of the Wood: Marigold Moon
More stories are to be told as words flow downstream, not to be missed or forgotten.
Mj Pettengill
May 10, 20201 min read
The Book of Numbered Souls: # 188
However, in grace, she rose up against her punishers, keepin’ whole her spirit and pure her heart.
Mj Pettengill
Apr 30, 20203 min read
Dear Mom
In this life, you provided many valuable lessons.
Mj Pettengill
Apr 26, 20203 min read
Her Truth
The difference between us was that I found comfort in the heart of a tree while he went deep into a cave.
Mj Pettengill
Apr 19, 20207 min read
Of Ordinary People
Throughout time, in many dire settings, I have learned that as divided as they appeared to be, people were often bound by their afflictions.
Mj Pettengill
Apr 17, 20206 min read
The Book of Numbered Souls
Today, many are intrigued, longing for more information surrounding the history of mass burial grounds in New York City, across the country
Mj Pettengill
Mar 17, 20203 min read
The Ghosts of Grosse Île
Earlier, I would have been captivated by the beauty of the tall fir trees on the shores, or the lighthouse and small cottages...
Mj Pettengill
Mar 10, 20205 min read
About the Crows' Path
To me, especially after writing them into my life, crows are reassuring, wise, and a good omen.
Mj Pettengill
Mar 6, 20205 min read
Trust the Process
"You must rely on your instincts and be okay with things getting messy. After all, it’s not about how it looks on the outside..."
Mj Pettengill
Mar 5, 20204 min read
The Soul of a Boy
We must rethink this way of being so that we may recover wholeness and well-being in our boys turned men.
Mj Pettengill
Feb 14, 20203 min read
That Woman in the Woods: Mullein
Any references to plant medicine in my work are valid and practiced in my own world. I am that woman in the woods.
Mj Pettengill
Feb 8, 20202 min read
The Making of a Boy
Poverty is not limited to one’s socioeconomic status; it is often a predicament of the soul as well.
—MjP
Mj Pettengill
Feb 5, 20205 min read
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
The wolf became an unexpected ally.
Mj Pettengill
Jan 28, 20205 min read
The Other Side of the Table
I had a few options. I could grow stronger, or I could break. Being on the other side of the table is very different.
Mj Pettengill
Jan 21, 20201 min read
What We Didn't Know
"That was somethin’ about Mamma, she always led people around. She didn’t even try. Folks just happened to follow her. When I asked her...
Down from the Tree - Book Three
Samuel J. Hodgdon II
A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree
The Journey Continues
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