Mj Pettengill

At first, I thought it was a dream—the howling and rising pitch of the wind. Like an avenging spirit, it screeched over the rolling...

We are a sum of those fragments of ourselves that we may not even remember, and they are often fueling us.

To me, the most incredible fact about opossums is that they consume thousands of ticks. I happen to live in a tick-infested area.

Salem was just a drop in the ocean...

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...

Where do the mysteries begin and end? The answer is nowhere and everywhere.

My native culture and traditions have taught me that the barred owl is a messenger, a bringer of wisdom.

The air is thin as twilight aches with clarity, and the almost-full moon illuminates a dreamy, snow-covered world. I stare out the...

Where is the love? When we are wrapped up in whatever we are doing, it may appear as if everything stays the same. As time passes, one...

If my response to what I learn is daunting, I examine why I am being affected as much as I am.

If you are still lost, I wish you well in your wandering. I beg you to trust your own compass at every turn.

I fell asleep to the sound of rain on the roof. During other seasons, this is of great comfort. However, not now, not here. One of my...

When it is too cold, I look beyond the intricate ice fractals painted on the inside of the kitchen window. I seek that which hides deep...

They called her Flossie. I vaguely remember that photo, looking into her sparkling, clear eyes, detecting an air of innocence. Before I...

Do you go deeper into the dream?

He placed the lifeless body on the ground and leaned the gun against the white picket fence.

After extricating myself from the deep, black mud...

In that one, undefined moment, the transformation was inevitable. The truth that had been pressing in came forth from the shadows. My...

How odd was this swirling of love and anticipation—these tears fueled by joy.

All life is sacred, and every living thing is a teacher.