Mj Pettengill
The Poor: Lending Their Secrets, Part 3
When we finally summon the courage to view our past, we may awaken from our troubled dreams.
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Mj Pettengill
Sep 22, 20204 min read
Marya of the Wood: Follow the Ferns
Follow the ferns into the ancient past, the untold stories of the land.
Mj Pettengill
Sep 20, 20205 min read
I Screamed at God - (Excerpt)
I reached towards the wreckage of my whole existence.
Mj Pettengill
Sep 17, 20204 min read
The Poor: Lending Their Secrets, Part 2
The practice of auctioning the poor is a form of indentured servitude, a custom in this country that dates back to the first settlers...
Mj Pettengill
Sep 15, 20203 min read
Dare to Finish Last
You can be a strong force within yourself, family, and community without raising an angry fist.
Mj Pettengill
Sep 11, 20206 min read
The Poor: Lending Their Secrets, Part 1
Buried deep in the bones of the earth, in dusty, misplaced archives, and scribbled in faded, yellowed diaries, their stories exist.
Mj Pettengill
Sep 8, 20203 min read
Sitting in the Dirt: Marya of the Wood
It's all about remembering our instincts and long-forgotten wild ways.
Mj Pettengill
Sep 4, 20206 min read
Nellie: Upon the Bare Earth
There was light there, in the homeland of old stories, but not enough. I had been there too long.
Mj Pettengill
Sep 2, 20204 min read
Shoo Away the Ghosts: Simple Acknowledgment
Where was God when it happened?
Mj Pettengill
Aug 29, 20205 min read
Marya of the Wood: I Left My Soul in the Pond of Mirth
Layers of rot and decay became raw—a rich scent of being—an invitation to pause and feel the silken grit all the way through to the bone.
Mj Pettengill
Aug 23, 20205 min read
Marya of the Wood: The Last Note
One of the most essential elements of these healing gifts has been stitched into a higher awareness of my sense of belonging.
Mj Pettengill
Aug 13, 20204 min read
Marya of the Wood: The Sacred River
As we stumble along unfamiliar terrain, we begin to understand that we are not searching for a pot of gold. We are here for the rainbow.
Mj Pettengill
Aug 9, 20203 min read
A Magical Boy
That sacred site is an archetypal and genealogical vault filled with memories intended to be forgotten...
Mj Pettengill
Aug 6, 20204 min read
Home Sweet Home
Her dress was nothin’ more than a collection of scraps held together by a thread that was about to let go.
Mj Pettengill
Aug 1, 20205 min read
Apple Trees, Wheelbarrows, and Herding Cats
It was muggy, too hot for him to be wearing a tattered brown sweater buttoned all the way up to his chin.
Mj Pettengill
Jul 24, 20204 min read
Three Strikes in a Paper Doll World
... is it time to step into your paper doll persona and give a big silent cheer? There is no right or wrong, there just is.
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
Jul 12, 20204 min read
Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Pre-traumatic Stress
Somewhere over the rainbow does not exist. You are here now.
Mj Pettengill
Jul 8, 20204 min read
Marya of the Wood: Farewell to Willow
There was reassurance in the remnants of stone walls. I found myself following them, hoping to find the stories to make sense of it all.
Down from the Tree - Book Three
Samuel J. Hodgdon II
A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree
The Journey Continues
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