Venturing Into the Deeps
If your insight, instincts, and intuition are intact, then you may be in the midst of cracking open. If you dare trust yourself, this is...
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Mj Pettengill
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May 10, 20215 min read
The Great White Pine: The Tree of Peace
WHITE PINE HAS RECENTLY EXPLODED ON THE SCENE IN THE HERBAL COMMUNITY...read on.
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May 9, 20213 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!"
Julia Ward Howe, 1870
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May 8, 20211 min read
From the Author's Pen: Character Development
Be mindful of what may emerge. Trust yourself, and trust your characters.
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May 6, 20214 min read
It Made Me a Better Farmer
Daddy always said that when somethin’ is born, somethin’ dies, and when somethin’ dies, somethin’ is born—livestock, deadstock.
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May 4, 20213 min read
Secrets Inside of a Patient Violet Cloud
I was just eight years old when I had the idea to play in the cemetery and stop and read the stones.
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May 2, 20214 min read
Hope and the Buried Moon
Time works differently when waiting for the unknown.
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Apr 30, 20212 min read
Marya's Mother: Bleeding at the Roots
Together, we navigated the enduring darkness born from life—a tree no longer bleeding at the roots.
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Apr 28, 20213 min read
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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Apr 26, 20216 min read
The Sound of Silence
Once again, regarding history, I emphasize acknowledgment over judgment.
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Apr 25, 20211 min read
Looking For Your Own Face
Your face is neither infinite nor ephemeral. You can never see your own face, only a reflection, not the face itself. So you sigh in...
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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.”
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Apr 18, 20216 min read
A Rootless Tree Cannot Reach the Light
My question today is, would my Puritan ancestors send me to the gallows?
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Apr 15, 20213 min read
The Secret Life of a Spinner
Except for Mary and August, no one knew about the attic...
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Apr 13, 20212 min read
The Edge of the Woods
I stand at the edge of the woods, observing the contrast between the remnants of winter—death—and signs of new life. Brown and green,...
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Apr 11, 20213 min read
Remembering Innocence
These ghosts still wander, reminding me of who we were in what seemed to be another lifetime.
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Apr 6, 20211 min read
Swirling
...trying to catch a massive waterfall in a shot glass.
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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...
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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...
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Mar 31, 20216 min read
Can You Hear Me Now? (Yes.)
At this time, I wish to share that I will have an online presence that does not require an act of God to accomplish.
Down from the Tree - Book Three
Samuel J. Hodgdon II
A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree
The Journey Continues
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