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Mj Pettengill
Mar 22, 20195 min read
Marya's Mother: Unsung Lullaby
Lullabies were not an option. It wasn’t as if she chose that. No, it washed down upon her like the tears of rain in a storm that would...
Mj Pettengill
Mar 17, 20195 min read
Beyond Hunger
Daidí managed to save the ship fare settlement that was given to him by the landlord upon our eviction in November. Because of this, in...
Mj Pettengill
Mar 10, 20194 min read
No Place Like Home
It was hot. Lint swirled in the air like a dream—an enchanted snowy day— only instead of meltin’, it stuck to your skin, clothes, and...
Mj Pettengill
Mar 4, 20192 min read
Snow for an Angel
I admired the courage of the wayward girl, the one who left snow angels in our winter garden. After each storm, I tended to them,...
Mj Pettengill
Feb 27, 20193 min read
The Cellar Was Good
August Wood, Lamplighter Fall River, Massachusetts February 15, 1873 The Leblancs came down from Quebec to join the others in the mills....
Mj Pettengill
Feb 23, 20193 min read
Behind Blue Eyes: Little Piggies
I stood in line with my cup. It was a special day. Silas told me that I would never want to save the pigs’ lives again after I tried the...
Mj Pettengill
Feb 19, 20193 min read
Why Fall River?
The Angels' Lament: Why Fall River? Throughout the process of my ongoing research, I have learned that my passion lies in the unveiling...
Mj Pettengill
Feb 16, 20195 min read
The Great White Pine: The Tree of Peace
When the first English settlers arrived in America, they faced unimaginable hardships. Amongst the challenges of navigating uncharted...
Mj Pettengill
Feb 6, 20193 min read
Unearthing
Who are they—the ones that I refer to as “the 298?” They are our people from another part of our history, long dead and systematically...
Mj Pettengill
May 31, 20183 min read
Remembering the Poor : A Tribute
CARROLL COUNTY FARM CEMETERY 1870 — Beyond the mournful numbers, lie no more grief or fear. No sad or sweet thoughts linger, for those...
Mj Pettengill
May 13, 20183 min read
The Original Mother's Day Proclamation: Call for Peace
What is Mother’s Day? There are endless possibilities. I will bypass Mother Earth [this time] and focus on the actual holiday itself....
Mj Pettengill
Dec 14, 20172 min read
“The Angels' Lament” Etched in Granite Historical Fiction Series (2) Available Now!
In “Etched in Granite,” we came to know Abigail, Silas, Nellie, and the others. Their tales, carefully woven together, bound by their...
Mj Pettengill
Jun 6, 20173 min read
I'm Nobody!
...Who are you? One of my favorite poems by Emily Dickinson. We no longer have to ask, and if we do, we can now find you. We can even...
Mj Pettengill
May 8, 20172 min read
Garden Tears: Never Underestimate the Rain
Rain is my constant companion. Although nearing mid-May, I continue to carry wood to keep the fire burning in the kitchen stove. I refuse...
Mj Pettengill
Dec 24, 20162 min read
The Kiss: A Christmas Story
"O Holy Night" is significant to me and my family. It was very important to my father, because he sang it in his youth as a soloist at...
Mj Pettengill
Nov 3, 20163 min read
A Pure, Unshakeable Reflection
As time marches on, much of this cultural narrative remains ageless.
Mj Pettengill
Feb 18, 20162 min read
From Half Orphan to Orphan: Sitting in the First Pew
Away from the battlefields and horrific bloodshed of the Great War of the Rebellion, were other countless casualties, leaving behind many...
Mj Pettengill
Jan 12, 20162 min read
Poverty – “What’s it All About?”
Survival depended on communities coming together and supporting one another.
Mj Pettengill
Dec 10, 20158 min read
O Christmas Tree! Reflections of a Wildcrafter
I was raised in what most would consider a traditional, rural New England family. When Christmastime rolled around, we would scurry about...
Mj Pettengill
Nov 25, 20154 min read
Meat and Potatoes: Then and Now
The social welfare system as we know it, has evolved from the early days in the mid-nineteenth century, when the shifting of...
Down from the Tree - Book Three
Samuel J. Hodgdon II
A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree
The Journey Continues
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