Mj Pettengill
The Sacred Woodland Veil
Each day I spend cradled within the sacred woodland veil is another day of thriving.
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Mj Pettengill
Jul 156 min read
Down from the Tree: Unveiling the Story
He brought me up to where the outstretched limbs touch the stars, where I retrieved the part of me that I had left behind...I became whole.
Mj Pettengill
Jun 124 min read
Meat and Potatoes: The Social Welfare System Then and Now
We must push to work together with integrity to nurture, respond, and rejoice in shared abundance.
Mj Pettengill
May 271 min read
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields, the poppies blow...
Mj Pettengill
May 113 min read
A Call for Peace
Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn all that we have taught them of charity, mercy, and patience.
Mj Pettengill
May 72 min read
Uncovering the Mysteries: Exploring Ancestral Awareness and Nature's Connection
Often, we sense the presence of the ancient ones through the subtle movement of trees, birds, animals, and plants.
Mj Pettengill
Mar 82 min read
Music for the Poor
The organ grinder and his monkey were an integral part of the late nineteenth-century street life.
Mj Pettengill
Aug 12, 20231 min read
Where It All Began: Alumna Discovers Unmarked Graves
Union Institute & University Article Features Mj Pettengill, Author
Mj Pettengill
Jun 21, 20231 min read
Summer Night, Riverside
In the wild soft summer darkness...
Mj Pettengill
Jun 18, 20236 min read
Dear Dad
I feel blessed to have had you as my earthly father and honor the gifts you gave me in life that continue to unfold.
Mj Pettengill
Jun 13, 20232 min read
The Vacant Chair
"We shall meet, but we shall miss him; there will be one vacant chair;
We shall linger to caress him when we breathe our evening prayer."
Mj Pettengill
May 22, 20231 min read
Oh, Bear
...born of another time...
Mj Pettengill
May 3, 20232 min read
Honor the "Elderly"
I am a social historian and healer. I will not only use the term "ELDERS," but I will celebrate it and them.
Mj Pettengill
Mar 28, 20232 min read
Mustering With the Sixth NH
It was oddly festive for such an unfortunate event.
Mj Pettengill
Mar 21, 20232 min read
Happy Birthday, Bach
For his music to be played with so much love and respect, three hundred and thirty-eight years later, I think he deserves a cake.
Mj Pettengill
Mar 17, 20234 min read
On This St Patricks Day
It had become a devastatin’ riddle, choosin’ between rent or food; because of the risin’ cost of both, Daidí could afford neither.
Mj Pettengill
Mar 7, 20232 min read
Pew Rent
Child labor laws were not in place until later years, often brought about by catastrophic losses.
Mj Pettengill
Feb 25, 20234 min read
Calling for Human Conversations
Humans face, and will continue to face, immense social change as AI and automated technologies fill more positions in society.
Mj Pettengill
Feb 17, 20234 min read
Writing My Ancestors Home
Recently, my years of research and family history collided.
Mj Pettengill
Feb 10, 20233 min read
Prisoner 4100
...they were stripped of their names and either given a fresh new name or were issued a number—a new moral identity.
Down from the Tree - Book Three
Samuel J. Hodgdon II
A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree
The Journey Continues
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