G.I. Days: An Anthology of Military Life

Edited by Mary Senter

The twenty-nine stories and poems in G.I Days: An Anthology of Military Life give a glimpse into the lives of a diverse cross-section of U.S. military-connected writers, from Vietnam veterans to current military spouses.

There is truly something for everyone in this collection. Poignant, heartbreaking, informative, and funny, the stories and poems range from historical works set during the Civil War to poems that reflect the struggles of recent vets to navigate a post-military reality. More than stories of war, this collection focuses on the everyday lives of military members and their families.

Contributors include Sharnta Bullard, Lubrina Burton, Bill Cushing, Donald Delver, Noelle Dennard, Michelle DeRose, Mitzi Dorton, Peter Geier, Mary Gutierrez, Kathleen Isaac-Luke, Thomas Lambert, Mark Madigan, LeeAnn Meadows, Louise Moises, Tom Nawrocki, Jonathan Pessant, Nicole Powers, Brendan Praniewicz, William Price, H.V. Rhodes, Jennifer McKeen Rodrigues, Ricardo Ruiz, Patty Somlo, Ben Stewart, Bruce Sydow, Danella Sydow, Kait Walser, Ben White, Irene Winslow, and Aliza Wyman.

Publishing Nov. 28, 2023

Blazing the Way: True Stories, Songs, and Sketches of Puget Sound and Other Pioneers

by Emily Inez Denny

Using the original text as a reference, Milltown Press has lovingly redesigned this classic 1909 historical work by Emily Inez Denny. Blazing the Way contains stories, songs, and illustrations of the early pioneers who founded the city of Seattle. As told by one of the first non-Native children born on Puget Sound, it is an account of what the first settlers on Elliott Bay endured on their path toward building what has become a world-class city.

Emily Inez Denny (1853-1918) was the daughter of Seattle pioneers David Denny and Louisa Boren Denny. One of the first white children born on Puget Sound. Denny grew up hearing the stories of her parent’s migration to the West over the Oregon Trail in a prairie schooner, their eventual landing at Alki Point and the founding of the City of Seattle.