Promise: Winter 1917, Butte, Montana

Promise: Winter 1917, Butte, Montana

Marika’s Monologue adapted from my first novel: Copper Sky: Marika’s father has just told her that he’s promised her in marriage to Michael Jovich. She is then relaying the conversation and her reaction to the audience. I walked into our small house and Mama,...
The Good Heart of Butte

The Good Heart of Butte

In January of 2020, just before the coronavirus swept the nation, the Belgrade, MT Chapter of PEO International invited me to do a presentation about my novel, Copper Sky, and the history of Butte, Montana. The fundraiser, Books and Bites, supports educational...
Molly B’Damn in Murray, Idaho

Molly B’Damn in Murray, Idaho

Molly B’Damn in Murray, Idaho On a fall trip from Polson, Montana to Walla Walla, Washington for a Women Writing the West conference, I stopped by Wallace, Idaho, one of Idaho’s famous mining towns. It is also one of the West’s most famous Red Light Districts. I was...
Courage and the West Revisted

Courage and the West Revisted

Since it is the end of the year, the time of year that people often share gifts as demonstrations of love and caring, I’m posting this piece that I first wrote for Don Jimmy Reviews. Books make great gifts. They transport people to other times and places,...
A new, improved website!

A new, improved website!

Hello! I have a new and very much improved website at milanamarsenich.com and I am absolutely delighted about it! Please check it out and subscribe for news and notifications about new posts. While you are there, download a free short story “Broken Hearts”....

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