diff --git a/Blammo.cabal b/Blammo.cabal
--- a/Blammo.cabal
+++ b/Blammo.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:   1.18
 name:            Blammo
-version:         1.0.2.3
+version:         1.0.3.0
 license:         MIT
 license-file:    LICENSE
 maintainer:      Freckle Education
@@ -46,27 +46,27 @@
         -Wno-safe -Wno-unsafe
 
     build-depends:
-        aeson >=1.5.2.0,
+        aeson,
         base >=4.11.1.0 && <5,
-        bytestring >=0.10.8.2,
-        case-insensitive >=1.2.0.11,
-        clock >=0.7.2,
-        containers >=0.5.11.0,
-        dlist >=0.8.0.5,
-        envparse >=0.5.0,
-        exceptions >=0.10.0,
-        fast-logger >=2.4.11,
-        http-types >=0.12.2,
-        lens >=4.16.1,
-        monad-logger-aeson >=0.3.0.2,
-        mtl >=2.2.2,
-        text >=1.2.3.1,
-        time >=1.8.0.2,
-        unliftio >=0.2.9.0,
-        unliftio-core >=0.1.2.0,
-        unordered-containers >=0.2.10.0,
-        vector >=0.12.0.2,
-        wai >=3.2.1.2
+        bytestring,
+        case-insensitive,
+        clock,
+        containers,
+        dlist,
+        envparse,
+        exceptions,
+        fast-logger,
+        http-types,
+        lens,
+        monad-logger-aeson,
+        mtl,
+        text,
+        time,
+        unliftio,
+        unliftio-core,
+        unordered-containers,
+        vector,
+        wai
 
     if impl(ghc >=9.2)
         ghc-options: -Wno-missing-kind-signatures
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@
         -Wno-safe -Wno-unsafe -pgmL markdown-unlit
 
     build-depends:
-        Blammo -any,
-        aeson >=1.5.2.0,
+        Blammo,
+        aeson,
         base >=4.11.1.0 && <5,
-        markdown-unlit >=0.5.0,
-        text >=1.2.3.1
+        markdown-unlit,
+        text
 
     if impl(ghc >=9.2)
         ghc-options: -Wno-missing-kind-signatures
@@ -125,12 +125,12 @@
         -Wno-safe -Wno-unsafe
 
     build-depends:
-        Blammo -any,
-        aeson >=1.5.2.0,
+        Blammo,
+        aeson,
         base >=4.11.1.0 && <5,
-        hspec >=2.7.9,
-        mtl >=2.2.2,
-        text >=1.2.3.1
+        hspec,
+        mtl,
+        text
 
     if impl(ghc >=9.2)
         ghc-options: -Wno-missing-kind-signatures
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-## [_Unreleased_](https://github.com/freckle/blammo/compare/v1.0.2.3...main)
+## [_Unreleased_](https://github.com/freckle/blammo/compare/v1.0.3.0...main)
+
+## [v1.0.3.0](https://github.com/freckle/blammo/compare/v1.0.2.3...v1.0.3.0)
+
+- Add `Env.{parse,parser}With` functions for parsing 'LogSettings' from
+  environment variables with custom defaults.
 
 ## [v1.0.2.3](https://github.com/freckle/blammo/compare/v1.0.2.2...v1.0.2.3)
 
diff --git a/src/Blammo/Logging/LogSettings/Env.hs b/src/Blammo/Logging/LogSettings/Env.hs
--- a/src/Blammo/Logging/LogSettings/Env.hs
+++ b/src/Blammo/Logging/LogSettings/Env.hs
@@ -29,6 +29,19 @@
 module Blammo.Logging.LogSettings.Env
   ( parse
   , parser
+
+  -- | Specifying defaults other than 'defaultLogSettings'
+  --
+  -- For example, if you want logging to go to @stderr@ by default, but still
+  -- support @LOG_DESTINATION@,
+  --
+  -- @
+  -- settings <- Env.'parseWith'
+  --   $ 'setLogSettingsDestination' 'LogDestinationStderr' 'defaultLogSettings'
+  -- @
+  --
+  , parseWith
+  , parserWith
   ) where
 
 import Prelude
@@ -40,12 +53,18 @@
 import qualified Env
 
 parse :: IO LogSettings
-parse = Env.parse id parser
+parse = parseWith defaultLogSettings
 
+parser :: Parser Error LogSettings
+parser = parserWith defaultLogSettings
+
+parseWith :: LogSettings -> IO LogSettings
+parseWith = Env.parse id . parserWith
+
 -- brittany-next-binding --columns 100
 
-parser :: Parser Error LogSettings
-parser = ($ defaultLogSettings) . appEndo . mconcat <$> sequenceA
+parserWith :: LogSettings -> Parser Error LogSettings
+parserWith defaults = ($ defaults) . appEndo . mconcat <$> sequenceA
   [ var (endo readLogLevels setLogSettingsLevels) "LOG_LEVEL" (def mempty)
   , var (endo readLogDestination setLogSettingsDestination) "LOG_DESTINATION" (def mempty)
   , var (endo readLogFormat setLogSettingsFormat) "LOG_FORMAT" (def mempty)