Skylar Mr. Baby Last week I became a dad. Obviously I was already a Father because I personally birthed Duncan and Louie. But I didn't have a human child until just
Podcast Episodes Episode 261: Sunday This time in Strangerville, Eli's life is about to change pretty dramatically and Meg is trying very hard not to be condescending about it, we are not actors,
Skylar Totes Mask One of the things they don't warn you about when you marry a dermatologist is that they like to perform violent experiments on their faces. To be more
Podcast Episodes Episode 260: Meg Meg talks about the recent unexpected passing of her dear father. Listen on Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Skylar An Affair to Forget Skylar does this thing where he puts something on our shared calendar and tells me about it in person and then reminds me several times and then has the absolute
Podcast Episodes Episode 259: Can't Help Falling In Love This time in Strangerville, Meg is off on a bit of a break so we have Jolyn Metro filling in. We discuss Burning Man, European theme parks, Jolyn lies a
Duncan Having It All When I started working from home in Year of Our Lord Cher Two Thousand and Twenty, I thought it would be temporary. You see, there was a pandemic that started
Podcast Episodes Episode 258: Knitting Group This time in Strangerville, Eli is going to a theme park in Europe for some reason, Meg is a fabulous cook even if her kids don't think so,
Podcast Episodes Episode 257: Walktober This time in Strangerville, Skylar was profiled by The Washington Post and it was odd, Meg had a bloody accident, and a story from Eli about becoming obsessed with a
House The Curb We think the junk in our garage breeds. There's no other explanation for how it gets filled up every six months. We have no memory of putting anything
Podcast Episodes Episode 256: Mexico Motorcycle This time in Strangerville, we have no idea what music the kids are listening to these days, Eli's dogs had a fight on his face, and the harrowing
Podcast Episodes Episode 255: Over the Hill This time in Strangerville, a pushy salesperson, Meg forgot her child at a park, and reflections from Eli who is forty, flirty, and friving. Story Over the Hill, by Eli
Skylar Over The Hill I turned 40 on Saturday, which means I'm now officially pickled. I remember when my dad turned 40. I was seven at the time. His friends gave him
Podcast Episodes Episode 254: Kennecott Copper Mine This time in Strangerville, Chat GPT, we're getting slower at races, and a story from Eli about a childhood field trip. Listen to Strangerville wherever you get your
Louie A New Gate I'm not sure if I've ever shared Duncan's birth story here. Maybe it's all felt too sacred to write out. Basically an
Podcast Episodes Episode 253: Credit Card Wars This time in Strangerville, we have no idea how much gates are supposed to cost, Meg is better at grocery shopping than Eli, and a very dramatic story about what
Skylar Caftans It's now been like nine months since I first started going to the gym trainer I wrote about a while back, which technically means I could have become
Podcast Episodes Episode 252: Portrait of Elizabeth This time in Strangerville, Eli is scared of medication, Meg thinks it's ok to have nice hair, and the beautiful story of a man who went to great
Skylar A New Physician A few years ago my doctor just straight up quit being a doctor. She didn't quit working at her clinic or move away. She didn't retire
Ukraine L'viv This week for Strangerville I shared an audio version of the below story, published in text here for those interested in reading it. There is a long plaza in the
Podcast Episodes Episode 251: L'viv This time in Strangerville, remodeling old houses, interpreting nightmares, and a story from Eli about wandering some once gritty streets in far western Ukraine. Story L'viv, by Eli
Podcast Episodes Episode 250: This Is Why We Wear Seatbelts This time in Strangerville, the Kate Middleton Crisis, the Wonka Experience, old houses, and a story about all of the things Eli's parents said to him growing up.
House Water Pressure When I moved into my house nearly ten years ago one of the first things I noticed was that the water pressure was essentially the strength of a Windex spray
Matt Bookends (Audio version above, shared on this week's episode of Strangerville.) By Eli McCann My great grandpa Hinkle built his own house. People sometimes talk about someone they know
Podcast Episodes Episode 249: Bookends This time in Strangerville, Meg went on a theme park tour for journalism, Eli flew on a tiny plane and it was terrifying, plus a story from Eli about old
