Skylar Stench About two weeks ago a friend brought his toddler to our house to meet the baby. Toddlers are terrifying to me. There you can be, having a normal day, feeling
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Skylar Night Owl Skylar suggested we go to bed on Friday night at 8:30. I've forfeited a lot of things to this man's will. Being a night owl
Skylar The Grand Canyon in a Frozen World A while back Skylar told me he wanted to go to the Grand Canyon for his birthday, which is in January. I didn't object at the time because
Skylar 2023 A few weeks ago I got a call from my mom. She sounded stressed and I could tell instantly something was wrong. "Nonna has been rushed to the hospital.
Skylar The Ambiguous Creative "Don't come into this room," Skylar commanded me one evening last week. These sorts of directives are usually for my own good, or so he says.
Skylar Walktober On September 30th Skylar took my phone from me. He does this from time to time. I've learned not to ask too many questions when it happens. He
Skylar The Gym Trainer Louie has been doing this thing lately where he groans any time my alarm goes off in the morning. It's not a growl. It's not a
Essays Marigold Today, please enjoy the audio of Rebbie Brassfield's story on our Strangerville Live stage over the weekend. We've also published the text below. Marigold by Rebbie
Strangerville Live Strangerville Live We've got a great Strangerville Live this weekend in Salt Lake City, this Friday and Saturday (same show both nights). Two returning storytellers and two newbies. Plus I&
Skylar Bike Rides, Busses, and France Not long ago we found out Skylar would have the last two weeks of September off so we decided we should probably make the most of it and head off
knitting Knitting Group I was standing in line at my favorite coffee shop three weeks ago when I suddenly felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned and saw Barbara, the mother of
Skylar Baptisms One thing Skylar unintentionally signed up for when he first moved to Salt Lake City eight years ago was periodic attendance at Mormon services. He knew I wasn't
Skylar America's Cheerleader I was sitting on the front porch, sipping my coffee, two mornings ago when a woman in an oversized sunhat and holding on for dear life to a leash being
