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Eli McCann

@elimccann.bsky.social

New dad. Lawyer/Writer/America’s Grandma. Humor columnist for The Salt Lake Tribune. Creator of the Strangerville podcast. Humor essays here: https://itjustgetsstranger.com

15,511 Followers  |  177 Following  |  722 Posts  |  Joined: 03.07.2023  |  1.552

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Not only does the video evidence make clear that the gun was removed, but the agent who took the first shot was looking right at it and therefore knew he was disarmed when he commenced the execution.

25.01.2026 14:44 — 👍 40    🔁 11    💬 1    📌 0

Follow @elimccann.bsky.social and the hilarious and heartwarming adventures of his adorable family ❤️

18.01.2026 00:03 — 👍 40    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Hot Mom Friends Not two weeks ago I was sitting in a coffee shop near my home trying to force feed my child a gourmet vegetarian quiche, for I am a bougie hot mom who has deluded himself into thinking I'll be the one...

A quick story today about making mom friends in the wild.

www.itjustgetsstranger.com/hot-mom-frie...

17.01.2026 21:21 — 👍 135    🔁 10    💬 12    📌 1
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I placed a cheese stick on my child's highchair and then turned around to pick up the kid to put him in the highchair and by the time I turned back around the cheese stick was gone and we cannot figure out where it went.

13.01.2026 20:19 — 👍 221    🔁 6    💬 12    📌 1

Everyone should be following this account.

01.01.2026 18:18 — 👍 35    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Want to read something that uplifts your life? Follow this guy and subscribe… He’ll definitely make you smile or make you think.

31.12.2025 19:41 — 👍 40    🔁 6    💬 2    📌 0
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2025 Every morning just after Skylar leaves for work, I don our son in weather-appropriate attire and take him to our covered patio in the backyard. This is where we keep our now embattled and expensive st...

Every December 31st since 2007, I've written a little review of the year on my website. Here's the write-up for 2025. Happy New Year to most of you.

www.itjustgetsstranger.com/2025/

31.12.2025 18:48 — 👍 181    🔁 14    💬 9    📌 3
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The absolute insanity of utah Republican politics right now. (Thanks @bagleycartoons.bsky.social)

29.12.2025 04:12 — 👍 67    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
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Skylar couldn't be bothered to put on a shirt and our child couldn't be bothered to look at the camera or smile. But I showed up for work. Merry Christmas.

25.12.2025 23:35 — 👍 322    🔁 4    💬 14    📌 1

This was such a beautiful and thoughtful piece. Give it a read

25.12.2025 03:54 — 👍 18    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

So what happened is Scrooge got an entire night of free quality life-changing therapy from professionals with unlimited resources and psychic powers.

The rich keep getting richer.

25.12.2025 00:34 — 👍 161    🔁 13    💬 2    📌 0
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Eli McCann: PJs, presents and poems — there’s nothing like a cozy Christmas Tribune guest columnist Eli McCann recalls past holidays, when he and his sisters staged slumber parties on Christmas Eve, played cards and watched movies and, inevitably, fell asleep much sooner than...

My 2025 Christmas column:

www.sltrib.com/religion/202...

20.12.2025 15:08 — 👍 80    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 2

In light of everything going on in the world, it might be time to just sunset Groundhog Day.

22.12.2025 03:27 — 👍 97    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Eli McCann: PJs, presents and poems — there’s nothing like a cozy Christmas Tribune guest columnist Eli McCann recalls past holidays, when he and his sisters staged slumber parties on Christmas Eve, played cards and watched movies and, inevitably, fell asleep much sooner than...

"I assume we’d all be better off unplugging the cable news...imagine the collective good that could be done if we all shed the talking heads and rage-baiters and instead focused that energy on whatever compels us to seek true humanity." - @elimccann.bsky.social

www.sltrib.com/religion/202...

21.12.2025 19:02 — 👍 21    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

The paywall was removed from this one. Merry Christmas!

21.12.2025 16:09 — 👍 70    🔁 5    💬 9    📌 0
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Eli McCann: PJs, presents and poems — there’s nothing like a cozy Christmas Tribune guest columnist Eli McCann recalls past holidays, when he and his sisters staged slumber parties on Christmas Eve, played cards and watched movies and, inevitably, fell asleep much sooner than...

My 2025 Christmas column:

www.sltrib.com/religion/202...

20.12.2025 15:08 — 👍 80    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 2
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Tl;dr: I did a two minute interview on TV regarding homelessness services (for The Road Home in Utah) and in the least surprising news, my mother thinks I was the best thing on tv.

20.12.2025 01:43 — 👍 181    🔁 2    💬 5    📌 0

My last remaining grandparent is struggling, and damn, it is so hard to say goodbye to a generation in a family.

17.12.2025 04:18 — 👍 243    🔁 0    💬 15    📌 0
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We're Thankful For The Moisture As you all know, since everyone is focused on me at all times, as I have asked you to do on many occasions (even though I should not have to ask), I have been writing a humor column for The Salt Lake ...

My quick story today about what it's been like to put together a book.

www.itjustgetsstranger.com/were-thankfu...

12.12.2025 20:12 — 👍 88    🔁 2    💬 5    📌 2

"But?" Good thing we didn't rely on you to write a book for our family.

13.12.2025 03:41 — 👍 23    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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We're Thankful For The Moisture As you all know, since everyone is focused on me at all times, as I have asked you to do on many occasions (even though I should not have to ask), I have been writing a humor column for The Salt Lake ...

My quick story today about what it's been like to put together a book.

www.itjustgetsstranger.com/were-thankfu...

12.12.2025 20:12 — 👍 88    🔁 2    💬 5    📌 2
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You'll never believe who just climbed in bed with me to snuggle all night long.

10.12.2025 04:40 — 👍 146    🔁 2    💬 6    📌 0
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Love getting texts like this out of the blue from my husband. So encouraging.

07.12.2025 20:59 — 👍 162    🔁 2    💬 16    📌 0

Thank you!

07.12.2025 20:04 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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We're Thankful for the Moisture: A Gay Guy's Guide to Mormon Faith, Family, and Fruit Preservation|Paperback

In exciting news, my new book containing all of my columns for The Salt Lake Tribune over the years is now available for preorder. The book is called "We're Thankful For The Moisture," because of course it is.

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/were-thank...

05.12.2025 17:03 — 👍 128    🔁 9    💬 8    📌 0

Ha! I wish I could move up the release date

05.12.2025 22:20 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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We're Thankful for the Moisture: A Gay Guy's Guide to Mormon Faith, Family, and Fruit Preservation|Paperback

In exciting news, my new book containing all of my columns for The Salt Lake Tribune over the years is now available for preorder. The book is called "We're Thankful For The Moisture," because of course it is.

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/were-thank...

05.12.2025 17:03 — 👍 128    🔁 9    💬 8    📌 0
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Republicans want you to think they’re steely-eyed realists

They’re actually just assholes

30.11.2025 01:26 — 👍 171    🔁 54    💬 2    📌 1
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Happy thanksgiving

28.11.2025 04:50 — 👍 580    🔁 9    💬 26    📌 0
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Trophy Wife Last week Skylar had to go to Chicago to attend a conference with 1,000 dermatologists so they could all taking turns looking at each other's rashes before renewing their agreements with Satan to neve...

On the insecurities that come with playing second fiddle.

www.itjustgetsstranger.com/trophy-wife/

24.11.2025 19:56 — 👍 129    🔁 9    💬 10    📌 0

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