by Jon Acuff | Aug 24, 2015 | Character
Yesterday on my flight, a 13-year-old boy who was traveling alone sat next to me. Before we took off he lowered the tray table in front of him, put his head in his arms and started sobbing. Big tears covered the tray as he wept in his seat. I asked him, “Are you...
by Jon Acuff | Aug 20, 2015 | Character
Last year I had a Viking funeral for my email list. I don’t know if it was technically a Viking funeral because our pyre was a portable fire pit and we put in our driveway, not a river. I also lit it with a bic lighter instead of an arrow that had been set aflame. I...
by Jon Acuff | Jun 30, 2015 | Character
Last Wednesday, my wife and I took our daughters to the new American Girl Doll store in Nashville. My kids had gift cards from a friend and were eager to snatch a doll from the cold hands of the grave. That sentence took a dark turn but American Girl Doll will...
by Jon Acuff | Jun 4, 2015 | Character
I got fired from my second grown up job. I was 23 years old and working at a small startup tech company as a writer. I lasted there about 4 months until they let me go. It was the right decision on their part. I was a terrible employee. When they would give me...
by Jon Acuff | May 5, 2015 | Character
Seven years ago, when I talked to publishers about turning my blog into a book, they thought I was weird. I wasn’t a pioneer. By 2008, other people had parlayed a blog into a book, but it wasn’t common yet. The idea that a blogger could be an author was still a little...
by Jon Acuff | Apr 21, 2015 | Character
Yesterday, I handed my passport and ticket to a TSA agent at the airport. I asked her how she was doing and with a chipper voice she said, “I’m wonderful, how are you?” “I’m great!” I replied, “Look at us, you’re wonderful, I’m great, we must be having a good day.”...
