Get Me To The Church In Rhyme
I have recently developed an obsession for writing limericks. In addition to being a fun bit of wordplay, I discovered that they are a great model for telling a short story. (I have shared on this blog in the past several tips about writing stories and one post specifically about writing really short stories.) Consider this one:
Mark tried the new church down the street,
Sat in back, wanting to be discreet,
But they liked to hug.
He came down with a bug
And vowed never again “Meet and Greet.”
Notice how the first line establishes a person and a place. The second line adds a plot point and rising action. The third and fourth lines establish a conflict and climax to the story. The fifth line contains the resolution. Voila’—a short story in five lines.
I started writing limericks on the subjects of God, faith, and the church and began posting a “Limerick a Day” on social media. People found them not only clever and humorous, but some of them actually started great conversations about the subject matter…something a good story is wont to do!
Then I began to get this comment over and over again — “Chuck, you should publish these!”
Hmmm?
So I wrote a few more, until I had over 50 and decided to explore options of publishing through Amazon…
And suddenly this is happening:
Get Me To The Church in Rhyme
Limericks about God, Faith,
and the Church
by Chuck Neighbors
“…so engaging and warm-hearted and downright funny. They’re close to being addictive—like those potato chips, there’s no way to read just one!”
Chris Fabry—Author and host of Chris Fabry Live
They say “write what you know” and I guess I know a thing or two about churches. I have been in literally thousands of them in my 45-year career as a touring actor and storyteller. These are humorous, clean, and thought-provoking limericks on the Christian life. They are fun to read, quote, and share with others. This is a perfect gift for pastors and church leaders, and really anyone who as ever sat in a pew.
Get Me to the Church in Rhyme.
Limericks to read and pass time.
On God, faith, and church,
With a smidge of research,
And if you should laugh, that’d be fine!
Available as an ebook or paperback at amazon.com
