A book by Robert Urban
Nuns, Guns & The End of the World
Funny stories, unexpected people and the kind of encounters that are much easier to enjoy after they are over.
About the book
A collection of funny stories. Plenty of material.
Nuns, Guns & The End of the World is a collection of funny stories by Robert Urban. Familiar situations, unexpected people and some fairly unusual encounters all find their way into the book.
The stories move from experiences you may recognize, such as a bad breakup, to meetings that need a little more explaining. Carnival workers and nuns are among the company. The title gives you a sense of how quietly I intended to introduce the whole thing.
If you enjoy funny stories about people and the situations they create, this is another place to spend some time with my writing. Bring your own ability to recognize a questionable decision. It may come in useful.
A stranger, an encounter, a story afterward.
Other people are wonderfully difficult to outline in advance. Their confidence, habits and unexpected responses can turn an ordinary meeting into something you remember for years. Personal storytelling begins with paying attention to those departures from the plan.
The pleasure is in the stories and the telling. If you enjoy a funny encounter, an unusual character and a narrator willing to admit that the day got away from him, this is a title to explore.
Take the conversation somewhere interesting.
For a reading group, start with the encounters. Which person or exchange stayed with you? What makes an unusual story feel believable? How much of the humor comes from the narrator’s response to what happened?
You can also compare it with HodgePodge or Bitches Love Cheddar Biscuits. Each gives you a different collection to spend time with, while returning to the same dependable source of comic material: people.
Before you choose
A few reader questions.
What kind of book is Nuns, Guns & The End of the World?
It is a collection of funny stories by Robert Urban.
What kinds of stories are in the collection?
The stories include familiar experiences such as breakups and more unusual encounters with people, including carnival workers and nuns.
Can I read it without reading the earlier books?
Yes. It is a separate collection. HodgePodge and My Roller Coaster Life are related reading choices, not prerequisites.
Make room for an unexpected encounter.
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