OurGunter - September 2022

Gunter Writer Serves Up Third Helping ofChicken Soup for the Soul in New Publication

Since 1993, Chicken Soup for the Soul sharing stories with the intent on making the world a better place.

According to their website, Chicken Soup for the Soul recieves thousands of submissions for their books every year. Through those submissions, the publisher and Editor-in-Chief Amy Newmark and her team put out about a dozen books each year, bringing the total collection to around 250 to date.

Within those thousands of submissions, one local writer has made a name for herself, with her stories being published in three Chicken Soup for the Soul publications.

Renny (prounounced like Penny with an r) Gehman graduated magna cum laude from the University of North Texas in Creative Writing Non-Fiction at the age of 67. As a matter of fact, her first published Chicken Soup for the Soul story is about just that. "College at 62?" is a witty tale written by Gehman about her experiences attending University published in the Chicken Soup for the Soul: Age is Just a Number book in 2020.

Originally from New York City, she now lives right here in Gunter, Texas, with her husband of 50+ years. She has two married daughters and six grandchildren. In addition to writing, Gehman enjoys birdwatching, gardening, biblical studies, volunteering and works as an Office Manager for a local landscaping company.

Gehman has had articles published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Age is Just a Number, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Too Funny, Bird Watcher’s Digest, Today’s Christian Woman, and The North Texas Review as well as Guideposts’ “Angels on Earth”. She currently posts regularly on her Facebook page, www.facebook.com/renny.gehman

The most recent book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Miracles and the Unexplainable will be released September 13, 2022. Gehman's story is a fascinating and inspiring true account titled "God's Dollar Bill" reliving one of God's miracles in her life. You can order the book here: https://bit.ly/3cxxYe4 .

For more information on Chicken Soup for the Soul, please visit their facebook page at www.facebook.com/ChickenSoupfortheSoul/.

Three Chicken Soup for the Soul Publications in which Renny Gehman has been featured.