Talon columnist published again

Tina Bausinger

Patriot Talon columnist Tina Bausinger is among the authors featured in the new "Chicken Soup for the Soul: Runners," set for release next month.

This is the second time within the past four months Bausinger's work was selected to appear in the national best-selling series.

Her latest, The Secret, was written as a tribute to close friends who run.

Bausinger, an award-winning writer, is an English major at the University.

Her short story, Dad's Tomatoes, appears in the newly released "Chicken Soup for the Soup: Thanks Dad. 101 Stories about Gratitude, Love and Good Times."

Bausinger wrote the story as a tribute to her father, who died in 2003.

Bausinger writes a humor column, The Flip Side, which appears weekly in the Talon. Her short story, "Picking Tomatoes," was featured last year in Tyler Junior College's literary magazine.

She placed first as Best Short Story at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Awards, a statewide contest where writers of many different genres compete against other Texas colleges and universities.