Dazed and Raving in the Undercurrents: Selected Columns from The News Herald

by Tony Simmons

Dazed and Raving in the Undercurrents is more than a collection of award-winning work by columnist and news editor Tony Simmons. It is also the story of a life-the journey of a writer, a husband, a father, a human being-filled with the quiet moments, slapstick comedy, and devastating catastrophes that make up such a journey.For the better part of ten years, Simmons has commented upon life in the unique environs of the Florida Panhandle while delving into universal themes of love, loss, discovery, and hope. This selection of his columns from The News Herald is a career-spanning retrospective that runs the gamut from the absurd to the sublime. News Herald readers have described the work as "lovely" and "poignant," "powerful and heartfelt." Simmons has "a unique way of writing that makes me stop and think," they have said, and "a rare talent and a heart that will help and inspire many." (Perhaps the author's all-time favorite comment from a "Sometimes you take my breath away.")Join those who have joined Tony Simmons on his journey. And go in peace.

234 pages, Paperback

First published November 24, 2004

About the author

Tony is the author of The Caliban Cycle (Giants in the Earth, And the Moon Made Blood, Sins of the Fathers, and a fourth novel to be released in 2020; the ongoing tales of Capt. Gideon Argo and the Flying Zombies, including a new collection of shorts and a novel of Weird War One coming in 2020; the zombie survival short story collection, Tales of the Awakening Dead; the literary novel, Welcome to the Dawning of a New Century; the "endtimes fable" The Book of Gabriel; a collection of his newspaper columns called Dazed and Raving in the Undercurrents; and The Best of Days, a collection of short stories and miscellany. His short stories have appeared in several anthologies, including the Adventures in the Arcane series; he edited the two-volume City Limits collections, which were the official literary anthologies of the Panama City Centennial, and the Floriopolis anthologies. He is a content producer and editor for The News Herald in Panama City, Florida. He teaches creative writing at Gulf Coast State College. He lives on the beach with his family.