Bylines, the book, collects the best of Cumming's freelance writing over a 34-year period. Cumming published these articles and columns in national magazines, such as Esquire, and in local newspapers. A foreword is by his son Doug Cumming, Ph.D. a journalism professor at Washington & Lee University.
If you hve lived in Atlanta for any length of time, you may have encountered Joe Cumming, in print, or, if you're lucky, in person. Here is a big old serving of Joe's fine writing. Funny and sharp!