Towanda loves stories. Their power to paint pictures, while making people feel seen and connected, excites her.
This started young. As a pre-schooler, Towanda gleefully chose books over toys. In elementary school, she read Judy Blume’s Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret, on repeat. Her first real job was at the local library. And when she went to college as an Undecided major, the communications building felt like the perfect fit. She graduated with degrees in public relations and print journalism.
This led to a variety of strategic communications roles, where her storytelling and business acumen flourished. Still, there was a whisper in her spirit to try fiction writing.
The whisper was right. She fell in love, leading to her Substack, Joy Meets Words.
Here she shares musings and flash fiction, such as:
Outside of writing and business, Towanda is a lover of life, good people, great food and travel. She considers herself blessed to be mom to three wonderful daughters, as well as wife, daughter, sister, family and friend.