What They Thought
Reviews
From Where I Stand, It Is What It Is poetically sums up the author's views on many of life's perplexing, yet relative issues. Tonya Floyd will take you on an interesting journey, contemplating everything from unexpected realities of relationships, to her love of food. The enclosed expressions served as the author's outlet for a multitude of emotions when she was not able, or was too uncomfortable, to express such things verbally. This very personal journey through Tonya's mind and heart envelops the reader in Tonya's emotions and allows the reader to envision some of her experiences through vivid description and creative details. This book, mirroring its author, is a unique and magnetic combination of intelligence, beauty, strength, vulnerability, creativity, and honesty. It began as a personal journal which the author kept over a period of seven years, as nothing more than a hobby. It sat in a drawer for years before its creator was encouraged by a friend to reopen it and share it with the world. Fortunately, it has now come to light for others to see, relate to, and perhaps even learn from.
To go one step further, Tonya Floyd writes a gripping narrative elaborating on what her poetry only alluded to previously. But Sometimes There's More is a refreshing vision quest through this young woman’s life. It specifically tells the when, where, why and how its author came to be the woman she is, but its application stretches across the globe to all women, and was designed to give valuable insight on some female behaviors as well.
You will be enlightened, amused, touched and encouraged as you become encompassed in people, places, and experiences associated with the author. Lessons learned are provided as a roadmap to help others avoid unnecessary pitfalls, discover a common thread between seemingly different people, and find joy where it was once elusive. Walk in Tonya Floyd’s shoes, see what she saw, embark on a journey through her mind; embrace her. There is definitely more here than a beautiful cover.
But Sometimes There's More
Joelle Gwynn--Southfield MI, September 2006
You had me at page one!
Harris--Wheaton MD, March 2006
I enjoyed this book a lot. Tonya Floyd makes her words dance! I was touched and amused.
From Where I Stand, It Is What It Is
~MiMi (midori.davidson@gmail.com), an avid reader, June 29, 2005,
Thank You for telling OUR Sista Stories!
As women, in general, we often share similar experiences, and/or rites of passages, and I was happy to see in literature, those nuances coming to life. There are stories, and situations in this book that you will nod your head in agreement with because you have been there and done that, and it gives you a sense of empowerment because you did survive, as well as a sense of comfort because not only did you learn the lessons that were needed to learn, but you can pass that wisdom on.
Poetic Reality; Kalani, Washington, DC (6/16/2005) Who hasn't had to endure hardships...I mean... what person hasn't had to overcome their share of difficulties in one shape or another? Each of us has. Interestingly, though, Tonya Floyd appears to conquer many an unwanted issue having been placed upon her path through her poetry. Yet, simultaneously these poems exude the confident vibe that she's nonetheless living up life like its golden!?! By means of such awesome duality, and captivating poetry, "It Is What It Is" intrigues the reader with the following message: Life's REALITIES can exist and be created upon only if such realities have been REACTED upon! What a true poetic testimony to life.
We're all on the same planet
S. Cosme
MD (6/10/2005) Just when you're feeling alone in the World and the answer to the age old question, "Is it just me?" might just be, "Yes!" along comes this little tool to tell you you're not alone and it's not just you. I laughed (alot), I cried, but more than anything I pumped my fist in the air and said, "Yeah -- that's what I'm talkin' about". This is a great tool -- like a Swiss pocket knife -- for getting you over the bumps in life.
