The contributors to this collection run the gamut in journeying to share the stories you find here, and the essays are tied together with words with the prefix "com." Community, Competent, Compliment, Companionship, Compartments, Combustion, Complications, Communion, and a Comet give the reader a glimpse into the inner-workings of each writer. You will come away from each story with something different. A woman's evolution is her own, yet like so many others. We are women. We bond over our own distinct differences and our shared experiences.

Some essays are grittier than others, others may be harder to read in one sitting, but there are elements of humor, too. Take your time with each essay: breathe, sip your tea while meandering through the slivers of life delivered here.