No matter how you see things, life is always about relationships. We're constantly learning and growing. It's a process that helps us understand ourselves and others. And it helps us learn what's important in life. Our relationships, whether good or bad, shape our perception and view of ourselves and others. Without these experiences, we have no true depth to our lives. Relationships and Other Stuff (True Stories from Women) focus on true stories from women of all ages. Being a woman is truly something to celebrate. This book takes a look at the secret place in a woman's heart and soul that has helped to shape her into the woman that she has become. Editor, Natasha Brooks distributes the contents into five topical story sections - each describing these women's relationships and experiences with important individuals that have shaped their lives; people such as their mothers, grandmothers, aunts, friends, husbands, and fathers. Each section explores definitions in which each woman's stories and poems of growth explains experiences that touch on what it means to be a woman. About the AuthorStories and poems contributed by: Diana M. Amadeo, Elizabeth Bernays, Denise Clemons, Libby Cudmore, Liz Dolan, Jessica Barksdale Inclan, Roberta Beach Jacobson, Patricia Wellingham-Jones, Helga Kidder, Mimi Greenwood Knight, Joan Kopczynski, Jan Malloch, Sechiquita Ratliff Marti, Ellen Saunders, Anita Tarlton, Stephanie Vanderslice, Cindie L Shatto-Vinson, Dr. Niama L. Williams, Thelma Zirkelbach