Why Is This Wet‪?‬

One wet carpet. One completely unbothered teenager. One mother questioning every decision that brought her here.

Becca Marcus has a question.

Why is this wet?

It’s a reasonable question. Particularly when you’re standing barefoot in your teenage son’s bedroom, and the carpet has just made a noise no carpet should ever make.

Unfortunately, her son Owen doesn’t know why it’s wet.

He does, however, know that it’s been wet for a while.

And apparently, he figured it would dry.

This revelation sends Becca down a rabbit hole of household discoveries that are equal parts hilarious and horrifying.

The blinking light everyone noticed but nobody mentioned.

The mysterious smell everyone smelled but nobody investigated.

The broken things that have apparently been broken for months.

And the family cat, Poppy, whose attorney has advised her not to answer questions.

As Becca investigates the growing list of household mysteries, she begins to suspect something far more troubling than unexplained moisture.

Everyone in her family notices things. They just don’t automatically assume noticing means doing something about them.

Meanwhile, Becca has spent years operating as the household’s unofficial emergency response team, maintenance department, and director of things nobody else thought were important.

Something has to change.

Preferably before she steps in anything else.

Why Is This Wet? is a laugh-out-loud domestic comedy about marriage, parenting teenagers, invisible labor, family communication, and learning that being capable of solving every problem doesn’t mean every problem belongs to you.

Perfect for readers who enjoy:

* Witty, observational humor about everyday family life
* Relatable stories about marriage and raising teenagers
* Sharp, sarcastic female protagonists
* Domestic chaos and dysfunctional household communication
* Fiction exploring mental load and invisible labor
* Cats who are clearly hiding something

Because sometimes the biggest mystery isn’t why the carpet is wet. It’s why nobody thought to mention it.