Why Is My Bra Still On?

Winner: IPPY Gold Medal -Great Lakes Fiction (2026) Winner: American Fiction Awards - Humor/Comedy/Satire (2025) Winner: International Book Awards (2025) “GET IT.” - Kirkus Reviews A brash pill-popper, a shameless exhibitionist, and a depressed beauty walk into a bar. Their best friend hands them a list of things she needs to die. They laugh and order another round. Opal Slepecki’s husband has been dead for months, and her friends have watched her go quiet in a way they can’t quite name. It might be grief. It might be something worse. They love her, but they have no idea what appropriate looks like right now. So when Opal starts requesting things instead of comfort, they tell themselves it’ll pass. Until it doesn't. And an item from the list turns up. Why Is My Bra Still On? is for readers drawn to layered characters, messy friendships, dark humor, and fiction with no interest in teaching a lesson. Fans of The Wedding People, Dead to Me, and Best Offer Wins will feel right at home. Contains mature themes, dark humor, and emotional triggers. Happily, it is neither cozy nor preachy.