Ry McGrath has never claimed to be a good person. It is widely thought that she isn't. But that's only speculation of course, for a very simple reason. Miss McGrath is unknowable. This collection of documents is the only information the Earth Space Study Organization (or, the E.S.S.O.) has on her. And Miss McGrath controls this collection. The issue isn't hard to see, we're sure. However, in an attempt to improve our database on Miss McGrath, the E.S.S.O. has decided to make this collection accessible to the public. We ask anyone with information on the individual know as Ry McGrath to, please, step forward. We thank you for your time. ~████ █████, spokesperson of the E.S.S.O. -- The Why Behind Everything is a scifi themed short story about keeping secrets and the lengths a person will go to for love.

Ava Godfrey has never know what it is to have a mother. She imagines that it's comfort after storms and protection from your own darkness. And her aunt, Elise, is the closest she's ever had. Elise Beaulieu knows what it is to have a daughter. She's felt the burning fury of having a child in danger and the all-consuming love. And her niece, Ava, is undoubtedly a daughter to her. -- A (very) short story to celebrate mothers found atypically. Spinoff of my novel-length story (not on Wattpad, yet).