The Bright Side

Darby loves the life she has built with her friends at Flippin’ Fantastic Renovations. She approaches work, decorating, and the people around her with generous enthusiasm. Astrid West has taken the opposite approach, keeping possessions and commitments to a minimum while moving whenever a place stops feeling right. Their paths cross at a Denver lesbian bar, where Darby’s openness unsettles Astrid’s carefully portable existence. An offer to help her move is only the beginning of their connection. As Astrid considers whether to leave Denver, Darby offers another way to think about belonging. This concluding Flippin’ Fantastic novella follows two women whose contrasting ideas of home make falling for each other unexpectedly complicated.