Of School and Women

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Enter 80s Florida a world before smartphones and computers when information traveled via television radio juke boxes and pay phones. Showing up was the only way to make friends and find jobs. The news was filled with the Iran Contra Affair and the War on Drugs. Airports had no Transportation Security Administration (TSA). And college students completed assignments on paper with typewriters.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This is the world of Lynette and Marie two badass undergrads -- one cautious one impulsive both a mix of grit and vulnerability. They've learned that life is messy and they're determined to clean it up by finishing school. Whether their affirmations come from Shakespeare and Einstein or maybe even prayer and clergy -- they are under the influence of pop culture nature and their own snappy catchphrases. A favorite? If you can't be good be careful.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Their freewheeling experiences almost farce but grounded in reality are the heart of this near-miss narrative that not only entertains but intimately sheds light on serious women's issues working student issues and the trials of adulting and finding love. This book reminds us about the importance of friendship and laughter and especially about how anyone can be one weak moment away from falling victim to scams or a life-altering mistake.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This story is based on the author's experiences during her early twenties when she attended Florida State University and bartended at the Tallahassee Airport.</span></p>