Galen Schram

Think of Good Times Galen Schram

College freshman Taylor Pents is good at many things. He is organized, on time, deliberately sober, and feels more passionately about chemistry and calculus than any other eighteen-year-old he knows. As equipped as he is to handle the rigors of academia, in matters of life, love, and death he is as ill-prepared as anyone else. In this story Taylor describes his first year at the University of Florida. Alongside two flamboyant new friends, Taylor stumbles into a life of college subcultures and of homophobic and grungy roommates. He struggles to overcome self-abuse and the consequences of falling in love for the first time. He learns about pregnancies wanted and unwanted, as well as adversity and relief as a volunteer in the Burn Intensive Care Unit. Through it all, Taylor navigates with a heartfelt benevolence. Welcome to college.