Going Against the Grain

Going Against the Grain is a memoir of childhood abuse and redemption – of the ways individuals and institutions can help us transform ourselves. In my case, I credit my grandmother’s teachings, friends at school who showed me how families could and should behave, and the United States Marine Corps, which gave me a means of escape. Going Against the Grain is also a memoir of learning from the past and overcoming it – of being an involved father to my sons, the kind of father I wish I’d had....