False Roads to Manhood
Frank Chase, Jr. ’89
Ashley & Taylor Publishing, Huntsville, Alabama, 2004
Frank Chase, Jr. was on a bad road, and he knew it. Teen troubles led to arrest for theft; young adulthood led to illegal drugs and drinking. There was a divorce. He didn’t know where to turn.
As a young soldier he finally found his way. He became a Christian. He turned his life around and began writing a book in 1995 to share his experiences.
His False Roads to Manhood was published April 2004. “The book is about roads and decisions that men choose in life that cause them to basically go down false roads which make life difficult for them,” the 44-year-old Baltimore, Maryland, native says.
The subtitle of the book is Breaking Free from the False T.R.A.D.I.T.I.O.N.s of Men. That acronym stands for Truancy, Rejection, Anger, Discouragement, Ignorance, Transients, Incarceration, Offenses, and Nomads. Each chapter is dedicated to one of those false roads, includes an interview with someone who has traveled on it, and gives Chase’s directions for the road out.
“It’s a self-help book about getting men off those false roads and getting them back on positive roads in life,” Chase says. He adds that it’s not only for men, but also should help women understand men’s concealed feelings and struggles.
See www.positivejourney.com.
Adapted from an article by Skip Vaughn in the Redstone Rocket, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.