Welcome to the introduction. 

These are the stories all about how my life got flipped, turned upside down.... 

Just kidding. Not really. Kinda

This is MY story, And maybe yours. I've always been told it's one worth sharing.

Hey, you remember the smooth voiced intro and outro on that The Offspring album? I hope you're reading this like that. "So sit down, relax..." Something something about and easy chair and enjoy. I hope

Anyway, what do you need to know? 

My name? It's Tin. No, it's not my real name but for the sake of the epic it's Tin, as in Tin can (and will)

Who am I? I'm a nobody, and somebody special. I'm a 40 yr old recovering drug addict and alcoholic, Im a burnt out former gifted kid, an 80s kid whose mom didnt want him on meth so she ignored a diagnosis, and I'm all the struggles and strains. I'm a punk, style and perspective. A mash up of Iggy pop and Augustine Burroughs, Douglas Adams and The Offspring. I'm a list of initials compiled by diagnosis to make my charts easy to read. I'm also a friend, father, husband, son and brother. 

Why read this? Because my story is worth telling.

From beginning to now it's been a mess of trauma, confusion, and frustration. Not always but come on; it's a life story so why shy away from it? The reality is, and my hope in this telling, that you can resonate, commiserate, and celebrate along with me in a way that connects us. Leaving us not alone. Life is a lot of that; being alone and lonely. 

There's love and loss, hope and faith, conflict and resolution, insanity and peace. And the lack there of.. You know, all the bits that make a good story. A beginning, middle, and end. 

An end? There's an end to the book or blog, but not to the story. The story lives on, as I hope yours does too.