Twisted

After a morning spent running errands for their new home, Marie and Michael Porter¿s lives were turned upside down, along with the lives of thousands of others. On the afternoon of May 22, 2011, North Minneapolis was devastated by a tornado. While the tornado left many broken houses and broken hearts in its wake, the disaster was compounded by the ineptitude of a broken city¿ which caused residents more stress and strife than the tornado itself. While fighting to rebuild their homes...
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After a morning spent running errands for their new home, Marie and Michael Porter¿s lives were turned upside down, along with the lives of thousands of others. On the afternoon of May 22, 2011, North Minneapolis was devastated by a tornado. While the tornado left many broken houses and broken hearts in its wake, the disaster was compounded by the ineptitude of a broken city¿ which caused residents more stress and strife than the tornado itself. While fighting to rebuild their homes and lives, the recovery efforts were tainted with greed, classism, and racism. Twisted recounts the Porters¿ first 11 months, post tornado. Rebuilding the house, working around the challenges presented by inadequate insurance coverage. Dealing with issues of loss of control, logistics, change, and overstimulation, as two adults with Aspergers. With the help of social media ¿ and the incredibly generous support of the strong local geek community ¿ the Porters were able to emerge from the drawn out recovery without too much of a hit to their sanity levels. New friends were made, new skills learned, and a ¿new¿ house emerged from out of the destruction. Twisted is a roller coaster of emotions, personal observations, rants, humor, social commentary, set backs and triumphs. Oh, and details on how to cook Jambalaya for 300 people, in the parking lot of a funeral home¿ should you ever find yourself in the position to do so!