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CTV News
a day ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Local artist promotes best-selling book
Kimber D. Gorton, author, showcases her 'Autumn Andersen And The Quest For Keys' book in Barrie, Ont., on Sat., June 28, 2025. Kimber D. Gorton showcased her best-selling book Saturday afternoon, a fictional story she hopes can connect with readers of all ages on an emotional level. Gorton debuted 'Autumn Andersen And The Quest For Keys' at a south Barrie store, a book about a young girl learning about life through her late grandmother who died of dementia. Gorton says the grandmother's memories are recorded on USB keys and sent to the protagonist for her to go on a life quest. 'We all experience loss during our life journey and this first book of five in the series has already a proven connection with readers ages 8 to 108,' said Gorton in an email to CTV News. 'Grief is hard enough to navigate, even better to have the proper supports in place to help guide us on our way.' Gorton adds that she wants to emphasize the importance of reading novels and creative writing in a world of growing technology and artificial intelligence. 'Reading is something we should all do on a regular basis for healthy brain activity, awareness, self-improvement, and enjoyment,' she said. 'I love to read all types of genres and making an attempt to write them. I am a fictional author and love the creative process of being able to create something that is an educational escape that allows a free space to heal and acknowledge areas that require attention within.' Copies of 'Autumn Andersen And The Quest For Keys' are available for purchase locally in-store or online.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
From Toxic Rage to Midlife Clarity: Katie Fogarty on the Power of Naming Menopause
On Tuesday evening, Flow Space hosted an intimate gathering to celebrate the release of Midlife Private Parts: Revealing Essays That Will Change the Way You Think About Age. Among all of the standout voices was Katie Fogarty, podcaster, career coach and author of the searingly honest essay 'Toxic Rage.' 'I want a divorce,' her piece begins. 'Four words detonating a sunny day, shouted in my gravel driveway at my college boyfriend husband of 24 years.' It's a dramatic opener, but not for drama's sake. It's a symptom. A red flag. A hormonal thunderstorm rolling through the landscape of a marriage. More from Flow Space The Surprising Workout That Could Heal Your Knee Pain Fogarty's essay recounts the emotional volatility and confusion that arrived—unannounced and unrecognized—as she entered menopause. 'I felt crazy,' she writes. 'Most of the time.' 'For many years, I never thought about menopause at all,' she told the audience of the Tuesday night event. 'And if I did think about it, I associated it with hot flashes, right? Because they have an excellent publicist.' 'So when I never had a hot flash, I didn't think I was in menopause, but I had months and months of sleep interruptions,' she continued. 'I had what my doctor called 'mood instability,' which sounds very genteel, but actually was presenting more like toxic, volcanic fury, and the film was tearfulness, unexplained… Like, I couldn't manage my emotions. I felt like a toddler at times, and my brain had been hijacked.' At the time, Fogarty had just launched her podcast A Certain Age, and was beginning to hear echoes of her experience from guests and listeners: rage, sleep loss, disconnection, depression, even suicidal ideation. 'It's insane that all of these well educated women who are so powerful in so many areas of their life don't have enough information [around menopause]' she said at the event. 'And I felt angry again about how underserved so many women are, and that there are a lot of toolsthat are available that can really help.' Her essay, like her podcast, aims to name what's too often unnamed. She describes the physiological derailment of midlife hormones and the emotional toll of feeling unmoored. It's deeply personal—but it's also a rallying cry. Fogarty's story doesn't end in that driveway. 'Slowly, my husband and I made some changes,' she writes. 'Time passed, and I became more steady, solid.' Hormone therapy, communication, great lube and sheer persistence helped her reclaim joy and connection—with herself and with her husband. The final scene? The two of them laughing uncontrollably in a supermarket aisle, 'holding an artichoke,' the rage now replaced by love and absurdity. It's a reminder that naming our pain is the first step to healing. As Fogarty puts it: 'How did I get here?' In asking that question—not just in despair, but later, in gratitude—she gives all of us permission to do the same.
Washington Post
2 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Washington Post
Rachael Ray: SNAP is about more than food
Rachael Ray is a culinary TV personality, author and philanthropist. When I reflect on my life, I treasure what a gift it was to learn how to cook at a young age. Before I could even speak, I was in the kitchen on my mom's hip — watching, discovering, tasting. These early experiences led to what would eventually become my career. But more important, they led to a fundamental understanding that food doesn't only sustain life — it shapes it.
South China Morning Post
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Renowned Hong Kong-based food critic Chua Lam dies at age 83
Chua Lam, one of Asia's most renowned food critics and columnists to make a mark on Hong Kong's entertainment and culinary scene, died on Wednesday at the age of 83. His death was announced on Chua's Facebook account on Friday afternoon, with the social media post saying that he died peacefully at the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital in the company of his family and friends. 'In accordance with Chua's wishes, no ceremony will be held, and his body was cremated to avoid disturbing his relatives and friends,' the post said. Chua was the author of dozens of books, including travel journals, food critiques and texts on life philosophies, and hosted several cuisine appreciation and travel shows. Advertisement
Times
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Times
Chris McQueer: ‘Misogyny and loneliness. My novel's a barrel of laughs'
Chris McQueer is a Glaswegian author and former crime scene cleaner. He's been described by the actor Martin Compston as 'like Charlie Brooker on Buckfast'. McQueer published his first novel, Hermit, in February. My maw picking me up from nursery. I remember sitting on a bench while she helped put my trainers on — the wrong feet. I remember both of us laughing at how funny it looked. My maw was quite young when she had me and was still figuring it all out along the way. Camping with my granny and granda, maybe in Loch Lomond. My granny slept in the motor because my granda's snoring was quite incredible. Tensions were high but I had a great time. A chicken kebab from Cookies on Hope Street in Glasgow. Me and my pal, both joyously three sheets to the wind, stood using a bin as a dining table, and devoured our kebabs in silence. The only communication we had was the odd glance, mid-chew, and nodding. Nothing has ever come close. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. I think it's the most perfect film ever made, and I have to watch it once a year or else I fear I may die. I remember as a wee guy wanting Charlie to find a golden ticket so badly I was almost sick. When they go into the chocolate factory for the first time I still get goosebumps. It's endlessly quotable as well; I often myself blurting out, 'I want a bean feast!' for no real reason. I had arrived back at the Tolbooth on Saltmarket after going to a Celtic game up at Tannadice, I think. I was the last person off the supporters' bus, steaming of course, and, in front of a crowd of dozens of people, missed the last step, slipped and landed square on my arse in a puddle. The road through Glencoe. Beautiful, dramatic landscapes. Surreal light. It's got everything. It was, and still is, my granny. She's always been the one to put an arm around my shoulder or give me a kick up the arse when needed. I've never seen her back down or shy away from any situation, no matter how difficult. I always aspire to be like her. Probably every single Gladiator when I was a wee guy but the first celebrity crush I ever had a poster of was Katie Price, believe it or not. Timmy, my old dug who no longer lives with me but with my granny and granda. We had a one-sided falling out a couple of years ago, he decided he no longer wanted to be my pal one day. I've clearly annoyed him or slighted him in some way, unbeknownst to me, so I'd apologise to him for whatever it was. Joesef at King Tut's in 2019. Seeing Joesef on stage, this guy I vaguely knew online for years and through mutual pals, in front of a sold-out Glasgow crowd with his gorgeous voice was incredible. Some boy. Probably Hogganfield Loch in the east end of Glasgow. I've lived just down the road from it for most of my life and going there for a wander during the height of summer or the dead of winter is always magic. Taking my old dug, Henry, there for the first time after we adopted him is my favourite memory. Me, my maw and my granda, letting the dug off the lead for the first time and him running and jumping headfirst into the loch was absolutely class to see. This Must Be the Place by Talking Heads, specifically the Stop Making Sense version. It's an absolutely unbelievable song which, to me, perfectly encapsulates that feeling of being in love where everything feels joyous, whimsical, surreal and amazing. When it comes on in the motor, I have to listen twice, sometimes three times in a row. It's about a wee guy called Jamie and his maw, Fiona. Jamie is struggling mentally, is absolutely bogging and can barely leave his room. He spends his time online talking to his wee pal, Lee, who is being radicalised into misogynistic ways of thinking which is starting to poison Jamie's mind too. Fiona is dealing with the aftermath of leaving her abusive ex-partner and has no idea what Jamie is up to in his room. She is caught blindsided when he disappears. The book looks at things like toxic masculinity, the rise of online misogyny, loneliness and mother/son relationships. A real barrel of laughs! Chris McQueer's novel, Hermit, is out now (Wildfire, £18.99). Order from Discount for Times+ members. See him at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Aug 22, 5pm, with Elaine Castillo and Catherine Prasifka,
