Memoir

My job at an Etobicoke rub-and-tug

I was 23, broke and desperate, so I decide to change professions

My grandfather’s cult

A story of abuse, fanaticism and family secrets

I met my soulmate at adult summer camp

I liked camp as a kid, but I never really fit in, until, at age 48, I found Out and Out Toronto’s Jamboree

I graduated high school with honours, found a job and got into university—all while living on the street

"I wore the same outfit every day and washed my clothes in gas station bathrooms"

Therapy didn’t help my anxiety, so I turned to psychedelics and found more answers than I expected

"As the DMT hit my lungs, I passed out. Later, I realized I’d been sobbing the entire time"

My son was born healthy, happy and perfectly pink. Three days later, he was fighting for his life

“The doctor told us that if we wanted to get our baby baptized, we should do it soon”

My mom was on welfare, my dad was a hippie, and my grandparents were two of the richest people in Toronto

A memoir about growing up on both sides of the tracks

The Orthodox Jew who became a gender-reassignment surgeon

As an Orthodox Jew, I was always taught to fear sexuality. Then I discovered my calling

I raised a chicken in my backyard. I loved the fresh eggs, but I hated that bird

“When I crouched beside her Eglu to stare into her beady little eyes, there was no warmth or affection”

I lost my job, my home and my marriage to heroin

A Toronto mom’s addiction memoir

My husband and I adopted a baby with Down syndrome. Now we can’t imagine our lives without him

"People think we're saints or fools"

After two years, $10,000 and hundreds of attempts to cure my rescue dog’s severe separation anxiety, I had to give her up

It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done

I spent 919 days in a North Korean prison

I endured crippling isolation, hard labour and the daily threat of execution. This is how I survived

When I came home from Afghanistan, my PTSD almost killed me. Then I discovered the magic of cannabis

I finally felt like myself again

I spent my first year as a doctor in a rural ER. It was the most exciting job I ever had

At first, I woke up every day with a sense of dread. What if someone died in front of me?