Corked (21 page)

“I love you. Even though you look like a pedophile. That's why God hates you so much,” I say in my darlingest voice.

“Well, it makes sense. Daughter loves her pedophile-looking dad. That's why God hates
you
so much.”

“We have that much in common.”

“At least, Toots. At
least
.”

 

I
am grateful for the guidance, generosity, kindness, and support of the following people: Leah Fairbank, Emily Griffin, Sam Hiyate, Amy Einhorn, Lindsay Humphreys, Rémy Gresser, Manou Massenez, Alex Heinrich, Bernard Nast, Marie-Anne and Jean-René Nudant, René Aubert, Chantal Comte, Pierre Larretche, Jean-Noël Bousquet, Anne-Marie and Roland Coustal, Christine Simon, Peter Armstrong, Andy Barrie, Abigail Brodovitch, Jesse Brown, Amy Cameron, Cody Cochrane, Benson Cowan, Jeremy Gans, Richard Green, Sheila Heti, Barry Isaacson, Chuck Jutras, Ibi Kaslik, Sisley Killam, Su Lin Lewis, Matthew Pemberton, Adrienne Reid, John Rowley, Julia Rosenberg, David Stevenson, Bill Stunt, and the team at CBC Radio One's
Q
.

I am most indebted to Philippe Borel, Kathryn Borel Sr., and Nicolas Borel. Without you, I would be a broken egg on the sidewalk.

 

Kathryn Borel Jr
. was born in 1979 in Toronto, the daughter of a hotelier. After several years she became the older sister to Nico, who was named after the family cat. She spent her early years living in hotels in Paris, Bermuda, Dallas and New Jersey, finally settling in Quebec City.

In 2002 she moved to Toronto to follow a man. The relationship ended.

She continues to live in Toronto with her extensive robot collection. In her decade-long journalism career, she has written and broadcast for many local and national top-rated programs on CBC Radio One, including
Metro Morning, GO!
and
As It Happens
. She was one of the founding producers of
Q
, where she holds the official title of “Producer” and the less official title of “Mayor of Awesometown.” She has a popular wine column on Ontario's weekend morning show,
Fresh Air. Corked
is her first book.