Farren Gillespie was raised on a dairy farm in Ontario. He lived in Calgary, Alberta for seven years before he came to Vancouver. He worked for over three decades supporting and advocating for people with developmental challenges. After retirement he used his time and skills as a board member for a large community centre.
Farren’s lifelong desire to write has become realized with his membership in Quirk-e, surrounded by fellow creative enthusiasts. He and his partner of 21 years are stewards of their property in East Vancouver, where they enjoy the gardening seasons with their rescue dog. Farren is actively involved as a settler descendant in exploring and advocating for Indigenous reconciliation.
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Working from the Inside
Living in a world surrounded by homophobia in the 1980s, I learned early on that it is better to enter by the side door rather than bust down the front door. I have been in my current job for 36 years. I was impressed by the fact that this fledgling non-profit society stood for all … Read more
Grandma
The lane was an uneven gravel pathway with multiple depressions filled with frozen muddy water. The air was crisp and caught in your throat if you breathed too deeply. The bare-leafed trees all around looked like they were holding their breath. Either side of the laneway was lined with a fairly new page wire fence. … Read more
First Crush
When talking about my youth it can often sound like a Charles Dickens novel. As well as the worst of times there were also some best of times. One of those best of times was Jack Osborne. I had spent eight years going to a village public school where I was constantly bullied, not for … Read more
