Creative Works
Quirk-e members’ creative expression in every form – writing, painting, drawing, film, and more.

Creative Rest
In the summer of 2024 I hit the reset button on my creative goals. I attended a program at Hollyhock ...

Cats Rule
There’s an expression to describe a small space – There’s hardly room to swing a cat. I detest the image, ...

Book Review: Climate Injustice
Review of Climate Injustice by Friederike Otto, Originally published in German in 2023. First published in English in 2025 Heat waves ...

Video: Elders Panel Moving Trans History Forward 2025
Lukas Walther joined Charlie Burton, Brian Belovich and moderator Aaron Devour in revealing their complex, challenging and victorious lives of ...

Video: Queer Comedy at Stand Up for Mental Health Winter Grad 2025
Once again Lukas Walther performs a routine as a graduate of David Granirer’s Stand Up for Mental Health comedy class. ...

Family Secrets
I could hear my grandmother packing my things, readying for my departure. “I’ve packed all your things. When you’ve finished ...

Love in the 1950s – One Woman’s Journey
It was the kissing that reminded me of my first relationship with a woman in the 1950s. I hadn’t thought ...

Results
His laboratory results came with the afternoon delivery. Judie, my receptionist, called Mark and he will be my last appointment ...

Roll Call
I have an old leather address book given to me in the 1970s. Of course, with the advancement of technology, ...

The Stamp Issue
This story is set in December 2009, a time when Vancouver was preparing to host the 2010 Winter Olympics, Conservative ...