Creative Works
Quirk-e members’ creative expression in every form – writing, painting, drawing, film, and more.
Rita
Before she was famous, Rita and her kids lived with me on Lorne Ave. Laura was 14 at the time, ...
Radical Drag Anyone?
As fall is beginning, people inevitably start kidding around and asking me, “So, are you going to strap on a ...
Present at the Creation
[We are very sad to note that Greg passed away suddenly in November 2024. This was one of his last ...
Book Review: Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain has particular significance for me because my Scottish mother lived through the entire Second World War ...
Movie Review: Paragraph 175
This very touching documentary consists of interviews of six gay men and one lesbian who survived the Nazi regime. They somehow ...
Meeting a New Challenge
It all started while I was on vacation in Puerto Vallarta. I noticed just a small sore on the heel ...
Daisy Air Rifle
When I was six, I saw an ad for a Daisy Air Rifle on the back of one of my ...
Dal and Chandra, the Warrior and the Climber
On ruined planet earth in a tiny life cube Dal is crying: If I jump I hit the hard. If ...
First Crush
When talking about my youth it can often sound like a Charles Dickens novel. As well as the worst of ...
Lucy the Cat Meets Santa at the Mall
Jane’s cat, Lucy, had been quite naughty this year so Jane planned to take her to visit Santa Claus at ...
