Creative Works

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

Remembering Chris Morrissey

Pat Hogan

I first met Chris when she was on staff at QMUNITY, the community centre for 2S LGBTQ+ folks. Shortly after ...

Taking the Train to Montreal with Margo Dunn

Cyndia Cole

I am standing on the platform at the CN train station in Vancouver taking a deep drag on what I ...

Chris and Bridget

Chris Morrissey

Chris Morrissey and Bridget Coll were partners for 40 years. Together they worked with others to change Canada’s immigration legislation ...

Honouring QUIRK-E Founder Chris Morrissey

Chris Morrissey

Chris Morrissey was a powerhouse of a human being, an indomitable, unflinching defender of human rights. Her work as an ...

Candle in the Window

Lukas Walther

I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through the negro streets ...

Indian Chorus

Annie Newman

I just arrived at the welcoming lobby of the hotel in 1993. It was shady and surrounded by the patio’s ...

When the Ice is Gone

Lorri Rudland

Greenland is covered by an ice sheet that holds 217 times more water than Lake Superior, which is the third ...

What Matters

Annie Newman

What Matters was composed by singer and songwriter Randi Driscoll. I am a member of Out in Harmony, an LGBTQIA2S+ ...

Yukon Christmas

Harris Taylor

It’s minus 40 degrees outside and the smoke from my wood stove is rising like a black poker in the ...

The Serengeti Rules

Lorri Rudland

This DVD, (2019, distributed by PBS, available at vpl.ca) tells an exceptional story and is worth taking out of the ...

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