Creative Works
Quirk-e members’ creative expression in every form – writing, painting, drawing, film, and more.
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: 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 ...
Our Battle for Words
Our battle for wordsHas defined us for decades.They call us perverts and deviants.We call us lovers.They call us criminals.We call ...
Legacy – Yours, Mine and Ours… – 2025
In this zine, while not all of the writing is on our legacies, it is the prevailing theme. And some ...
