Memoirs
QUIRK-E members’ stories about their unique and inspiring lives.
It’s the Best Day of the Year
No, by Golly, it’s not a Holly Jolly Christmas. It’s the day after Christmas, glorious December 26, known in Canada ...
The Babies
Peaceful, calm, soft and restful. Those were the feelings I had sitting with them at a window table in the ...
Nearly High Noon
Our family has moved to another farm a few miles outside of Colborne, a small town near Lake Ontario. This ...
Standing Out and Standing Up as Lesbian Feminists
There were few images of what a lesbian looked like before the 1970s, though people might have discovered a couple ...
The Last Goodbye
This excerpt from The Last Goodbye by Chris Morrissey was originally published in Basically Queer in 2017, p 98. Cyndia ...
k. d. and Me
She lifted me off of my seat when she sashayed into the bar. How could she not! She did that ...
Cats Rule
There’s an expression to describe a small space – There’s hardly room to swing a cat. I detest the image, ...
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 ...
