Memoirs
QUIRK-E members’ stories about their unique and inspiring lives.
Red Boot Laces – Grise Fiord
The Tone was established on Day One at CBC Eastern Arctic when the manager gave me a tour of Iqaluit. ...
Max Dexall
In 1954 when I was 10, a short older man with dark wavy hair came for dinner. He brought expensive ...
We’re not ‘Breeds!
My Uncle George was always on the go. He’d be on a goose shoot, a duck shoot, or a prairie ...
More than Just a Writing Group
In April last year (2023), I attended a QMUNITY event at Creekside Community Centre aimed at services and opportunities for ...
Fishing
“When will Dad be back?” she asked as she sat waiting on the steps. “I have no idea. You know ...
The Christmas Rooster
My sister Bonnie was about ten years old when she tried to sell raffle tickets to our neighbor, Bill. Bill ...
PAGANDA! Was a Zine
In the 1990s I lived in Toronto and was involved in what is now defined as a queer, feminist, punk, ...
My Mother’s Insomnia
Listening Session #7, 411 Senior Centre, Powered by Age SPIN session, hosted by Sista C Charlotte Ferrel November 10, 2020. ...
