Creative Works

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

Results

Garth McIver

His laboratory results came with the afternoon delivery. Judie, my receptionist, called Mark and he will be my last appointment ...

Roll Call

Garth McIver

I have an old leather address book given to me in the 1970s. Of course, with the advancement of technology, ...

The Stamp Issue

Margo Dunn

This story is set in December 2009, a time when Vancouver was preparing to host the 2010 Winter Olympics, Conservative ...

Our Battle for Words

Cyndia Cole

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

QUIRK-E

In this zine, while not all of the writing is on our legacies, it is the prevailing theme. And some ...

I Give Up

River Glen

From Wrinkles: Quirk-e Collected Writings Volume Four 2009 I am mortal, and I shall go forth into the rest of ...

The Mouth

River Glen

From Wrinkles: Quirk-e Collected Writings Volume Four 2009 The umbilical cord is severed, and replaced by the demands of the ...

Survival Female

River Glen

Originally published in: QUIRK-E Collections – 2010 A line being regularly delivered by male comedians in jest is “don’t be ...

Surviving Extreme Heat and Smoke

QUIRK-E

We learned that older folks who live alone, who have physical and mental health conditions, and who are socially isolated ...

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 ...