Creative Works
Quirk-e members’ creative expression in every form – writing, painting, drawing, film, and more.
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 ...
I Give Up
From Wrinkles: Quirk-e Collected Writings Volume Four 2009 I am mortal, and I shall go forth into the rest of ...
The Mouth
From Wrinkles: Quirk-e Collected Writings Volume Four 2009 The umbilical cord is severed, and replaced by the demands of the ...
Survival Female
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
We learned that older folks who live alone, who have physical and mental health conditions, and who are socially isolated ...
Remembering Chris Morrissey
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
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 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 was a powerhouse of a human being, an indomitable, unflinching defender of human rights. Her work as an ...
