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

Ride with a New View
Originally published in QUIRK-E Collections Volume 5 Today I climbed aboard a bus not intent on a destination; rather I ...

Grandma
The lane was an uneven gravel pathway with multiple depressions filled with frozen muddy water. The air was crisp and ...

Chasing After What Do I Deconstruct Myself?
Originally Published in Wrinkles Ten days to go till my partial tit amputation (breast reduction surgery). Am I having second ...

So Grief
So, grief is love unfinished...I’ve heard this proclaimed a few times recently. I think like many quips it leaves a ...

A Flaunting of Dykes
Many years ago, in August 1984, in anticipation of the upcoming the Gay Pride March, several friends and I tried ...

Writing an Identity Not Your Own
Writing an Identity Not Your Own, by Alex Temblador, is an extremely helpful book for creative writers who wish to ...

Rita
Before she was famous, Rita and her kids lived with me on Lorne Ave. Laura was 14 at the time, ...

Radical Drag Anyone?
As fall is beginning, people inevitably start kidding around and asking me, “So, are you going to strap on a ...

Greg Bourgeois: Celebration of life
Gregory’s family welcomed us in celebrating his life, sharing stories, memories and photos on Wednesday, January 29th, 2:00pm at Mountain View ...

Present at the Creation
[We are very sad to note that Greg passed away suddenly in November 2024. This was one of his last ...