Creative Works
Quirk-e members’ creative expression in every form – writing, painting, drawing, film, and more.
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 ...
Roll Call
I have an old leather address book given to me in the 1970s. Of course, with the advancement of technology, ...
The Stamp Issue
This story is set in December 2009, a time when Vancouver was preparing to host the 2010 Winter Olympics, Conservative ...
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 ...
