Creative Works

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

Ride with a New View

River Glen

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

Grandma

Farren Gillaspie

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?

River Glen

 Originally Published in Wrinkles Ten days to go till my partial tit amputation (breast reduction surgery). Am I having second ...

So Grief

River Glen

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

Lorri Rudland

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

Lorri Rudland

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

Rita

Sheila Gilhooly

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

Radical Drag Anyone?

Greg Bourgeois

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

Greg Bourgeois

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

Greg Bourgeois

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