Creative Works
Quirk-e members’ creative expression in every form – writing, painting, drawing, film, and more.
Nearly High Noon
Our family has moved to another farm a few miles outside of Colborne, a small town near Lake Ontario. This ...
Atmospheric River
To the tune of Fascinating Rhythm Apologies to the Gershwins New lyrics written after the great flood of 2021 in ...
Standing Out and Standing Up as Lesbian Feminists
There were few images of what a lesbian looked like before the 1970s, though people might have discovered a couple ...
Celebration (Or…) – 2025
There are so many ways of appreciating and celebrating the good and the beautiful, be it personal joyful events in ...
The Last Goodbye
This excerpt from The Last Goodbye by Chris Morrissey was originally published in Basically Queer in 2017, p 98. Cyndia ...
k. d. and Me
She lifted me off of my seat when she sashayed into the bar. How could she not! She did that ...
Creative Rest
In the summer of 2024 I hit the reset button on my creative goals. I attended a program at Hollyhock ...
Cats Rule
There’s an expression to describe a small space – There’s hardly room to swing a cat. I detest the image, ...
Book Review: Climate Injustice
Review of Climate Injustice by Friederike Otto, Originally published in German in 2023. First published in English in 2025 Heat waves ...
