Who is The Irritable Queer?

Banner for author R. Haven. A knife dripping with ink is crossed with a quill dripping with blood.
Picture of R. Haven, a white man with short dark curls, glasses, and a coppery beard. He looks concerned and mildly alarmed. Picture taken at NIGHTMARES FEAR FACTORY in Niagara Falls, ON.

This is R. Haven? He looks like a nerd.

R. Haven is an author of fantasy, horror, and some things in between.

He was born in 1990 in Ontario, Canada.

He’s got frizzy hair, a tendency to gush about his kid, and he’s just as much of a nerd as you probably think he is.

(Photo credit to NIGHTMARES FEAR FACTORY in Niagara Falls, ON)

 
 

About the Queer in Question

Assuming you’re in the mood to read, let me tell you a bit about myself. I go by R. Haven, and the ‘R’ stands for ‘Red’. This was a name that just sort of Happened. It stuck, and now I will forever be known as a popular primary colour.

I was born on October 6, 1990 in Ontario, Canada. I grew up and amassed symptoms of mental illness like they were trading cards, explored my identity over and over again, and wrote a lot. A lot. My first novel was 450 pages, single-spaced, and it was absolutely terrible. I was ten years old and I had a thing for pirate stories. Who didn’t?

Now I talk into a void on the Internet on the regular. I also write fantasy and horror, producing short stories, novels, and the very rare poem.

I hope you find some of what I say distracting, enjoyable, or informative!