R. Haven

R. Haven

@rhaven.bsky.social

I write about trauma. Parent. Sensitivity reader. Rep'd by Kaitlyn Katsoupis of Belcastro Agency. Anti-oppression, anti-fascist, anti-AI. BLM. Dismantle colonization and capitalism. He/him. Website at www.theirritablequeer.com

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R. Haven
@rhaven.bsky.social

My novelette, AS THICK AS WATER, is available as of TODAY! Fae deals, vigilantism, sisterhood, and twisted elemental magic come together in this story about a girl who finds a new family at the cost of the one she came from. a.co/d/00s6gMVR

R. Haven
@rhaven.bsky.social

Ontario friends: Please go out and vote. Voter apathy is quite literally killing our country one province at a time.

R. Haven
@rhaven.bsky.social

Tropes of the day: 💰 Handsome billionaires 🎉 A significant party 🇨🇦 Canadian setting 💔 Failed romance ♿️ Disability representation 🍽️ Cannibals ✨ Immortality Interested? POUND OF FLESH (adult horror), book currently on submission!

R. Haven
@rhaven.bsky.social

Tropes of the day: 🧟‍♂️ Folktale/fairy tale monsters 🏚️ Haunted houses 🫆 Murder mysteries 👧 Creepy children 😱 Survival horror 📖 Bedtime stories 😶‍🌫️ Reality-bending Interested? GAMES CHILDREN PLAY (adult horror), book currently on submission!

R. Haven
@rhaven.bsky.social

Tropes of the day: 👰‍♀️ Chapter 1 wedding ✨ Plot-significant tarot ❤️ Enemies(?) to lovers 💔 Lovers to enemies 👻 Ghostly possession 🥺 Sapphic yearning 🏳️‍🌈 Queer representation Interested? WHAT POSSESSED ME (adult horror), a book currently on submission!

R. Haven
@rhaven.bsky.social

www.theirritablequeer.com/queer-ramblings/2026/10/21/chuck-and-tonia I'm sorry to all the writers at #Bioware. Just awful. You can read about my experience at this year's Can*Con and some of my thoughts on creative industries at this week's blog post.

theirritablequeer.comChuck and Tonia; October 21 2026 — The Irritable QueerI have a new short story out for free, courtesy of FLARE Magazine! Voices Carry is about a disabled siren singing to her lady love, with some consequences. I was at Can*Con this past weekend, whe...
R. Haven
@rhaven.bsky.social

A book can be about an underqualified caretaker being hired to care for 'exceptional' children, only to be locked into a house overrun with fairy tale/bedtime monsters AND the way trauma warps one's reality, especially when you're a kid. GAMES CHILDREN PLAY is an adult horror novel on submission!

R. Haven
@rhaven.bsky.social

A book can be about a wheelchair user in Toronto, Canada, being offered $100,000 for her legs AND a commentary on the way the rich elite preys on the impoverished disabled community. POUND OF FLESH is my horror novel currently on submission!

R. Haven
@rhaven.bsky.social

A book can be about a woman falling in love with the ghost of her new husband's former wife AND weaponized incompetence and the idea of men manipulating women to essentially 'customize' their romantic partners. WHAT POSSESSED ME is my adult horror/romance novel, currently on submission!

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In honor of pub day and my not-so-secretly favorite character, Jeffrey the skeleton rabbit, some writer-friends (and one of their moms! and my lovely partner!) have blessed us all with these fabulous skelebuns! Art credit in alt-text + next post 🐇🦴❤️

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R. Haven
@rhaven.bsky.social

Poetry fans! Are you interested in receiving a free chapbook, in exchange for a review? The book is up for a LAMBDA award, and I'd love to get eyes on it before its release on October 30th! Check out my blog post for details: www.theirritablequeer.com/queer-ramblings/2026/9/16/chapbook-giveaway

theirritablequeer.comChapbook Giveaway; September 16 2026 — The Irritable QueerWhat if I told you I was up for a LAMBDA award ? What if I also told you it’s for a book of poetry that will be published October 30th?
R. Haven
@rhaven.bsky.social

Poetry fans! Are you interested in receiving a free chapbook, in exchange for a review? The book is up for a LAMBDA award, and I'd love to get eyes on it before its release on October 30th! Check out my blog post for details: www.theirritablequeer.com/queer-ramblings/2026/9/16/chapbook-giveaway

theirritablequeer.comChapbook Giveaway; September 16 2026 — The Irritable QueerWhat if I told you I was up for a LAMBDA award ? What if I also told you it’s for a book of poetry that will be published October 30th?
R. Haven
@rhaven.bsky.social

www.theirritablequeer.com/queer-ramblings/2026/9/9/chapbook-announcement Take a look at this week's blog post for a sneak peek at my poetry chapbook and info on its upcoming publication!

theirritablequeer.comChapbook Announcement; September 9 2026 — The Irritable QueerYesterday was the first day of school! That goes for both me and my kid. We both had positive first days, though mine was less interesting, since it was mostly going over a class syllabus. I’ve been ...
R. Haven
@rhaven.bsky.social

My books are about people, in all their diversity and complexity. They’re about the predatory nature of rich white cis men. They’re about the systems working exactly as intended, and that being why we need to take them down. They’re about the trauma of injustice.

R. Haven
@rhaven.bsky.social

I don't think I'm asking for much, here, but consider this my formal plea to the publishing industry: Don't dole out 8-figure deals until you start properly, fairly paying everyone else who's struggling in this business.

R. Haven
@rhaven.bsky.social

To those living in the GTA, Ontario: I'm going to be selling this novelette (and limited supply of my novel, The Other Face of Sympathy) at @torontodarkarts.bsky.social 's Beach Party Market on Aug 15th! If you can't make it, check out how to buy my works at www.theirritablequeer.com/reds-works!

theirritablequeer.comRed's Works — The Irritable Queer
R. Haven@rhaven.bsky.social

My novelette, AS THICK AS WATER, is available as of TODAY! Fae deals, vigilantism, sisterhood, and twisted elemental magic come together in this story about a girl who finds a new family at the cost of the one she came from. a.co/d/00s6gMVR

R. Haven
@rhaven.bsky.social

Hey all - I'm going to be a presenter in tonight's Trans Survivor's Zine Showcase! It starts in about 3 hours (!) - 6:30 EST. I hope you'll come listen to some spectacular writers! forge-forward.org/event/zine-s...

forge-forward.orgZine Showcase: Celebrating trans and nonbinary artists and writers - FORGEArt helps us to imagine the future. The Trans Survivors Zine uplifts art, poetry, and writing by trans and nonbinary community members, covering a range of topics – often with […]
R. Haven
@rhaven.bsky.social

IF YOU LIKE… Deals struck with fae, friends finding their family in each other, and girls taking their agency back by force, you might like 'As Thick As Water: A Novelette'! www.theirritablequeer.com/queer-rambli...

theirritablequeer.comA Self-Pub Announcement; July 6 2026 — The Irritable QueerComing soon – As Thick As Water: A Novelette. Between my first book going down with the ship (or, publisher) and a significant date coming up one month from now, I’ve decided to venture into self-pub...
R. Haven
@rhaven.bsky.social

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is officially the only media I'm going to care about for the rest of my life okay thank you bye