Ad Astra
The Oz Casino
On a late-night bachelorette romp through Vegas, you and your sister become entangled in a nightmarish, labyrinthine casino which will take all your wits, courage, and most precious memories to escape.
About the Author
H. Roth Brown is a writer, actor, and world-travel enthusiast whose work has been published in Black Warrior Review, Eclectica Magazine, James Gunn’s Ad Astra, and Bewildering Stories. In 2019, they wrote and directed an original immersive play staged in the underbelly of San Francisco, titled The Monster in the Heart of the Maze.
When not writing, Haley loves hiking alone, discovering unfamiliar fruits, and studying Ancient Egyptian. They are currently querying their first novel, WHERE THE SUN STRIKES RED.
Published Work
Bewildering Stories
The Last Ones the Light Will Touch
After a catastrophic extinction event on Earth, the Martian rovers come to terms with the meaning of their existence.
Selected for the 2021 Quarterly Review
Eclectica
The Road Past The Sea
An enigmatic narrator wanders the desert near California’s Salton Sea, seeking a destructive catharsis.
Spotlight Nominee:"The aforementioned H. Roth-Brown was my nominee for the Spotlight. Their story 'The Road Past the Sea' employs some especially rich imagery while addressing the long aftermath of trauma."
Black Warrior Review
Out of the Labyrinth
An original comic reimagining the myth of Ariadne and the Minotaur, published in BWR Issue 51.2.
Contact
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