Scratch Magazine
Ideas don't always become novels. Sometimes they become essays, reviews, observations, conversations, or simply stories worth sharing.
Scratch Magazine is the editorial home of Scratch Writing—a collection of articles exploring storytelling, hidden history, emerging technology, films, humor, and the creative process. Whether you're interested in the lore behind The Midas Files, the future of artificial intelligence, a great movie recommendation, or a laugh at the day's absurdities, there's always something new to discover.
Explore the channels, follow your curiosity, and enjoy the journey.
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- Written by: Matt DeReno
- Category: The Funny Newz
BOSTON — The Funny Newz has recently tackled one of humanity’s most persistent spiritual questions: why aren’t everyone’s prayers being answered?
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- Written by: Matt DeReno
- Category: Cool Filmz
Turning on an old favorite can feel like catching up with a friend you forgot you missed.
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- Written by: Michael E. Fossum
- Category: TechGnosis
By Michael E. Fossum, Texas A&M University
Boeing’s crew transport capsule, the Starliner, returned to Earth without its two-person crew shortly after midnight Eastern time on Sept. 7, 2024.
Read more: Tech Gnosis: Boeing’s Starliner Returned Without Its Crew. What Does That Mean for NASA?
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- Written by: Matt DeReno
- Category: The Funny Newz
MIAMI — The Funny Newz has learned that Moroni Associates, an IT staffing agency in Miami, has implemented a bold new workplace communication policy limiting employees to ten approved words and phrases.
Read more: Funny Newz: Company Limits Words Employees Can Use
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- Written by: Matt DeReno
- Category: Cool Filmz
My wife and I are always looking for a show that can meet somewhere in the middle of our tastes: action and suspense for me, history and character drama for her. A good thriller usually gives us common ground, and Dark Winds turned out to be exactly that kind of show.
Read more: Cool Filmz: A Now Streaming on Netflix Review of Dark Winds (Season One)
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- Written by: Matt DeReno
- Category: Bingham's Notebook
In this Bingham’s Notebook entry, we take a closer look at Dr. Ibrahim Aziz, a key new character introduced at the beginning of Call of the Minotaur: Midas Files Book Two.
Read more: Bingham's Notebook: Character Profile — Dr. Ibrahim Aziz
Subcategories
The Scratching Post
The Scratching Post is Matt De Reno’s personal corner of Scratch Magazine, featuring author updates, creative reflections, Pittsburgh-rooted storytelling, house-project avoidance, writing life, book news, and friendly notes from the world behind The Midas Files.
Bingham's Notebook
Bingham’s Notebook explores the lore, characters, artifacts, hidden history, timelines, and behind-the-scenes mythology of The Midas Files, Matt De Reno’s Pittsburgh-rooted sci-fi thriller series about ancient power, impossible technology, and dangerous secrets.
Cool Filmz
Cool Filmz is Scratch Magazine’s movie and TV room, featuring essays, reviews, lookbacks, and story-minded reflections on sci-fi, thrillers, action classics, pop culture, character arcs, genre storytelling, and the films that shaped Matt De Reno’s imagination.
The Funny Newz
The Funny Newz is Scratch Magazine’s humor section, featuring fake headlines, sci-fi satire, UFO nonsense, cryptid chaos, ancient-alien absurdity, local parody, bad technology, and ridiculous reports from a universe that probably should not be trusted with advanced tools.
TechGnosis
TechGnosis explores strange science, future technology, space, AI, cybersecurity, fragile systems, hidden knowledge, and real-world ideas that sound like they escaped from a sci-fi thriller — all through the curious lens of Scratch Magazine.
