The Latest from Scratch Writing
The Scratching Post: The Midas Protocol – Dare I Rewrite the Past?
My editor Dean recently finished reading The Midas Protocol. He did much of the heavy lifting on Call of the Minotaur, and I had assumed he had read the first book years ago. Apparently, he had not. His reaction was interesting: compared with Call of the Minotaur, The Midas Protocol almost reads like a prequel.
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Studio: Would You Pay for Heaven Plus?
The Pearly Gates have introduced premium subscription plans, and at least one recently deceased customer is experiencing some serious sticker shock. Sure, Heaven+ may seem expensive—but as St. Peter points out, you do get cloud storage. Rick Thickman has this story and more from the Funny Newz Desk.
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Studio: The Midas Files Live Readings Are Under Attack
The Midas Files Mission Control has survived its first live reading… barely. Each week, I’m reading a chapter from The Midas Protocol live on YouTube. But apparently Mortimer Vanterpool has other ideas.
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Quantum Soup: What If There Is Only One Electron?
Every once in a while, physics wanders into a room, turns off the lights, lights one candle, and says something that sounds completely insane. Here is one of those ideas:
What if every electron in the universe is actually the same electron?
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Bingham's Notebook: Midas Protocol: Chapter 6 - "Rosebud"
When Danielle confronts him, the argument becomes violent. Jack strikes her in full view of the party. Hank immediately answers with a punch of his own, and Jack’s attempt to retaliate ignites a sprawling club-wide brawl. The sequence moves from ugly domestic cruelty to farce and pandemonium: overturned food, flying chairs, shattered glasses, accidental punches, and a charge through a flimsy wall into the men’s room.
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The Scratching Post: The Polish Prophet’s Salsa and the Last Taste of Summer
Labor Day always feels a little bittersweet to me. Around Western Pennsylvania, it is the unofficial last call for summer — one more long weekend to fire up the grill, sit outside with friends, crack open a beer and pretend we are not already noticing that the evenings are getting shorter. Today, I plan to do exactly that.
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End of Summer Update from Scratch Writing Press
New books, live readings, a growing creative house—and what's coming this fall
Summer is winding down, which seems like a good time to look around Scratch Writing Press and ask a fairly simple question:
What have we been up to?
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Football Fan’s Diet: Turning Health Into a Season
A game-day approach to healthier habits, football, and having a little fun along the way
I've tried enough approaches to health and weight loss over the years to know one thing about myself: I'm much more likely to stick with something if I can turn it into a game. Preferably a football game.
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Across Pittsburgh: A Site About the Place I Call Home
Some websites begin with a business plan. Across Pittsburgh began because I kept finding things about Pittsburgh that I wanted to write about.
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Productions: Where the Experiments Become Something
For most of my creative life, the basic equation was pretty simple: I had an idea, I wrote it down, and eventually it became something somebody could read. Scratch Writing Productions is where that equation gets considerably messier.
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