Join me for this week’s live reading of Chapter 7 of The Midas Protocol, titled “Hank's Apartment”. Will Addison and Hank hook up? Will Jack get some satisfaction after getting his clean clocked by Hank at the Rosebud Party earlier? This, and more, in the Midas Files Live Readings.
The Midas Protocol · Recorded live September 20, 2026
Chapter 7, “Hank’s Apartment,” begins where the turbulent night at the Rosebud ended. Hank Raglan and Addison Moore arrive at Hank’s Ben Avon apartment, where their playful attraction gives way to a private turning point neither of them will soon forget.
Elsewhere, Jack Barons meets with the mysterious Connor Wallrose and is offered an opportunity of his own. As Hank and Addison grow closer, the forces of romance, rivalry, ambition, and corporate secrecy begin quietly moving toward collision.
Author Matt De Reno reads the complete seventh chapter of his science-fiction thriller, The Midas Protocol, from Midas Files Mission Control.
Join Matt as he reads The Midas Protocol chapter by chapter, bringing its characters, mysteries, and hidden history to life in their original sequence.
About the Author
Matt De Reno
Matt De Reno is the author of The Midas Files, a Pittsburgh-rooted science-fiction thriller series exploring UFOs, secret histories, ancient technology, and the occasional problem caused by reality folding in on itself. In The Scratching Post, he writes about the creative life behind the books—storytelling, indie publishing, AI experiments, live readings, works in progress, and whatever strange idea has wandered into his notebook that week. Email him at
