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A weekly newsletter of interviews, essays, and real conversations about how writers are surviving. Launching March 2026.
Site URL: www.talkscratch.com
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Smartphones, Dumbphones, and Delusions of Platform-Building
https://www.talkscratch.com/smartphones-dumbphones-and-delusions-of-platform-building/
Published: April 21, 2026 13:01
“I don’t actually need my smartphone to write, but do I need it in order to be seen as a writer?”
Links We Shared When We Thought the World Was Ending
https://www.talkscratch.com/links-we-shared-when-we-thought-the-world-was-ending/
Published: April 14, 2026 13:00
Taking the temperature of the literary internet.
Should We All Be Working Retail?
https://www.talkscratch.com/should-we-all-be-working-retail/
Published: April 7, 2026 13:00
And could we even get hired?
Angela Garbes on Money, Memoir, and Elastic-Waist Pants: The Scratch Interview
Published: March 31, 2026 13:00
“Anything that I spend my money on is better than cocaine.”
The Job I Want Doesn’t Exist Anymore
https://www.talkscratch.com/the-job-i-want-doesnt-exist-anymore/
Published: March 24, 2026 13:00
What is lost when arts criticism dies?
Self-Employment, Taxes, and Shame: An Anonymous Author and Tax Preparer Answers Our Questions
Published: March 17, 2026 14:00
“There is no moral component to not knowing how much you owe.”
THE GROUP CHAT: How We Get By
https://www.talkscratch.com/the-group-chat-how-we-get-by/
Published: March 10, 2026 15:00
In which we say the money part out loud.
The New Scratch
https://www.talkscratch.com/the-new-scratch/
Published: March 3, 2026 09:00
How is anyone who writes making any money right now?