Issue Fourteen Written

By Sailor Rose, Tori Brown, and Xana Robbins Photo Taken by Regan Chern Sailor When we first joined ScratchThat Magazine at the start of the semester, we were a group… Read more.

By Felipe Brenny June Corp on Albert Street. A building made up of a cacophony of materials and shapes in order to fulfil some millionaire promise of innovation. All it… Read more.

By Felipe Brenny I jolt up, taking shallow breaths. My hands clasp the leather chair’s arms as I observe my surroundings. I’m still in that dingy little meeting room, still… Read more.

By Cameron Scott Luigi Pirandello’s 1921 metatheatrical piece, 6 Characters in Search of an Author, makes its new home in Brisbane’s iconic 210 Petrie Terrace, now Ad Astra’s Galaxy Theatre.… Read more.

By Tangqing Zhang It was 10:30 on a cold Melbourne morning. The queue outside the State Library of Victoria already went down the stone steps. A woman in front of… Read more.

This is the online collection of ScratchThat Newsletter’s May 2O26 posts: Created by: Damion Degen, Isaac Baker, Joshua Hansard, and Rory Murphy Read more.

ScratchThat Magazine: Timestamp 2O26 ScratchThat: Timestamp 2026 is the print edition of the magazine for May 2026. Created by Sayge Potter, MJ Head, Xana Robbins, Ava Sharp, Charlie Nieuwenhuyzen, Tori… Read more.

By Tangqing Zhang I. Spring: GenesisThe first light leaks through frost.A seed trembles beneath, a name unspoken.The soil keeps time—slow, patient,a mother waiting for her son’s return.Every petal rehearses the… Read more.

By Regan Chern Content Warning: self-harm, graphic elements Flattened gold hoop—scratched and malleable—where dried flesh hangs, caught in the hook. I turn the earring over. I try to squeeze it… Read more.

By Sailor Rose Repeated, replicated, imitated But each printA little different, iteratedThe cards in my wallet are dated By my signatureFrom first name and a heartTo first initial, last name,… Read more.

By Regan Chern Thin paper tears easily. Falls, like cherry blossom, In a bathroom stall. Barely get a piece, Goddamn broken thumb. Somehow believe I write you⎯ That’s your mother’s… Read more.

by MJ Head Brisbane’s student-led ScratchThat Magazine will launch our Timestamp issue on the 29th of May 2026, as part of an ongoing effort to give emerging creatives real-world publishing… Read more.

By Tori Brown Artist Bio: Tori Brown (she/her) is a Meanjin based creative currently studying a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Creative Writing) at QUT. She has been published in Glass… Read more.

By Regan Chern Beside the children, I lay In the scale On the kitchen table. A game piece to retain. The mighty weight of paper, Turns to father’s favour In… Read more.

By Ollie Linton 12:45PM, Saturday, 7th February, 2026.The tracklist from the fondly titled Music for only the Epicest of Gamerz playlist still buzzes in my head as I follow EJ… Read more.

By Catherine Maticka In his essay The Intelligence Age, OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman claims that AI is guiding us into a utopian future. We are entering a new era of… Read more.

By Regan Chern Content Warning: Child Death Luke We are by the river, standing on the bridge above the black. It’s a Sunday, bright and sparkling. Luke slides over the… Read more.

By Cameron Scott Breath creeps inEvading white guardiansSlithering ever downwards Blackened lungs scream Silent grieving lipsLeak caustic airPutrid breeze intrudesWorming within alveoliOxydising voided bloodCorroding tender fleshRevealing petrified omensLigaments embracing boneDecomposing… Read more.

By Regan Chern Burning ants in my kitchen, 1am collapse of inhibition. Sketch of queuing bodies to A banana peel. Thought The crème brulee torch For an infestation. Could’ve waited,… Read more.

By Helen Thomas Content Warnings: This piece describes the effects of childhood trauma and depression on memory. How many memories did I never make? It’s a question I’m forced to… Read more.

By Catherine Maticka Lost, Osmotic in the  Smoke machine vapour. Kaleidoscopic colours dance on fractured faces as Bodies splinter into stop motion Underneath the strobe Lights. Burnt Glycol fog Infuses… Read more.

By Catherine Maticka 1 You may feel like an avatar in a video game.  You may feel thin as a hologram, your body as intangible as the ones and zeros… Read more.

By Felipe Brenny ‘Alex, do you know what you have to do?’ I say as Alex continues to stare blankly at the tack board. ‘Alex.’ I raise my voice a… Read more.

By Regan Chern Little girls, Lotus feet, Buried in jade, Hang in the halls, By a white silk braid. Little girls, Diet of mulberries and dew, Put their periods in… Read more.

By Regan Chern, responding to Catherine Maticka’s Viridian Green The Dyer’s Weed, Woad Bath Grandpa brought Ming jars from Wiesbaden, Second World War. Went back, to be a pedestrian with… Read more.

By Cameron Scott Retinas melt Progress crawls inside their eye sockets Embracing their optic nerve Years of gazing forward reduces eyes to dust All our politicians see are memories Sightless… Read more.

By the ScratchThat Editorial Board Pocket Poem Haiku  By Tori Brown Young artists we sit  Sun hidden by passing clouds  ‘I don’t like poems.’ ‘Pocket Poems’ Event Reflection  By Sailor… Read more.

By Felipe Brenny ‘So, Mr June, what’s next in line on the conveyor belt of the future?’ the spokeswoman says. ‘Please, call me Mason. Actually, no, Mr June is fine.… Read more.

By Sailor Rose One of the first issues that I came across during my recent trip to Japan was my clothing. Was it that I had packed for the wrong… Read more.

By Cameron Scott Score: Wyoming (Elijah Fox) Rainfall has always been a time of reflection The crushing force of specks of water Trees begin to chatter when the rain falls… Read more.

by Helen Thomas When I went to download a new background for my phone and I was alerted that my storage was full, I knew it was time to delete… Read more.

by Regan Chern It is the third time we’ll meet.  The ferry is at its approach, me aboard.  You wave from afar: a relief. I wave back.  The old lady… Read more.

by Regan Chern I had the privilege of interviewing an incarcerated PhD.  The hotel lost my laundry.  Went without underwear.  Wore my nylons.  Drew a line from my heel to… Read more.

by Helen Thomas My leisurely stroll through the archive’s server room was interrupted by the pounding footsteps of my boss’s assistant. I moved to the side so they could run… Read more.

Review by Sayge Potter in response to Jemima Wyman’s Deep Surface exhibition at the QLD Art Museum Go check it out for yourself @ Jemima Wyman: Deep Surface | QUT… Read more.

Written by Regan Chern Your parted lips, wet eyes In bed, the sprawl of your hair.  The acid rain that came after. Corrugated steel roof.  Blessed to be there.  Gave… Read more.

by Felipe Brenny My head buzzes, forcing my eyes open. I roll off my bed and fall to the ground. Only when I look up do I realise I’m not… Read more.

by Xana Robbins Of what once was, 2026, Photoshop Collage Artist statement  Of what once was is an energetic digital collage composed on photoshop. The scene navigates vivid ethereal layers… Read more.

Launch Event: CLOSED Thank you to all our incredible guests, collaborators, and everyone else who came to support the launch of our Timestamp edition. Our team had a lovely night… Read more.