Jason McGathey
Jason McGathey

Jason McGathey

Semi-Coherent Musings - from one of the leading masters of this questionable art form!


"Well-Behaved Monsters" - a peek inside the paperback!

6 Feb 2025 5 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

  Well, at long last we have a paperback prototype of Well-Behaved Monsters to hold in our hands…and I think it looks really good! As someone who has single-handedly bootstrapped this stuff through the years, the results are a mixed bag to sa...

Corbin, KY: Home to Kentucky Fried Chicken (And Its Many Legends)

30 Jan 2025 7 minute read 1 comment jasonmcgathey

By now, even those who are not exactly a fan of Kentucky Fried Chicken probably know a great deal about its origin story. Yet for every timeworn, heartwarming chestnut, like how Colonel Sanders roamed the countryside peddling his recipe, there...

"Well-Behaved Monsters" - get your presale discount!

23 Jan 2025 5 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

Hello again! As you probably know by now, my latest work, Well-Behaved Monsters, is coming out April 9. But I’m rewarding the brave and loyal among you with a special Kindle preorder price of 99 cents. Just click the snazzy image above or t...

"Well-Behaved Monsters" - preview + paperback preorder!

16 Jan 2025 16 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

Okay my friends and neighbors, the print edition of my next book, Well-Behaved Monsters, is now available for preorder! The rest of the world can only get their copy beginning April 9. But as an exclusive to my loyal readers of this newsletter, th...

"The Doom Statues" - Chapter 58

7 Jan 2025 5 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

By the time an apparently not-overly-concerned Clay arrives on the scene, it’s almost noon. At Emily’s insistence a number of them are loitering around the main house’s lobby, in front of Grace’s counter, which affords a tremendous view via i...

Columbus, Ohio: 2006 In Review

2 Jan 2025 35 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

The year gets off to a tremendous start in Westerville, where sometime in January, Michael’s Pizza becomes the first place to serve alcohol there since 1875. When we moved here in the late 90s, Westerville and one small section of the Clintonville a...

"The Doom Statues" - Chapter 57

31 Dec 2024 9 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

Denise had done her homework before reaching this decision, slowly accumulating what she needed over the past couple of weeks. Even so, when limited to what one might carry on one’s person, running out of supplies remained a legitimate c...

"The Doom Statues" - Chapter 56

26 Dec 2024 12 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

Jeremy knows enough about Denise to recognize when she means business. Therefore he makes a point of rising early himself in the morning, before the hysteria kicks in concerning her absence. He has business to conduct in Stokely, and knows th...

"The Doom Statues" - Chapter 55

16 Dec 2024 4 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

Jeremy’s seated at the round wooden table in his cabin, having just finished the task at hand. Underneath the bright floor lamp shining over his shoulder, he’s gone through every tree in the sketch book, comparing the names Drucker scribbled,...

"The Doom Statues" - Chapter 54

13 Dec 2024 3 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

Clay, who has no real interest in these matters, begs off in favor of heading back to the cabin, streaming a hunting show on his phone. The others break away from him in the hallway, turning left into the school office. With Liam in the lead...