Jason McGathey
Jason McGathey

Jason McGathey

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


"The Doom Statues" - Chapter 39

16 Sep 2024 13 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

So Harry and Denise found the corresponding circuit box, along the back wall of the barn. At least that much seems reasonable, and expected. Emily isn’t quite sure she believes even her own sister’s tale, however, until she and Jeremy and a...

"The Doom Statues" - Chapter 38

9 Sep 2024 7 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

Though receiving almost no traffic apart from the Saturday tours, Grace is tasked with keeping an eye on the gift shop, and at least drifting though it a couple of times a day. She’s sitting alone in here now, having recently spotted some mid...

"The Doom Statues" - Chapter 37

5 Sep 2024 16 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

“You grabbin a plate?” Clay asks, as they approach the hotel pans of food. “Nah, I ain’t got time for that shit.” “You ain’t got time for that shit,” Clay repeats, laughing, as he does grab one, begins heaping it with scrambled eggs, sausage links...

"The Doom Statues" - Chapter 36

30 Aug 2024 8 minute read 2 comments jasonmcgathey

Upon returning to Otherwise, the two sides switch, and both are able to duplicate those from the first experiment. Or at least thereabouts – not quite as familiar with the route as Tony, it takes Jeremy roughly twenty-two minutes to find the cemet...

Columbus, Ohio: University City Center

22 Aug 2024 19 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

University City Center was a memorable strip mall, located on Olentangy River Road where The City apartment complex is now. They began knocking that building down in 2018 and its replacement took maybe a couple years to complete. I actually had no i...

"The Doom Statues" - Chapter 35

19 Aug 2024 3 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

The old-timer working the register at the marina is of little help to them. About the only thing useful they get from him is when Jeremy asks him how long Stokely Farm Road has been routed in this direction. He has a long white beard which reaches...

"The Doom Statues" - Chapter 34

14 Aug 2024 8 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

They awaken Tuesday morning to discover that Rebecca has painted her bedroom blue. But not just any blue, rather a particular shade which is meant to ward off ghosts. Without even hearing about what Jeremy and Emily discovered last night from that...

"The Doom Statues" - Chapter 33

7 Aug 2024 8 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

Alone in their cabin for the first quiet night in what seems like weeks, Jeremy and Emily are sprawled across the spacious bed, atop the blankets but lying in different directions. Though she had spent a good hour thumbing through this book...

"The Doom Statues" - Chapter 32

26 Jul 2024 6 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

The abandoned road if nothing else offers them a straight path, carving through forest and then eventually the overgrown field, in a northeasterly direction. They’ve barely exited into this sea of tall, straw colored vegetation, when the Ha...

Focus On: Salisbury, NC

24 Jul 2024 18 minute read 1 comment jasonmcgathey

  Though situated along a major interstate, I-85, and boasting some 35,000 residents, it seems as though Salisbury is less well known than virtually any of the other nearby cities surrounding it. Even its Wikipedia page is a bit of a snoozefest. How...