Jason McGathey
Jason McGathey

Jason McGathey

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


"The Doom Statues" - Chapter 23

27 May 2024 8 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey $0.01

  “No…fucking…way!” Emily insists, “No way! There’s just no fucking way that this was here before!” “It does seem…rather unlikely,” Tony agrees with a chuckle, rubbing his chin as he stares down at the water’s greenish black surface. “Well it had to...

"The Doom Statues" - Chapter 22

25 May 2024 10 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey $0.01

“So you’re in with the ones starting that school back up, eh?” the old man says to them, then nods before they’ve even responded, “okay, we heard they was doin’ somethin with that property, but we didn’t know what.” After cresting one final steep hi...

"The Doom Statues" - chapter 21

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“Okay, so what kind of tree is that?” Clay challenges, pointing to a gnarled specimen sticking up just a few feet from the creek’s middle. “Those are what’s known as bald cypress trees,” Tom explains, without breaking stride in his furious...

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Sign up, get my latest novel!     Just click on this link here and enter your email address:   https://mailchi.mp/41d84d8d5937/email-signup   Jason McGathey I am a seasoned professional writer wh...

"The Doom Statues" - Chapter 20

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  “Have you invited your parents out here?” Emily asks Kay, as they crunch their way through this burnt orange colored carpet of needles, “like, for one of these upcoming tours, maybe?” Harry hasn’t explicitly stated who is and isn’t permitted...

"The Doom Statues" - Chapter 19

12 May 2024 5 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey $0.01

Distracted by this pond, Jeremy and company have gotten no further than skirting it. They approached from the left side, nearest the woods, but then rounded the top and have come back around down the opposite side. He wouldn’t consider hims...

"The Doom Statues" - Chapter 18

10 May 2024 11 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey $0.02

Sunday morning brings with it more unrelenting gloom, which is somewhat unusual for this state, this time of the year. They’re all still waiting for an Indian Summer that hasn’t yet materialized. Prompted by Emily’s continued sleepless hyst...

"The Doom Statues" - Chapter 17

5 May 2024 7 minute read 2 comments jasonmcgathey $0.01

Sorting out who will sleep where is a matter decided with surprisingly little animosity. Though the artists mostly prefer solitude to begin with, this notion of separate living quarters, with or without toilets — the newly constructed cabin...

German Village: Historic Charm in Columbus Ohio

1 May 2024 5 minute read 4 comments jasonmcgathey $0.04

German Village is a beautiful, historical section of Columbus Ohio, just south of downtown. Debating exactly where German Village ends and the Brewery District begins can be somewhat dicey, assuming you care about these designations. But for o...

Topiary Park

27 Apr 2024 3 minute read 2 comments jasonmcgathey $0.02

Topiary Park, located in downtown Columbus, made its debut during the whole AmeriFlora extravaganza in 1992. Even so, maybe it’s me, but I don’t recall hearing anything whatsoever about this phenomenal art installation until the early 2000s...