Jason McGathey
Jason McGathey

Jason McGathey

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


Well-Behaved Monsters: chapter 45

17 Dec 2025 12 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

Our antics have us feeling bulletproof. With only the landline that we have a policy of never answering, forcing someone to leave a message — or else call and call and call and then leave a message. On our old school machine with the volume...

Well-Behaved Monsters: chapter 44

17 Dec 2025 14 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

Our promising stay here at the ever unpredictable Triads is cut short, however, before we’ve even really begun, this despite a capacity clientele, plenty of attractive options roaming the room, and even the joke slinging talents of Jeff beh...

Well-Behaved Monsters: chapter 43

25 Nov 2025 12 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

Amid this flurry of activity, some previous rituals have fallen by the wayside. First and foremost, none of us have visited Triads Lounge in weeks, which has probably left an asteroid sized crater in their expected revenue. Pete has still neve...

Well-Behaved Monsters: chapter 42

20 Nov 2025 5 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

I finally get to meet Miranda at a small gathering Millie is hosting, more a card game than a party. Having ridden over together, as Dylan and I arrive, Millie is sitting here with her 19 year old sometimes boyfriend Jacob, and Marvin, and Robb...

Well-Behaved Monsters: chapter 41

24 Oct 2025 6 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

Shaun excuses herself to pass out in one of the two bedrooms. Meanwhile Bob and Kristen continue pawing at each other on the couch. Theoretically one bed remains open, though it’s awfully difficult to imagine anything happening on this front, partic...

Well-Behaved Monsters: chapter 40

21 Oct 2025 15 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

Arriving over at Jenna’s around noon on a weekday seems strange, as it always does — meaning not just here, but anytime I’m hanging out in anybody’s house during these circumstances. It still feels like skipping school or something, even though...

Well-Behaved Monsters: chapter 39

8 Oct 2025 11 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

Although we all characterize Dylan’s coworkers as friendly, but somewhat boring and lame, it’s possible that we just haven’t met the right ones yet. Without question some of the stories he tells us about those who’ve yet to cross our paths mak...

Well-Behaved Monsters: chapter 38

3 Oct 2025 7 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

As it turns out, Dylan’s first theoretical date with Miranda doesn’t quite meet those precise parameters. On the contrary, she has invited him to come hang out over at her apartment. An intimate sounding proposal, made better in that she doesn...

Well-Behaved Monsters: chapter 37

30 Sep 2025 12 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

It’s amazing how a single comment can turn a night on its head, although that is by and large what happens here. Or at least, it’s an internally combustive turn, setting my mental gears in motion, although outwardly not that obvious. Shoniqua la...

Well-Behaved Monsters: chapter 36

28 Sep 2025 8 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

So the tropical outfits era is short lived, surprisingly far more so than even the cowboy epoch. We still believe in the viability of the props, though this view has shifted over time. Wearing them out of context clearly works far better. But yo...