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Focus On: Hilliard, Ohio

20 Feb 2025 28 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

As of the 2000 census, Hilliard had the highest birthrate of any town in Ohio. Which probably helps explain and has also fueled the explosive growth rate around this region. It’s one of those “suburbs” of Columbus which has more or less been surroun...

On Sunday I never write anything worthwhile!

17 Feb 2025 2 minute read 0 comments ROcrypton

I honestly don't know what to write on Sunday night. Honestly, I almost never have any ideas on Sunday night, precisely because one thought consumes my head: "tomorrow is Monday and the rat race starts turning again" in the infernal heat that we have...

Before I Found You

16 Feb 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Something Out Of Nothing

A cheesy Valentine’s Day love poem that wasn’t good enough to qualify as an actual gift so I just tossed it in as a bonus since my girl is in jail and I figured that it would be appreciated more simply due to the fact that it gives her something to d...

"Well-Behaved Monsters" - a glimpse at the original draft

13 Feb 2025 4 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

  Howdy there, dear readers. I stumbled upon this in an old box a few days ago and thought it too coincidental not to share, considering that it’s an early draft snippet of what became Well-Behaved Monsters. With some handwritten notes up...

Big Koi Talk Five by Will Jones

9 Feb 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Will Jones

BIG KOI FISH FIVE   dream I of such a delicacy of Koi fish numerous in salt ocean mist 🕳 a mBUNTU imbued princess 🕳 am I out of touch a deliberate ploy another delusion hence suductress 🕳 a certain sensual regent 🕳 I am in tryst a distraction toy an...

Beware of "friends" at work!

8 Feb 2025 1 minute read 2 comments ROcrypton

Talking about this is really a cliché, that thing of "beating the same drum". But it's good to remember... Be very careful with "friends" at work.   Has anyone in history ever gone through this? That can only be a joke, it would be easier to ask who...

OPPORTUNITY AND OUTCOME: The Two Equalities

29 Jan 2025 4 minute read 0 comments YouveBeenGreeked

Everyone wants equality. At least, people who aren't complete dick-weeds want equality: to be able to live in a society where people aren't judged or unjustly acted upon for unrelated and/or immutable characteristics - seems like a fair definition to...

What If... Trump's Pledge To Drain The Swamp Was A Lie

26 Jan 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Myxoplixx

The abrupt removal of more than a dozen inspectors general reveals a world in which the very mechanisms designed to eradicate corruption fall under threat. This scenario underscores a paradox, although the president’s stated goal was to cut down on...

A chocolate tree

24 Jan 2025 2 minute read 0 comments soyernesto

Article first published on my personal blog at HIVE.    In a corner of my backyard, a cocoa plant grows majestically and silently. It grew on its own and, without care, stands tall with its large, shiny leaves, towering above the other fruit trees. Y...

"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...