JASON ROGERS
“I have lived in Georgia my entire life, and I have worked in the environmental protection field for three decades now. Remember, only forest fires can prevent bears.
When I am not running or hiking on nearby trails after work, I am devoting my spare time to books, vinyl records, concerts, photography, off-the-beaten-path cinema, and dark grey Carhartt button shirts. I love writing about the above, or, to quote Depeche Mode, sharing my thoughts ‘about the world we live in and life in general.’”
WRITTEN WORKS
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WHY SO SERIOUS?
PUBLISHED Jun 12, 2026
Photo: “Safety Last!”, U.S. public domain January 1, 2019.
As a lifelong serious fan of scary movies, I am fond of recommending famous and obscure classics from that genre to friends. Since we all prefer to have sunny dispositions during the month of June and since October is a long way away, I am opening the curtains and lighting up the room by sharing a few of my absolute favorite comedies. After all, I am a funny guy.
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SOUND AND VISION
PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2026
Photo courtesy of Alchetron.
I have since come to love the “Island of Misfit Toys” aura of camaraderie at concerts, where everyone is cheering for the same songs in a cohesion-adhesion communal euphoria.
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SPOOKY TREASURES FROM THE MOVIE AISLE
PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2025
Photo: “Dark Hallway” by Jason Rogers, all rights reserved.
I would like for you to accompany me into the less-traveled VHS shelves, using a candle to light our way through the darkness and the spider webs, for…
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THE DAY BEFORE
PUBLISHED Sep 05, 2025
Artwork: “atl” by Kirk Stansbury.
As I drove away from the office, I had no idea what to do, so I decided just to let fun-spirited instinct guide my way.
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PUT THAT PHONE AWAY
PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2025
Just after the opening notes, however, as most of the people in the crowd were holding up their iPhones to record the performance, the band stopped playing.
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EMPTY MALL
PUBLISHED May 16, 2025
Artwork: “don’t let it get to you(triptych)” by Christina Moser, all rights reserved.
During my teenage years in the late 1980s, my friends and I pretty much centered our social lives around the local shopping mall in our rural hometown of LaGrange, Georgia.
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SUMMER NIGHTS AND MY RADIO
PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2025
Artwork: “BOOMBOX 2019” by Kirk Stansbury.
In 1986, on the glorious last day of my eighth-grade school year in my LaGrange, Georgia hometown, I invited two neighborhood friends, Michael and Alex, to spend the night at my house.
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DOWN IN IT
PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2025
Artwork: “Zephyr” by Lynne McDonald, all rights reserved.
The above artwork is the sole property of artist Lynne McDonald and is held under copyright. Her images, artwork, and content on this website and her website may not be copied, collected, or used for personal or professional gain without written permission from Lynne McDonald.
It is funny how, although I cannot remember why I walked into my garage five minutes ago, I can clearly recall the trip to Atlanta that afternoon. -
IT’S A VINYL WORLD, AND I LIVE IN IT
PUBLISHED Jan 17, 2025
Artwork: "GOSPEL LIGHT" by Kirk Stansbury.
Four years later, and hundreds of vinyl record purchases later, I sometimes question the sanity of that decision.
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KNOWING A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
PUBLISHED Jan 03, 2025
In 1997, when I was just two years out of college, a friend and I went to see Bob Dylan in concert at the Roxy, a small venue here in Atlanta, and stood roughly 10 feet from the stage in the general-admission floor area.