Josey Pickering
Bio
Autistic, non-binary, queer horror nerd with a lot to say.
Stories (254/0)
Dove Cameron Is Back At It With Breakfast
Ding! Ding! Breakfast is ready, you guys! Dove Cameron has released another steamy and satisfying single, this time feeding us all a hearty meal with Breakfast. Ditch the soggy oatmeal and dig into what Dove is serving up.
By Josey Pickering2 years ago in Beat
What's In A Name?
Josey isn't my birth name. Sometimes it confuses people, why did I change it? What's wrong with the name I had? People from my past have a hard time adjusting to the name change and using it for themselves. Sometimes they slip, but for the most part, everyone tries, even if they don't quite understand WHY. I spent most of my life under a different name, and my adult life under a nickname that would become my new first name. I get how it can be a difficult adjustment, but I also try to be open about why when people get critical.
By Josey Pickering2 years ago in Pride
Summertime Same-Ness
I grew up a military brat, hoping from location to location, sometimes with only 6 months to a year in between moving. There were new schools & sack lunches, unpacking boxes and my mom’s melt in your mouth pot-roast… and then there were summers and my parents BBQ.
By Josey Pickering2 years ago in Feast
Sittin on the dock of the bay
There are many things that make me think of my Father. Cuban cigars, hostess cupcakes, sugar cane & Otis Redding. I can’t hear (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay without immediately thinking of him humming along to the oldies station growing up. We spent a lot of time in the car together, road trips, errands, going to the movies and the mall nearly every weekend. There little things that remind me of my father interweave like a woven tapestry that makes up what I have left of my father...memories. Memories of those mall visits ending with a trip to Sweet Factory and why certain candy will always remind me of him, like Circus Peanuts and Tart & Tiny's. Sailboats on the horizon remind me of him, and sometimes I like to think he's not really gone but chasing the sunset in his boat, smoking a cigar as he steers.
By Josey Pickering2 years ago in Families