Jodi Pickens

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[jodipickens]

Some moments don’t feel big until you sit with them for a second.

Watching Madonna come out at Coachella this week was one of those for me.

It wasn’t loud or over the top. It just had weight. The kind you don’t always notice right away, but it lingers.

Maybe that’s the difference between seeing something and actually taking it in.

I wrote about it here:

It's Madonna, People

My Gen X heart had a moment this week. Somewhere in the glitter and chaos of Coachella, Sabrina Carpenter brought out Madonna, and I just s

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New on Jibber Jabber with Jodi 🖖

Artemis II was more than a mission. It was hope. Unity. Moon joy. And for a moment, the Star Trek future felt real.

I wrote about why this mission hit so hard, why it felt deeply personal as someone who still remembers Challenger and Columbia, and why public-good space exploration still matters.

This piece is about NASA, Artemis II, collective human effort, and the kind of future built on curiosity, courage, and shared purpose.

Read here:

https://jibber-jabber-with-jodi.ghost.io/artemis-ii-moon-joy-and-the-star-trek-future-we-still-want/

[jodipickens]

What if the people around us are not in our way?

What if they are just people trying to get through the day too?

I wrote a new essay called We Are Not Alone about shared humanity, community, and what happens when we stop seeing the people around us as obstacles and start seeing them as fellow humans carrying whole lives we cannot see.

It’s about grocery store aisles, ordinary moments, quiet loneliness, and the reminder that none of us is as alone as we sometimes feel.

Read here:https://jibber-jabber-with-jodi.ghost.io/we-are-not-alone/

[jodipickens]

New on Jibber Jabber with Jodi 🌷☕️

What Spring Has Taught Me About Change

This one is for anyone who is trying to bloom a little more gently this season while also being mildly suspicious of both personal growth and the weather.

It’s about quiet change, slow becoming, soft returns, and the reminder that unfinished does not mean broken.

Basically: if you are in your “still becoming, still tired, still hopeful, still clutching coffee” era, this one may be for you.

Read here:

https://jibber-jabber-with-jodi.ghost.io/what-spring-has-taught-me-about-change/

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[jodipickens]

Lately I’ve been wondering if “carry on” is helping us or just keeping us in place.

Because sometimes carrying on is brave.

And sometimes the braver thing is asking what comes next.

That’s where my latest blog post begins.

Beyond Carrying On

https://jibber-jabber-with-jodi.ghost.io/beyond-carrying-on/

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Just posted on Jibber Jabber with Jodi: The Choice to Still Believe in the Future ✨

I wrote about the Starfleet Academy season 1 finale, “Rubincon,” and why this episode hit me as a story about broken trust, healing, and choosing hope anyway.

This piece gets into Caleb, Anisha, Ake, Braka, the Federation on trial, and why the ending felt so deeply Star Trek to me.

Read here:

https://jibber-jabber-with-jodi.ghost.io/the-choice-to-still-believe-in-the-future/

[jodipickens]

I’m still thinking about Starfleet Academy’s “300th Night.”

This was one of those Star Trek episodes that did more than move the story forward. It left a mark. It gave us heartbreak, healing, chosen family, old wounds, big stakes, and so much emotional honesty.

I wrote a new post on Jibber Jabber with Jodi about why this episode felt like one of those Trek hours we’re going to remember.

Read it here:

https://jibber-jabber-with-jodi.ghost.io/giving-starfleet-academy-its-flowers/

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Home isn’t always an address, lovelies.

Sometimes it’s a person. The “you good?” text at the exact right time. The voice note that steadies you. The friend who feels like a deep breath and a soft place to land.

I wrote a new blog called The People That Feel Like Home — a little love letter to friendships, chosen family, and the humans who make life feel safer, steadier, and more you.

☕️ Read it here:

https://jibber-jabber-with-jodi.ghost.io/the-people-who-feel-like-home/

Tell me in the notes: what’s one tiny thing someone does that makes you feel like you’re home?

[tribblesoup]

Rare publicity photos of Seven of Nine in her full sapphire biosuit.

[jmswallow]

Star Trek Boldly Goes Toward The Night

Read my latest blog about my new Star Trek: Strange New Worlds novel Toward The Night, warping into bookstores at the end of April! Order your copy at this link...

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Jeri Ryan as Captain Seven of Nine

[allieconfyart]

Michelle Hurd as Raffaella “Raffi” Musiker (Star Trek: Picard) ✍️ Commission for @jpickens01 Material used: - Grey cardboard (297 x 420 mm); - White charcoal; - Black charcoal. Note: this portrait of Raffi has been made to be displayed next to the portrait of Seven (@jerilryan) I drew last year 🥹 You can see them together (on my desk) in the second pic. Thanks @jpickens01 for the commission! ❤️ ➡️ COMMISSIONS: open! DM for infos.

[jodipickens]

I am beyond happy to be the owner of these portraits by @allieconfyart

I can’t wait to have these framed and hanging on my wall.

Her commissions are open so make sure to check out this talented artist!

[isagrimorie]

I found the design agency that did Graphic animation playback for Star Trek Picard and saw the video where they did a large showcase of Seven's skeletal system. And it's awesome.

We always suspected and knew, even saw parts of it on the Picard show, but seeing that Seven's whole spine is reinforced tritanium is amazing.

She has so many nodes to connect on her spine and all the way to Seven's hips.

Recalling all the things done to a Borg Queen's upper torso -- I feel leads credence to the theory that Seven was a Borg Queen candidate.

And here is a really great look at Seven's internal physiology:

These are such high-fidelity scans although it missed the part where a third of Seven's skull is fully Borg tritanium.

So Seven's left-hand implant is fused to her hand. Her heart is also Borg-enhanced. Seven's neck is also reinforced. Her right knee has an implant, and as I suspected, Seven's left knee to her feet is a prosthetic and so is her right arm.

Edited to add:

She also has all manner of circuitry running internally through her body.

[isagrimorie]

Star Trek Voyager 4E09 - Scientific Method

The Moment Seven of Nine

[stardustcityhag]

"...please."

Dark Frontier (Star Trek: Voyager 5.15)

Fly Me to the Moon (Star Trek: Picard 2.05)

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Star Trek Voyager | S06xE15 – Tsunkatse

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson filming a stunt scene with Dana Hee, an Olympic gold medalist in Taekwondo and Jeri Ryan’s stunt double.