Josh H. Hickman Journalist, Artist, & Author of "Forgetting"
Release Date: 11/20/2025
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info_outlineAll Home Care Matters and our host, Lance A. Slatton were honored to welcome Josh H. Hickman as guest to the show.
About Josh H. Hickman:
Josh H. Hickman was born in Washington D.C. and raised in various parts of Texas. He studied painting and sculpture at the Booker T. Washington High School for Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, TX, later studying writing and film at the University of Texas at Austin.
A national award-winning journalist, his previous comic novels and short story collections include Through Tick & Tinn: The True Story of the Greatest Unknown Comedy Team Ever Known, Five Slices of Fear: A Connoisseur’s Hoagie of Horror, Ambergris, The Kinfolk: Cult of Sex & Cheese, I Am Luney: The Untold Story of the World’s Naughtiest Man, and Songs in the Key of H: Tales of Irony and Insinuation.
He has also produced three albums of spoken-word/music “word-jazz” albums, A Handful of Love, Something for the Ladies, and This House Is Haunted. After living and working in Hollywood for fourteen years, he returned to Dallas in 2019. His writing has appeared in anthologies such as the Central Texas Writer’s Society and Beyond 2024 and publications such as Hindsight literary magazine and Park Cities People and Preston Hollow People newspapers.
Also a noted artist, his paintings have been shown in various group and solo exhibitions in Texas and California. He lives with his dog Sammy in Dallas, Texas.
About Forgetting:
Forgetting chronicles the unexpected life circumstances which led author Josh Hickman to his three-plus year journey of solo caregiving for a mother with whom he had a very difficult relationship. Left with the responsibility of taking care of her as her dementia set in, he shares his personal insights and struggles learning how to navigate through the process. This book is a highly relevant, timely and valuable resource for young people currently dealing with this evolving dilemma, who might have lived through it or who might be experiencing it in the near future.