Group chat edition: a source of laughter, encouragement, and reprieve. All pockets of supremely talented, wickedly funny, and ridiculously kind women （they are also hot）。
PPE: I cannot say what these letters stand for, and if you ask I will say they stand for Platinum Praying Energy. One thing is for certain, though: you are platinum babes.
Twisty Bobcat Pretzels: Grateful that all of you are in a different time zone than me, because it means that even my all-nighters are punctuated with joy and a meme, a well-needed break.
i hate it here: Thank you for being a place where I can purge out all the things I hate so that I can return to the world as at least an ostensibly well-functioning person.
I don’t know how to name this one, because it’s the brain and lightning emoji? But those explain a lot, because you are both a source of light and intelligence.
My bestie-cousins! Shout-out to BIOgraphy—Ore and Ibzy—for allowing me the space to be my goofiest self, for laughing with me till we’re crying.
My blood sisters Bomi and Demi—thank you for your support and love and the fact that we don’t need to say much to know what it is. Gang gang.
Beyoncé—obviously. An artist dedicated to her craft and meticulous with her vision—a constant inspiration.
From London to Lagos to L.A., I have been graced with family, and what a blessing it is to be unable to fit everyone in this section. I trust you know who you are. I truly have been gifted with so much love and support in my life, and I want you to know that even if you haven’t been mentioned by name, you are so valued and appreciated.
Last but not least, I would like to thank my readership and my work’s community that have messaged me about my work and have helped carve a space for my voice and the stories and worlds I have dreamed of crafting and building. You breathe more life into the work than I could ever imagine. Thank you for seeing me. God bless you.
Love always,
B x
About the Author
BOLU BABALOLA is the author of the internationally bestselling short-story collection Love in Color. She is a London-based writer and lover of love. In 2016, she was shortlisted in 4th Estate’s B4ME competition for her short
story “Netflix & Chill,” a hilarious tale of teen romance. While writing scripts for TV and film, she also works as a culture
writer and calls herself a “romcomoisseur.”
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