Archive - Juice by Bolu Babalola

super gassed for my new book guys

Yesterday, I got ID’d trying to buy WINDEZE.

Jun 27 •

May 2025

[UPDATE] Sweet Heat (Excerpt! Again! Read this one!)

Hiii. So um, this is an updated version with the *full* excerpt, as the previous one left a whole chunk out! Thanks!

May 19 •

Sweet Heat (Excerpt!)

May 19 •

April 2025

Signing and Sinning

A question I’m often asked by readers, young writers and perplexed older Nigerian relatives alike is “what exactly does your average day look like, as a…

Apr 16 •

February 2025

I would consider myself a preternaturally confident person.

Feb 21 •

January 2025

Zendaya swears she's me

Woke up to bitches acting like me....

Jan 19 •

November 2024

Wicked Coochie Gummies

The other night, at 3am, I was scrolling on Tiktok and snorting at an array of expertly curated vignettes to cater to my tastes.

Nov 15, 2024 •

July 2024

Things I am feeling currently:

Waves of griefs, that I feel sharply in my bones, on a personal level, on a global level.

Jul 26, 2024 •

December 2023

Ew, a Giggle (or Cloud 9)

Written within 4 mins on the tube, after a glass of wine, after I saw a text on my phone & made an odd sound

Dec 4, 2023 •

November 2023

I think I have cried every day for the past month.

Nov 17, 2023 •

March 2023

Slow-burn (the liking)

Here is the thing.

Mar 16, 2023 •

April 2022

A Meditation on Yearning

Yes, I binge-watched Bridgerton

Apr 19, 2022 •

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