Fools

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thank You, Lord, for everything, but especially for life, love, and humanity.

Thank you, mom and dad, for letting me hog all the coffee, for keeping the lights off when my eyes hurt, for letting me take online classes and attend writing workshops although most of them are held at 1AM and I usually end up mourning our Internet connection. Thank you for your creative genes. I love you to the moon and back.

To Cali Isobel, my dear friend, thank you for your time, patience, and all your toiling for these illustrations. I enjoyed working with you and I look forward for more of this in the future.

Thank you to every single person who has sent me their answers to my question. I am humbled and honored to hear your story. I am empowered by the strength you've shown in your vulnerability. This zine wouldn't be possible without you.

To my unbiological (yes, I will continue to use this term in spite of the dictionary) twin, Allysa Ruby, who has helped me render every single document to PDF because of my defective laptop, thank you for believing and investing in me. I owe you a hug, a milk tea date, and more.

To my sister and my best friend whom I miss dearly, Joan Hazel. I've taken all your words of encouragement in my pocket, sis! I hope you're proud of me.

To all my friends who make my life a thousand notches brighter, I thank God for all of you.

To everyone who believes in me, thank you. You take up a huge space in my heart and in my journals.

And to the one I wrote a song for, you already know what I'm gonna say.