Julia Boyd

Who Am I?

Hi! I'm so glad you're here. I'm Jules and I'm a Philadelphia-based copywriter. I've understood the magic of storytelling from a very young age (ask me about my Reading Rainbow award!) and have a passion for crafting unique and engaging copy — because words hold power.

When I'm not scribbling down ideas or thinking of puns, you can find me rearranging my furniture, playing with my two dogs, Scarlett and Ruby, and brewing the perfect pot of coffee.

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Print Edition: Classic Patterns, The FP Way

Denim, Unexpected: Micros, Jorts, Barrels, Oh My!

Keep It Light(weight): Summer's Perfect Denim

Free People • 21st November 2022

Crystal Clear: The Advent Calendar I’m Gifting To Everyone I Know

One of my most vivid memories of the holidays as a child was my mother’s Advent tree. It was a tiny, bottle brush Christmas tree that was battery-operated, so it lit up and rotated while playing a tinkling, music box-esque carol. It had 12 miniature drawers at the base with 12 coordinating ornaments for the tree, and I would rush home after school to see what the magical ornament of the day was. Now, years later, the “magic” of the holiday season has felt replaced by last-minute...

Free People • 26th January 2024

GAME CHANGER: CRVY’s Infinite Stretch Jeans

The “sitting” jeans that stand out.
We asked Team FP to try out our newest CRVY jeans — our first pull-on, self-sized, ultra-stretchy denim line from everyone’s favorite figure-flattering collection. Meet the Infinite Stretch Skinny and Flare.

Designed to accommodate multiple body types and a range of sizes in one pair, our stretchiest fit and fabrication yet combines comfort with that tried-and-true authentic denim look. Let’s get stretching with the best jeans for curvy women.

Fourteenth Street Magazine

Articles

Kensington Voice • 16th July 2019

Transitional housing program teaches life skills to youth in Kensington

Editor’s note: Names marked with an asterisk (*) are those of people who requested we use their first name only due to the sensitivity of the subject matter.

In early March, 20-year-old Gia* went to Covenant House in Germantown after her counselor at William L. Sayre High School identified that she needed help with housing. Gia, who has a 3-year-old daughter, had been supporting herself for two years.

Kensington Voice • 16th July 2019

Play Captains bring Playstreets to life in Kensington

In 2016, Rebecca Fabiano, the president of Fab Youth Philly, jumpstarted an idea that would take Philadelphia’s Playstreets one step further: she created “Play Captains,” a program that would employ teenagers to incorporate playful learning for children during the summer.

“Part of this idea came from living in Philadelphia for many years,” Fabiano said.

Kensington Voice • 16th July 2019

Bookworms program connects students with a wide variety of needs

Last summer, Kensington Health Sciences Academy special education teacher Edward Colfer had an idea for a senior community service project: a program that would allow students with learning disabilities or behavioral needs to teach elementary school students to read.

Colfer, now the primary facilitator for the program, named the project “Bookworms.”

IN THE MARGINS • 27th May 2019

Finding safe spaces for sex workers on the Avenue

Several organizations in Kensington offer aid to sex workers who seek it. For some, they provide much more than just that.

Wrapped in a blanket under the El, a woman named India* walked down Kensington Avenue.

“A lot of the girls hang out around Prevention Point,” she said. “I’ll take you there.”

The “girls” she was referencing are women who do sex work — often, but not always — as a means to maintain their drug use.

The Temple News • 13th February 2018

Temple EMS director responds to student needs

The director of student-run Emergency Medical Services works with Temple Police to respond to medical emergencies.

To Taylor Spoon, the importance of her work with Temple’s Emergency Medical Services outweighs any disappointment that might come with turning down weekend plans.

Thursday through Sunday, she’s on call from 7:30 p.m. to 3:30 a.m. as the director of the student-run medical assistance team. Her team responds to up to 20 calls, she said.

The Temple News • 7th November 2017

Software improves autism therapy

A computer information sciences professor received more than $1.4 million in funding to build the software.

About a decade ago, John Nosek, a computer and informational sciences professor, researching to find a more effective form of autism therapy.

He founded the Guiding Technologies Corporation, which specializes in technology to help individuals with autism spectrum disorder get more effective treatment therapy.

The Temple News • 31st October 2017

Adolescent anxiety is increasing, clinic finds

The Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Clinic in Weiss Hall has treated thousands of young people with anxiety disorders.

When psychology professor Dr. Philip Kendall created the Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Clinic in the late 1980s, he said about 10 percent of the population had been diagnosed with anxiety disorders.

The Temple News • 19th September 2017

Walking escorts increase after student’s death

The number of students using the program more than doubled in the days after Jenna Burleigh was killed in an off-campus apartment.

The amount of walking escort requests doubled in the days following the death of Jenna Burleigh, a junior film and media arts major, Campus Safety Services reported.

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