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The Skinless Grape

Stories from a poet and a clown.

By Julia Fae

· Launched 4 years ago

The Comfort of Finality

Celebrating mourning, and sharing this win

Six Weeks a Mother

Aug 31, 2025•Julia Fae

A Farewell in Five Parts

Dec 2, 2025•Julia Fae

ʻAʻohe loa i ka hana a ke aloha

Nov 5, 2025•Julia Fae

Tectonic Shifts

Jan 26, 2025•Julia Fae

Glitter On My Toes

Sometimes it's the "before" that makes the moment.

Apr 25•Julia Fae

Pop is punk, damnit.

Plus, a touch on my particular dynamic of "queer"

Mar 31•Julia Fae

Breaking the Surface (a stream of conciousness)

A poem / A rambling / A heartache

Mar 18•Julia Fae

Discomfort Begets Growth

If you don't change, the world might make you.

Feb 10•Julia Fae

A Farewell in Five Parts

We Said Goodbye to Our 11-Year-Young Rabbit

Dec 2, 2025•Julia Fae

Stepping into the Spotlight

Overcoming Social Anxiety is Usually If Not Always Worth It

Nov 9, 2025•Julia Fae

ʻAʻohe loa i ka hana a ke aloha

"No task is too big when done with love"

Nov 5, 2025•Julia Fae

Six Weeks a Mother

I hope I never forget the way her little ankles would cross with such sophistication while she nursed in the early days.

Aug 31, 2025•Julia Fae

Honoring the Hush Within Me

I am safe in the not-yet

Jul 8, 2025•Julia Fae

The Skinless Grape

Stories from a poet and a clown.