Monica Sharp
Monica lives and works in Florence, Italy. Her international spirit travels with an American passport but she's long since lost count of all the relevant metrics. She currently moonlights as a legal researcher for a local law firm, and prior to that, pursued careers in international education and software. Her off-hours in Italy are filled with a creative buffet of writing, art, music, reading, parenting, and more. Monica frequently writes about cultural forays, interpretive adventures, and close observation.
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Fear and its antidote
(8 minutes) “Fear may be inevitable, but paralysis is a choice”, says Monica Sharp.
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A system created by fear: what I learned about ICE
(4 minutes) Monica Sharp offers an Immigration advocate's perspective on recent events in Minneapolis and elsewhere in the US.
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With Christ in Bethlehem through a blizzard, a motel room and a dog
(7 minutes) Monica Sharp describes how, as a child, she and her family once had a little share in the nativity journey of the Holy Family.
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Charles, can we come to an arrangement?
(8 minutes) As she dutifully wades through Dickens’ Bleak House, Monica Sharp recalls adolescent traumas provoked by reading the famous English author. Can this great writer but flawed man be liked, or must he only be admired?
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The Italian presepe: history and meaning of an ancient Christmas tradition
(6 minutes) Monica Sharp explains why the comforting presence of the crèche persists.
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Imagining peace: thoughts on the Good Friday Agreement, 25 years on
(8 minutes) Monica Sharp celebrates the 25th anniversary of the “Good Friday” Agreement, a ground-breaking treaty ending years of violence in Northern Ireland, which came into law on 2 December 1999.
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Why know when you can wonder? The enduring joy of reading Shakespeare
(4 minute read) On the 400th anniversary of the publication of the First Folio of Shakespeare’s works, Monica Sharp explains why she decided to dive into the great Bard’s plays and the ocean she discovered.
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Can we be curious?
(4 minute read) Why don’t we ask questions anymore? Asks Monica Sharp.
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Rain, rain, don’t go away … we need you!
(4 minute read) American-in-Italy Monica Sharp takes a personal view of the climate emergency from the guilty safety of her air-conditioned room.
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What to do when you don’t fit in
(5 minute read) Monica Sharp on the awkwardness of not ‘belonging’.
