Sharp Monica
Monica SharpLiterary essays, cultural criticism, and dispatches from Florence.
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Problem: heat wave. Solution: period film.
Tuscan summers are no match for the likes of Dorothea Brooke. Image created with the aid of Gemini.
I stopped checking the weather when the thermometer routinely remained above 37C every day, and the nights rarely fell below 25C. This summ...
Watching Nolan's Odyssey
Note: never piss off Poseidon. Vatican Museums, Rome, April 2026.
Joining the fray here ….
Jason, Eleanor and I saw Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey last week in the original version with Italian subtitles, out at a shopping center north of Fl...
Why Americans Never Take Holidays: A Repost with Distance
The holiday untaken. Paris, 2025.
I wrote this piece five years ago after lunch at an Italian table, frustrated by the pointed question of an underinformed know-it-all: Why do Americans love to work?
The answer, it turns out, is not that...
Why live under the influence?
Pulpit by Benedetto da Maiano, Basilica di Santa Croce, Florence — scenes from the life of St. Francis.
I love writing. For me, it starts well outside the frame, off-screen. I love being in the world. I love watching people, eavesdropping...
Real-Life Italian Language Exam Results
Door, knocker and lock detail. Florence, Italy. Photo is mine.
As mentioned previously, Jason and I received our office Italian language exam results earlier this week. But then two things that happened that felt, in many ways, more signif...
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Writer & editor: literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, journalism. Published in Adamah Media, Mediterranean Poetry, Open Doors Review, Fiction on the Web, Impspired, others. Founding editor, Via Media Review. Florence, Italy. sharpmonica.com
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