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Michele Sharpe

Jane Austen’s Emma Made Me a Better Writer

How Emma showed me how stupid I’d been

5 min readJun 25, 2021

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Jane Austen’s Emma Made Me a Better Writer

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Michele Sharpe

Tell Your Local Officials How to End Police Violence

A sample letter to send off today

3 min readJun 23, 2021

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Tell Your Local Officials How to End Police Violence

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Politically Speaking

Why Restaurant Workers Aren’t Going Back

No, it’s not because they are getting unemployment checks

4 min readMay 27, 2021

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Bartender lining up glasses of beer

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Michele Sharpe

#StopAsianHate: Take Action

One of Medium’s best ideas in 2021 has been starting the #StopAsianHate blog. I’m looking forward to reading and learning more about what…

6 min readMay 12, 2021

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#StopAsianHate: Take Action

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P.S. I Love You

Against Gratitude

Going no-contact with toxic parents

5 min readMay 9, 2021

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Against Gratitude

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Politically Speaking

Police Violence: One More Reason to End Cash Bail

The original purpose of bail was to insure a defendant’s appearance at trial. Now it’s a different story.

4 min readMay 2, 2021

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Metal jail cell door with white person’s hand gripping a bar. Unclear if the person is inside or outside of the cell.

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Michele Sharpe

Poetry on Aging

#NaPoWriMo Poetry Prompts

3 min readApr 14, 2021

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Asian woman with white hair and glasses, hands folded under her chin, wearing a bright yellow shirt

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Michele Sharpe

Poetry in Form: Sonnets

NaPoWriMo Poetry Prompts

3 min readApr 12, 2021

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An olive green book of Shakespeare nestled in a white duvet with a cup and saucer

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Michele Sharpe

Poetry in Form: The Villanelle

#NaPoWriMo Poetry Prompts

3 min readApr 10, 2021

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White datura blossom

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Poetry: Imitation Versus Stealing

#NaPoWriMo2021 Poetry Prompts

3 min readApr 8, 2021

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a display of accordion fold paper flowers (or possibly the tops of umbrellas) in shades of yellow

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Michele Sharpe

Michele Sharpe

Words in NYT, WaPo, Oprah Mag, Poets&Writers, et als. Adoptee/high school dropout/hep C survivor/former trial attorney. @MicheleJSharpe & MicheleSharpe.com

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