Sharon Hesper

Forgetting

I have a fear of forgetting. Not little things like where I left my car keys or whether the diswasher is full of clean or dirty plates, but huge things like my first kiss, how it felt on my 8th birthday when I was finally able to have a sleepover, and building my life withContinue reading "Forgetting"

An Introduction to Real New Jersey and Really Being Jewish

When I tell people I'm from New Jersey, I can see them immediately picture the traffic on Route 80 heading towards New York City, the Jersey shore in August, and a lot of confusing right-hand exits that allow you to make a left-hand turn. I'm not from that part. Don't get me wrong - JerseyContinue reading "An Introduction to Real New Jersey and Really Being Jewish"

…And we’re back!

I am slowly adding new work to this page so feel free to pop around and click on whatever strikes your fancy! As always, feel free to comment 🙂 Thanks for popping in!

It’s About Time

...that I update and renovate my online presence. Be patient!

Squirrel’s Eye View

An acorn-- and an acorn-- and an acorn-- and an acorn and (cheeks bulge) then-- Is that--? It is! BARK! Away! and Away! and Away! and Jump! (nails cling) and Move! and Scamper! and Hustle! and (tail twitch) and Climb! and Gotta-- Hurry! and Gotta get-- BARK! To the top!

The Realization

I can only imagine that my future is forged of wrought iron – tangles of metal looping and lacing upsides and downsides and sideswaybound to twist and bloom into something else entirely. Somewhere I forgot what it was like to be heated and bent cooled and sealed and how these horrible sounding manipulations seamlessly fitContinue reading "The Realization"

After Great-Aunt Florie’s Unveiling Service

A white teacup saucer with small rosebuds is sitting on the off-white carpeting and I’m holding the small, matching cup in my beauty-marked hand. My undotted hand feels sore in two spots where my teeth lie when I suck my fingers, pressing my sign for “I love you” against my small lips. Mr. Big BearContinue reading "After Great-Aunt Florie’s Unveiling Service"