Category Archives: book

Abdul, on the eve of an ambush

Posted on June 30, 2018 by sandstarsblog

Abdul, on the eve of an ambush a rifle rests in my arms for now steel chilling the bones which ache for the children and the wife in my mind and the maddening smell of morning rice as in a … Continue reading →

Posted in book, poetry, politics | Tagged , , , , , | 13 Comments

Peculiar Speed of the 5-7-5s

Posted on April 21, 2018 by sandstarsblog

In a parallel universe, I would have been a prolific writer, churning out, day and night, streams of  prose and poetry, and kilometric reams of novels and essays, you would wonder if I ever stop for anything, if I ever … Continue reading →

Posted in about me, book, fiction writing, haiku, nature, photography, poetry | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

Peculiar 5-7-5s and their imaginings

Posted on September 24, 2017 by sandstarsblog

The book project I mentioned previously (in The Lives Words Live) is taking shape slowly but surely.

Posted in book, essay, haiku, photography | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

the lives words live

Posted on August 27, 2017 by sandstarsblog

a handful of words conjures imagination stirs a world to life. © SSJ 2017 Author’s Note: Peculiar 5-7-5s And Other Imaginings A haiku or a senryu, or less formally, a poem with a 5-7-5 syllabic construct, while being thrifty with … Continue reading →

Posted in about me, book, haiku, poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments