Consumerism Stories

In a world run by algorithms, Erin struggles to belong. She finds an ally in her co-worker Marc, but she soon learns that the way he thinks could be beyond different, even dangerous... This started as a short story, but I'm considering turning it into the prologue for a longer work. Please let me know if you would want to read more about Erin and her quest to save the real Marc!

It's an attack on the thoughts The very thing from which we were formed Going for their core Until they ain't innocent no more

In Goblin Market (1862) and Speaking Likenesses (1874), Christina Rossetti hid several levels of interpretation. In particular, she wrote an allegory of capitalism, consumerism and their hold on women.

A young woman is approached to develop a new beauty product for her employer. How much of herself can Becca put into her job before the new skin cream's release date? If you enjoy this short story, check out some of my other writing at http://www.amazon.com/Rachel-Lynn-Brody/e/B00734UWMW.

16 year old Averil Elrod and her grandmother, Odine, have lived separated from the rest of the world for as long as she can remember, but when Odine falls mysteriously and devastatingly ill, they must call for the help of wizard Cain Pannone and his son, Stellan.

These poems are from my current commissioned work-in-progress: To Market, To Market. Leeds Kirkgate Market is alive with movement and trade. Real life stories are passed across the counter with a handful of change and a bag of potatoes. From the buying and selling of goods to the exchange of greetings. From people sharing news, information and brief moments of kindness, to the swish of hips and the drum of feet as shoppers create a choreography of human traffic. We're in the market for personal insights, no matter how small. http://www.2market-2market.co.uk

I have no words on this, except for the ones already written. Maybe someone could contribute a description for me?

It's the year 2070, where American society has long pushed past the age of labor. The people of the USA live their days enslaved to technology and hedonism, stuck in an innocently catastrophic epidemic of consumerism. The Grid lies in the United States National Power Plant in Los Angeles, where all of the power in America functions. Only five federal electricians in the country, including a man named Yuri Ilyanov, have access to The Grid. So what happens when The Grid is destroyed and technology is gone?

This is an article that I have written about my views on the homeless people in London, particularly the way they are unnoticed at Christmas time and how all we have left now is hope.

Poems about the urban modern condition.

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When you're broken. When all your strings have snapped, and all your candles blown out, it's hard to have pity for a race so ignorant

Do you ever check what's in the food and drink that's in your body? Or just what's cheap and convenient This is not intended to defame any retail companies or soda/energy drink companies as I am a huge fan and drinker of Monster Energy. As usual, don't sue me.

Constantly we're told what to do, what to wear, how to look, what to eat, what to think.....Not on my watch!

Rengoku has returned from the war and has finally found a place to live and start a family with his beloved wife akaza. Will the American dream provide them with the perfect suburbian life?

The twentieth entry of the 2020-2023 Film Journal is the 1999 classic, "Fight Club". In this unexpectedly extensive entry, my mind unfurls and I let loose my biting and unorthodox thoughts on this film's construction, adaptation, and themes particularly in relation to the world of 2023. Custom poster by Ahmed Fahmy