Is this progress,this decision to uproot,cast possessions aside,free ourselves of ties? Can his dependency,my dependency, endurethe transition, releasedfrom former justifications? We are companionsembarking on adventure,companions retiring pastlies, redefining possibility Or, is this more of the same,artfully camouflaged –a continuance of flightfrom tyrannical origins? The paths behind are jagged,wrought with rocks and crevicesand scarred riddles, and […]
One more trainand she’d be awayfar enoughto lose him Scavenged in her bagsearching for a ticketand courage…could use a dose of courage Thought of her motherhow torn up she’d be;of her sister, confinedto long-term care Call for boarding and a decision –neck smarting fromlast confrontation He wielded his handslike weapons. his wordslike knives – her […]
I fear the denouement –the moment of reckoningwhen the winding pathunravels; when intentions,transient at best, revealthemselves as common liesand soul crumples before lightrecognizing this is not the end. (Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter @ Vjknutson. Image my own.)
One Woman's Quest II 
🙂 Thoughtful prompt! Encountered quite a bit of shameless product placement while watching Sonic the Hedgehog movie this past valentine’s day. Nevertheless, it was such an enjoyable film that although many critics noticed it, they still gave it a positive review.
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It seems to be acceptable now.
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Sorry I didn’t have a chance to put a post together for this week, however I thought of it at the grocery store. All the candy and cheese balls and chips right by the register. That’s product placement – which has been that way since I was a kid. Now there are small coolers with soda there too. Gee. Such NOT healthy options. What would happen, I thought, if they put apples and oranges in the coolers. Bananas on those racks. Along with small packs of graham crackers or less junky crackers. That’s me the idealist and retired dietitian thinking crazy stuff again. If nothing else, perhaps there would be less whining by toddlers in their cart seats. Or not…because they’d be munching on an apple – which would cost the same as a pack of Skittles. I can dream, can’t I? 🙂
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Agreed! Those shelves next to the checkout making shopping with kids a nightmare. Obviously it works for impulse buyers. I like your ideas.
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Thanks. 🙂
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Welcome
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You capture the prompt perfectly!
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This put a smile on my face! 😊
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I’m glad. Thank you
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Good one, Paul.
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Here you go, VJ 🙂 https://iwriteher.com/2020/02/12/selling-the-goods/
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Good one!
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https://amanpan.com/2020/02/11/bittersweet/
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https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2020/02/11/personalized/
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Nice one!
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How the world changed when props became advertising, but I like the duality and binary nature of this, playful yet real, conditioned!
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Glad you caught that Paul – a fun write.
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🙂
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Well said, Paul!
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I was trying to think when it happened, I thought it was in the 70s. Thank you for the kind words Liz.
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I think ET’s Reese’s Pieces played a big role in getting product placement in movies started?
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For sure! I know I wasn’t aware of it until it was pointed out to me as a form of advertising.
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