Tag Archives: consumerism

enchanted

Posted on January 11, 2019 by sandstarsblog

‘nice to see, nice to hold, once broken, considered sold.’ — anonymously printed on a signboard at a borders store spells to sell modern magic spells, flasks of fortune to dispense ancient human greed stir up the cauldron, lift … Continue reading →

Posted in haiku, poetry | Tagged 5-7-5, appetite, borders, consumerism, enchantment, greed, modernity, sale, spells | 6 Comments

still lost in time at the 10:10

Posted on December 31, 2018 by sandstarsblog

when the 10:10 strikes the public is normally a band of toy soldiers for mainstream and social media to play with. what will you be when at 10:10 the clock strikes? © ssj 2018 Notes: Lifted from a postcard … Continue reading →

Posted in photography, poetry | Tagged 10:10, advertising, binary code, clock, consumerism, holiday wish, mainstream media, multiverse, social media, Suria KLCC, time, toy soldiers, whimsical | 9 Comments

This is not like it, the visions

Posted on April 13, 2017 by sandstarsblog

This is not like it, the visions of a gradeschooler who too willingly would have traded for a twitching butterfly his balding, if not for the tonic, schoolmaster: