Thank you, everyone, for your positive comments and support for my writing! This week I am posting another short essay I wrote called ‘Marketing’s Revenge: It’s creepy how those boots keep stalking me.’ I’d love to know what you think!

 ‘I think a pair of boots is stalking me. Everywhere I look, often when I least expect it, there they are. It’s a little creepy. They look like the sexy, high-heeled red beauties I checked out online a few days ago. They seem to know I once looked at them fondly, but changed my mind, wisely opting for a more practical, weather-resistant, low-healed pair in black. And yet, the red boots persist. They are clearly not ready to be disappointed, perhaps jealous of the other boots, acting like a rejected lover. Honestly, it’s getting a little sad as they turn up everywhere, perennially hopeful, with pitiful reminders that they’re still available. They brazenly flash “Buy Now!” notices like an exhibitionist demanding attention. When this approach fails, they resort to discounting, trying to tempt me with better and better offers. They tease me by parading their alter ego in brown. In fact, the retailer they are in league with is eager for me to meet the rest of their boot family and friends; surely there is a pair I wouldn’t be able to resist.