Lifted and reprinted with my notations from Roxi Fox’s blog. FWIW I have no idea who or what “The Big Read” is but I’m appalled there’s no Toni Morrison on here. Or DeLillo. Or Walker Percy. Or “The Sheltering Sky.” Or “The Corrections.” Or “Their Eyes Were Watching God.” I thought Jonathan Safran Foer’s “Everything … Read More
Bondage & BDSM, MTO Updates, and Kinky Thoughts
What Goes Around Comes Around
One of the things I love about my BDSM practice is how it’s always evolving and changing. Scenes or activities that may have been mainstays at one point may fade out and be replaced by another “favorite thing” which then cycles out for the next activity, which may be new or may be a revisit … Read More
Good Times, Good Times…
Those last few weeks of July kept me hoppin’ in the studio. Realizing this past week was going to be fairly light, I decided to take the week off. Besides, my neck, shoulders, and back have both been addled by some kinks lately that definitely feel far more intrinsic than artistic so I figured a … Read More
Swamp Yankee
One of my readers was kind enough to point out recently that “Swamp Yankee,” a phrase I jokingly use to refer to my “cultural background” does not actually mean what I say it does. Harrumph! And I have such a strong appreciation (one might even call it a fetish) for linguistic precision. I ain’t changin’ … Read More
Teamwork
I was having drinks with a man at a rooftop bar recently. Next to us was a group of business folks, though the man immediately next to us seemed quite left out of his group’s conversation and apparently quite interested in mine. “Excuse me, I don’t mean to interrupt, but what did you just say?” … Read More
Training Days: Some Background
Because I’m loathe to join Sugasm just to heighten my post count and I really do want to give y’all more stuff to read and respond to (I *LOVE* my commenters!!!!), I’ve decided to start reposting some of my more defining contributions to The Hang at Max Fisch for further reflection and discussion (esp. since … Read More