Dark Erotica Fail

This post is part of the Is It Bad for Me? series. You may wish to begin with Part 1. After reading my last post about stories that do it for me, a friend asked, “What about Abuse → No rescue → Happy ending? Doesn’t that storyline exist?” In a way, yes. And some people love … Continue reading Dark Erotica Fail

Leather Writing Awards 2014

Thanks to Cecilia Tan, Laura Antoniou and C for encouraging me to republish their text. I have added my favourite book covers. Winners are indicated with the 🏆 emoji. Check out the 2012 finalists too. (Columbus, OH) — National Leather Association: International (NLA-I), a leading organization for activists in the pansexual SM/leather/fetish community, announced today the finalists for … Continue reading Leather Writing Awards 2014

Embarrassed. Gorgeous. Naked.

My mother sent me this not-quite-vanilla video. As the host apparently said, this is one act where you hope they’ll make a mistake! It seems these two adorable lads are French-Canadian acrobatic clowns who call themselves Les Beaux Frères, a pun on “handsome brothers” and “brothers-in-law”. I don’t know how long this video will stay … Continue reading Embarrassed. Gorgeous. Naked.

Abject Submission 2: Lit Survey

This post is part of the Is It Bad for Me? series. You may wish to begin with Part 1. As you know, I have started to worry whether my kink of abject submission is really about self-injury. Fiction proved to be such a good window into my fears that I decided to look harder at … Continue reading Abject Submission 2: Lit Survey

e[lust] #57 – Outed, Bruised, Queer

Welcome to Elust #57 – The only place where the smartest and hottest sex bloggers are featured under one roof every month. Whether you’re looking for sex journalism, erotic writing, relationship advice or kinky discussions it’ll be here at Elust. Want to be included in Elust #58? Start with the rules, come back May 1st … Continue reading e[lust] #57 – Outed, Bruised, Queer

Abject Submission 1: Is it bad for me?

This post is Part 1 of the Is It Bad for Me? series. I am shaken. So far, all the the shame and guilt you’ve seen in this blog should really have been in the past tense. I knew people needed to hear my stories, so I told them, but after sixteen years you do get … Continue reading Abject Submission 1: Is it bad for me?

What Can You Do About the Heartbleed Bug?

A security bug potentially affecting two-thirds of the Internet has just been reported. This one is serious – it will be headline news tomorrow. You can find out which websites are vulnerable by entering their addresses at Heartbleed Test. Chrome users can install Chromebleed to be notified immediately when they visit a vulnerable website. Update 5, Chromebleed review: I’ve stopped … Continue reading What Can You Do About the Heartbleed Bug?

When You Need a (Kinky) Laugh

We all need a bit of cheering up after that last post. But as a non-practical-joker, I was handicapped in celebrating April Fools’ Day. Instead, may I belatedly offer you some variegated entertainment in the form of images, words and music? First, here is my spanking new Pinterest board, BDSM Humour: Follow Yingtai’s board BDSM Humour on Pinterest. … Continue reading When You Need a (Kinky) Laugh