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It is about the essential parts of story. The bones. The steel rods and rings. The skin that goes white with tension. Tolerating that kind of discomfort takes practice, yes, but it is exhilarating.
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I am an emerging writer and fairly young kinkster. The letters on my keyboard are just starting to fade; the leather of my cuffs is just starting to crack.
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BDSM, like writing, can be so self-serious. By letting go of my formal commitment to both, I found ways to release my expectations, and as a result, let them back into my life in healthier and more fulfilling ways.
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Poems and rope that make me plumb my depths and stretch my limits of my poetic language: that’s the worthwhile project.
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If I am a sub poet, is poetry as a genre my dom? Is the particular poem I’m working on my dom?
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Noah Berlatsky on his new book, Wonder Woman: Bondage and Feminism in the Martson/Peter Comics, blogging, and reconciling feminism and bondage.
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I’ll let you in on a little secret: your sweetie doesn’t want socks or a new Roku.
...moreNOFX bassist Fat Mike spoke with Noisey about his S&M lifestyle, a choice often viewed as socially unacceptable. He sees BDSM individuals as facing many of the same challenges as the LGBTQIA community, though without the support of a community: It’s so unfair because the transgender, bisexual, gay, and lesbian communities have their groups. They’re […]
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