No new story from me today (or last week or the week before. . .I know. . .). Work has kept me extremely busy recently, and non-technical writing hasn't much happened (not even email and comment responses- very sorry for my absence, but it's nice to see you all seem to have been having a … Continue reading Bonus Book of the Month: Dana and the Drifter by Abigail Armani
I'll admit to blatantly shopping by cover here. (Note to self: I really need to get rainbow striped toe socks. My life will not be complete until this inadequacy is resolved.) I was very glad I did- the debut novel from Alex Reynolds (of Alex in Spankingland) was a great read. The scenario requires quite … Continue reading Book of the Month: The Doctor’s Little Girl by Alex Reynolds
I like to pretend that I can do no wrong. I also like to pretend that it isn’t just pretending. But it is, and on occasion it becomes glaringly apparent. At such times I like to pretend that it was a simple mistake, easy to fix. Sometimes it is. Usually not. This is where … Continue reading Change
What if corporal punishment and public shame were not things to be feared, but merely a part of what makes public life in one's community special? Where there was no pretence, and it was openly admitted that this was something we all enjoyed, if perhaps not so much at the moment of impact. Susan Thomas … Continue reading Book of the Month: The Disciplined Women of Chapel Island by Susan Thomas
Tri had thought this sort of thing was supposed to get easier with time, but she felt far more apprehension than she had on her first Cleansing. She’d had anxiety aplenty last time, though the entire ritual also held an enticing air of mystery. On her return, though she couldn’t yet claim understanding of the … Continue reading Cleansing
There is a man at the pub, a very kind, gentle, thoughtful man, who thinks he likes me. He doesn’t know. I wish I could tell him. I wish I could tell him that I am not the smiling, fun-loving face that I wear in public. I wish I could tell him that there … Continue reading The Man from the Pub
While there is a certain attraction to the idea of being caught- the inevitability of punishment, the powerless feeling, and, of course, being able to pretend that if one had been just a bit more sneaky all of this unpleasantness could have been avoided, I find the concept of confession far more potent. It adds … Continue reading Confession
I had to teach my phone the word "mentoring" the other day. It tried to auto-correct to "tormenting." Now that I think about my mentor's methods, though, perhaps it was just very perceptive. . .
Previous posts in this series As part of a new year stock-taking exercise, my mentor has encouraged (rather strongly) me to reflect on our arrangement. The results of this exercise are provided below for those of you who have been following this adventure. I confess that my expectations for online discipline were extremely low. The … Continue reading Long Distance Discipline: Reflections
Co-Authored with Joost of Bad Girls Need Good Spankings Sarah and David's story began here Almost immediately upon her semi-self-imposed exile to the corner, Sarah noticed the cobwebs and let out a sigh of exasperation. She’d just cleaned a few days ago, how did they come back so quickly? Sarah shivered a bit at the … Continue reading Distance Learning: Reflection
Acknowledging Imperfection 