Slaving Away

Well, I have got several more pages written for 'Breaking Bread' and the latest chapter to 'Summer Project'. Both are going well and I hope to complete them by the end of this month. 'Breaking Bread' is a fun self-bondage tale that came about while I was using my bread machine. I don't do a lot of self-bondage stories, but this one just sort-of started writing itself.

'On French Soil' will be the next project I need to tackle, at least add another chapter or two. It is one of those stories I have to re-read in order to get back into the 'style' of the tale.

On a side note, as I was writing 'Breaking Bread', my mind wandered a bit to remembering one of the sexiest bondage photographs I had ever seen. It was one of a young Michelle Bauer, nude, gagged and hogtied on the carpeted floor. The black-and-white photo was taken by Sean Harper and, to me, the essence of what bondage is. I was in college when I saw it for the first time and the image is still as sharp in my mind as the first time I saw it in the pages of the adult magazine.

It is funny how some things stick with you.

Take care

T.S.

Pain

Pain, for me, is a very hard subject to deal with. Personally, I really don't enjoy inflicting it in my personal life. There are other, subtle tortures I like to inflict on my partners (tickling and teasing, to name a couple). I have known 1 or two 'pain sluts' in my wanderings, but on some deep level I never understood it. From an intellectual standpoint, I know about the release of endorphins and how that 'high' is what that sub is looking for. For me, however, pain is pain and usually to be avoided.

Now, I have used floggers in a limited way, adjustible clamps as well as candle wax; all of these with great moderation. I have professional training in the use of the whip but I would never use one on a human being. I could also see myself spanking or paddling someone.

That being said, you can know see how it affects my writing. I very rarely use pain as a substitute for pleasure in my stories and that is the reason why.

Take care

T.S.

A Word About Gags

Okay, you have noticed by now that a lot of my stories use gags. For me, I love the sounds a woman makes while gagged. Of the few I have had the pleasure of gagging, I found they were more vocal with the gag than without. I have never been really turned on by 'dirty talk' and the gag also eliminates that as well.

When playing, it is hard to have a safe word when gagged, so we usually use a hummed song to let the other know that something is wrong.

There is also a huge variety of gags on the market now, not just the old red ball gag. Some are more effective than others and some allow some oral play while still inhibiting 'free speech'.

If you have a gag story you would like to share, please feel free to post it here or e-mail me. I would love to hear it.

Take care and play safe,

T.S.

Weekend Plans

This weekend I am hoping to get done the last chapter of 'Summer Project' and perhaps complete a short self-bondage piece. I also hope to work on parts of the new sequel book 'Revealing Summer' as well. Of course, some chores may get in the way, but mornings tend to be my writing time ( I am a morning person by nature).

Things are hugely hectic at work right now and I do not see that changing in the near future. That means very little writing during the week proper..

The 'Consensual vs Non-Consenual' informal survey hasn't been added to in awhile. Please feel free to add your comments to it: Fesseln's Fiction September 2008. I do read everyone's comments and e-mails.

Take care

T.S.

Ideas

So, some of you might be wondering where do I come up with ideas. Most of the time they just pop into my twisted gray matter like a thorny rose. Other times, a reader might make a suggestion that starts to take on a life of it's own. Today, I was typing on Chapter 23 of 'Summer Project' while I was baking some bread when a story idea just flowered. In fact, I stopped what I was working on and started the new story before the thought disappeared into the ether.

At times it may seem that I am ignoring any ideas or suggestions you may have made, but in truth, they may be aging quietly until the right story come along. So please, feel free to e-mail me any suggestions you may have.

Take care and have a wonderful new year.

T.S.