Reading Aloud

There was a discussion on fetlife about whether people ever read aloud to their partners. I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen this topic come up on a kink forum, and I was amazed at how many responses it got.

When R. and I were first together he read Harpo Speaks to me because it’s his favourite book. It was wonderful to spend the cold winter weekends on the couch listening to such an amazing autobiography.

A lot of people mentioned that they read erotic to each other, and some said they tended to read non-fiction kink books like S/M101 or The Loving Dominant as a way to open communication and get inspired.

I think this is a fantastic idea, and it’s one I very much recommend to people as a way to keep up with the dynamics of the relationship in long-term relationships. Sceneing constantly is not practical or realistic and just leads to burn-out, in my experience. Reading to each other helps keep things fresh, and can work well into all kinds of kink-oriented relationships.

It can also inspire people when the energy is flagging due to real-world intrusions.

The reading R. does allows him to share things he thinks his little girl should know about. Pop/Hollywood culture from the 40’s-70’s, is a big favourite of his, and he loves to share it with me. I’m just old enough to remember vaguely some of the personalities he reads to me about (George Burns, The Marx Bothers, etc…) which makes it fun.

The idea is that it gives him Daddy-time and puts me into little girl headspace; especially when he tucks me into bed and reads me to sleep. I really adore the closeness and security it gives me.

Nurturing these kinds of simple joys can play quite a significant role in building very strong – and binding – rituals in a relationship.

Oddly enough, although I write erotca I’ve never read it aloud at anyone. I’ll have to add that to my To-Do list.

Seems reading out loud to your partner is one of those less spoken about activities that many of us indulge in. Since It’s one that seems to have a lot of different functions in relationships I’d sure love to hear other people’s experiences around this activity.

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HNT: Favourite Panties

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Kinky Joke Tuesday: Why Kids Leave Home

(crossposted At Kinky Sex Link)

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HNT: Satin Corset

Nothing like a little satin and lace…and, of course, some cleavage to spill. ::grin:: HHNT!!!

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Animoto.com: Vancouver Pride Festival

Just a few of the photos I took at the Vancouver Pride Festival. What a great day!

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You’re Putting That Boot Where??

If everything goes as planned, in a few weeks I’ll be doing a boot worship scene. This will be a definite new experience for me; one that I hope will spark a renewed passion for non-sexual/casual play.

It’s not uncommon, after the initial frenzy for play we experience as newbies dies down, for kinksters to start getting a little bored and dissatisfied with the familiar floggings and spankings; especially at a casual or public play level. I’m hoping that by finding something novel to focus on, I can bring back some of the magic of my early days attending play parties.

As This Girl noted in her last entry there at Kinky Sex Link, BDSM is a drug, an addiction. Sometimes we coast so long on that drug that it loses its intoxicating power and we’re forced to search for a new high. So sometime we search for deeper submission, or higher levels of pain, to bring on that high, and sometimes we switch roles to experience the greener grass on the other side.

And sometimes we just look inwards, find a latent fetish, and drag it out to the light of day.

(Or is that the dark of the dungeon?)

As a little girl, I was already quite submissive. I enjoyed serving, and I enjoyed earning praise and attention from those I adored. Although my mother, being very dominant, was often the one I sought to please, I worshipped both my grandfather and my father.

My father, a part-time country and western singer, often wore cowboy boots and one of my favourite activities as a child was to remove those boots when he’d come in from work.

(I can see the Freudian heads nodding, and the soft Aha’s from the readers already. LOL)

Now cowboy boot removal can be difficult, and the feat is often accomplished by having the remover straddle one boot-covered foot, facing away from the boot-wearer, and gripping the boot heel in both hands. The boot-wearer then plants the other foot on the remover’s ass, and gives a good shove.

Remover and boot then tend to go flying, often landing with a satisfying thump on the floor.

I remember how much laughter accompanied the boot-removal ritual, and how it felt to hold the soft, fragrant leather in my hands. I remember the thrill of waiting for that literal boot in the ass, and how my father would often draw it out, until I was giggling so hard that when the real shove came I wasn’t prepared and I’d be nothing more than a giggling pile on the floor, grasping the offending – and well-loved – footwear in hand.

So many Freudian layers. The sexuality of youth and its focus on the father/mother figure, the feel of the firm power between innocent, but sensitive thighs…It doesn’t take a psychologist to work out the not-so-innocent pleasures in such an innocent act of affection between parent and child.

(Now, lest anyone take offense, my father is a wonderful parent. I had an extremely safe, loving childhood, and in no way am I dealing with anything resembling the resolution of incest issues. Pure and simple, the little girl in me still loves to please her “father”, and the woman in me can’t help but now include her sexuality in this endeavour.)

So, in a few weeks, I hope to be doing a scene that replays this boot removal ritual, along with other boot worship activities that will please the cowboy-boot-wearing dominant friend who’ll be indulging me in this.

Oh, and he has mentioned boot-blacking skills. What?? Time for research, I guess.

Stay tuned…

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Kinky Sex Link – Live!

I’m very pleased to be part of this new collaborative blog site that brings together all kinds of people from the sex-positive/BDSM community. The site went live this morning and will feature not just sex blogs, but a variety of informative, educational, and fun stuff as well.

So, go, check out Kinky Sex Link now!

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The Calgary Herald Heralds BDSM?

An article on BDSM in the Calgary Herald?? Who would have imagined it?

I think it’s pretty even-handed and non-threatening; looks like we’re slowly making headway into the mainstream here in Canada. I’m in full support of educating the public, and opening the doors to safe exploration of our lifestyle. My only concern is that by putting it out there we may be encouraging the un-initiated into jumping off into the deep end before they realize the potential risks.

Not much we can do about that except get the word out there about workshops, books and munches, and hope people take advantage of the information readily available to them.

One of the nice things about this article is that it quotes Jay Wiseman, someone we can respect as an eloquent spokesman for the lifestyle. If you haven’t read any of his books then I urge you to do so. I really loved S/M101 and I recommend it for anyone in the lifestyle.

Read the article and let me know what you think about it.

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HNT – Dried Roses

A Little fun with photo editing. Happy HNT!!

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The Myth Of “Breaking Submissives”

I can’t say it any better than F.F.R. Mallory, known as Mistress Steel of Steel-Door. Her site is full of interesting articles.

Read Breaking A Submissive, and pass it on to anyone you know who is new to BDSM and can use this help in understanding this concept.

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