The closest I came before that was reading some of my Dad's Gor books and finding trashy magazines my younger brother had hidden. These were geared to men's fantasies of course.
I'm still learning what my inner most desires are. Bondage certainly, I'm not sure about spankings or a lot of the other "traditional" pain/ pleasure ideas. I am willing to experience most of these things. Except something like being whipped, that would be very painful. …more
I began my BDSM journey, I now understand, as myself. I'm still myself. Along the way I looked into different roles and labels and tried to fit myself into them. That was a mistake, a misplacement of myself. But, it was interesting and all adds flavour to the journey, making it a chance to discover who I am.
Here are conversations I had through forums and email and a post I wrote at points during my discovery. (It will be at least two posts).
I've been trying to think of a simple way to explain how I feel to be a switch. I thought about buttons, the kind you find with your partner to drive them wild with lust. Well, in my case the buttons connect to a switch like a train track. Depending on which buttons are pushed my switch changes from the submissive track to the Dominant one. Other ways to look at it: I want to wear someone's collar and belong to that person, I also want someone to be owned by me and wear the collar I give them. My bondage fantasies are about being taken captive and taking a captive of my own. …more
Today 9Rules is down. I don't know if it is gone, or just lost.
When my site was accepted in 2009 I was pretty happy. Even though the network had been backsliding awhile - there was hope for a fresh revamp. It didn't quite seem to ever really happen though. I'm still part of 9Rules and I'm not giving up on it. But, I'm disappointed. Tonight, seeing it come up 404, I'm not feeling a lot of faith in it.
Just for inspiration, here are the original 9 rules:
According to the about page 9rules is a collection of blogs, showcasing the best content of the Independent web. 9rules was created in 2003, around 9 rules:
Love what you do. Never stop learning. Form works with function. Simple is beautiful. Work hard, play hard. You get what you pay for. When you talk, we listen. Must constantly improve. Respect your inspiration.
Originally from Suite101 University, a free ecourse posted a few years ago. I've saved the information here because there is a lot worth keeping and I don't know what will happen to all of it now that Suite101 is closing this area of their site.
Writing Editorials
By Jason Reeher
Introduction
Welcome to the Suite University course on writing newspaper editorials. In this course, you can learn effective techniques for writing letters to the editor, then submit your opinions to everything from your local newspaper to national publications. Valuable for anyone interested in public affairs, current events, and pop-culture, this course will help the student to develop a writing interest, as well as hone argumentative and persuasive writing skills. This course is great for beginning writers, as well as those interested in scientific disciplinary writing, print journalism, editorial processes, and public policy discourse. Writing newspaper opinions is a great way to gain expression for your writing. With relatively little time invested, you can learn to produce concise, effective and persuasive editorials on a regular basis. Perhaps the most exciting element is that YOU can choose your subject based upon public interest and current relevancy. By learning what subjects are most important to your target community, whether it’s local property taxes or “American Idol,” you become part of the public discourse when your opinion is published. This course can help you get there. …more