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Sex, Sin, & Zen Reading Group: Thoughts on Identity
I’ve been taking some time the last few mornings to continue reading Sex, Sin & Zen by one of my favorite authors and Zen teachers, Brad Warner. Today I finished the chapters on BDSM and queer identity in Buddhist culture, which I’m sure you can imagine was of interest to “Bad Buddhist*” like me The[…]
Tying New York
It’s my last morning of a truly epic trip here in NYC. The community of sex bloggers, event organizers, kinksters, artists, sexologists, and more have been open and welcoming like you would not believe. Right now I’m spending my last morning at DGSolar & Violet‘s apartment in Brooklyn, after a pleasant evening talking about their[…]
Tonight: Graydancer Joins Kink.com on the Upper Floor
Tonight, I get to be the guest of some friends and join Peter Acworth and his house slaves and guests at an Upper Floor Party. To say Im excited would be quite an understatement. If youd like to watch (yes, this will be a live broadcast of Victorian-style debauchery) you can subscribe here: http://aff.theupperfloor.com/track/10509;204405:revshare:THEUPPERFLOOR,424/
[e]Lust 19
Photo courtesy of Emmy Welcome to e[lust] – Your source for sexual intelligence and inspirations of lust from the smartest & sexiest bloggers! Whether you’re looking for hot steamy smut, thought-provoking opinions or expert information, you’re going to find it here. Want to be included in e[lust] #20? Start with the rules, check out the[…]
Ropecast Interview with Peter Tupper
This podcast features: a Ropecast Vocabulary Primer, news about rope pride patches a discount code for Ropecast Listeners from MauiKink: GDTC15 for 15% off most things! Then it’s an interview with Peter Tupper, kink historian and author of the forthcoming “Innocent’s Progress” coming from Circlet Press (check out their steampunk erotica anthology “Like a Whisp[…]
A Rope Pride Flag?
Ropecast listener TopKai writes: I based the flag on the Royal Navy Ensign, paying homage to the nautical traditions that the rope community draws on. I put the Leather Pride Flag in the corner, to represent the link the rope community has to the leather community, and the heritage the rope community owes to the leather community. The brown cross is the color of rope and invokes a[…]
Support NYC SexBlogger Calendar & the Woodhull Foundation
It’s that time of year again! I’ve been lucky enough to be part of the NYC Sexblogger Calendar posse since the first year they started, mainly in the form of publicizing their work through interviews, blog posts, the occasional scandalously flirtatious tweet exchange with Debauched Diva… And, of course, I would also buy a day.[…]
Joining the MauiKink Ohana!
I’ve known about it for about a week already, but I’m finally able to share some really wonderful news with the world: I’m going to be working with the people at Maui Kink in a marketing/representative capacity. They’ve got some amazing products and some really neat ideas, and I’m looking forward to working with them.[…]