Naked Reader Book Club Discussion: Best Bondage Erotica 2012, edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel (Thursday, March 15th, 2012 @ 8pm ET)

I've noticed that with any of the books we've discussed here, folks have really perked up when anything really kinky comes along. Does anyone remember book or stories we've discussed before that are particularly memorable? I know some from Take Me There made a real impact. less

I agree. I guess my point was that, for me at least, that aspect is always there - the submissive, be they male or female, always holds a degree of power of the dominant. They're symbiotic in a way - one cannot be fully realized without the presence of the other. Therefore, your comment about "male" submissives being powerful made me laugh because in my mind, all submissives are powerful. And, being a bit of an outspoken, opinionated, at times reactionary feminist, I perhaps ribbed you a bit harshly because of, what seemed to me, this awe-struck bit of realization that the male sub has power - it made me want to ask, as I did, though not so kindly, I suppose, well don't female subs also have power because it's the nature of the submission to be powerful, just perhaps not in the same open and noticeable way as Dom/mes have? I think that's why i like the concept of power "exchange" so much - because both the sub and the Dom/me give or take some power from and to the other. less

Like a corkboard that one posts images and phrases and (depending on the project and the person's hobby/skill/profession ) color swatches, materials, pics from designers or weddings or interior decorators or this or that or the other (again, depending on project/hobby/skill/pr ofession) to draw ideas and inspiration from and sort of give the project an initial framework. I think I know some people who'll do an intitial board then another and another as things take shape. I AM OCD but not quite that much, though. One should do it for me, methinks. I'm also a collage artist so it's a very familiar territory for me, in a sense. less

One more author's comment, from Giselle Renarde. This story has some really intense personal dynamics in it.


The title for my story Dry Rub came to me, perhaps not surprisingly, while watching an episode of "Man vs. Food" featuring some delicious-looking barbeque. The content was formed around the title. I knew I wanted to write about "dry humping" and that act brought to mind images of schoolgirl uniforms and bad boy leather pants--so that's what I dressed my characters in. They're high school sweethearts all grown up and dealing with domestic irritations. As for the bondage using dinner napkins? Well, my girlfriend has this weird neurosis where she can't eat dinner without a cloth napkin in her lap. Okay, it's not really a neurosis, but she really, really, REALLY likes cloth napkins. Paper ones go better with barbeque, but, hey... to each her own. less

Like a corkboard that one posts images and phrases and (depending on the project and the person's hobby/skill/profession ) color swatches, materials, pics from designers or weddings or interior decorators or this or that or the other (again, depending on project/hobby/skill/pr ofession) to draw ideas and inspiration from and sort of give the project an initial framework. I think I know some people who'll do an intitial board then another and another as things take shape. I AM OCD but not quite that much, though. One should do it for me, methinks. I'm also a collage artist so it's a very familiar territory for me, in a sense. less

You know, I find that a smaller male dom might be a solution to help females drop their shields in a way in case they had been abused in the past. While you are still strong, you do not give off that air that "you're stronger just because you're bigger in a bully sort of way". Does that make sense? I suppose that it could help focus on what's going on than what's you look like. less

I've never had an issue with a large male dominant and I've had a very rough past in regards to abuse and similar things. However, I do see how it might be less intimidating for some. For me, though, it was something I had worked through as much as one can before I discovered my submission so it wasn't as much of an issue (though in the beginning, it did leave me struggling with concerns/fears/emotion s/etc that I hadn't experienced in years). I think for *most* abuse survivors, it's more about the emotional context but the physical element can definitely reinforce that. And, ofc, this is just my experience and mho. less

This meeting has been great! You guys are incredible. Sounds like you really enjoyed this book and the club. We're glad to hear it!

So how 'bout those prizes?

The $25 gift cards go to:

Kynky Kytty
Kake
wrmbreze
Antipova
Sir

And the two books go to:
specialKandL

Drop me a line at rayne (at) edenfantasys (dot) com and I'll get those out to you as soon as possible!

And now, I have to take off. I've got a deadline tonight. But feel free to hang around and talk.

I saw some of you mention a thread with reccommendations. Feel free to start whatever threads here you like. Have a great night! Talk to you all later, I hope! less

While I have the chance, I want to mention that Kristina Wright will be doing a reading of her anthology Lustfully Ever After in NYC at Bluestockings Books on June 5th. I haven't had a chance to read the book yet, but I'm sure there'll be some BDSM variations on fairy tales in it. My own story "Kit in Boots" is one of those, and I'll be there with her reading, too. (This is one of my rare hetero stories.) less

While I have the chance, I want to mention that Kristina Wright will be doing a reading of her anthology Lustfully Ever After in NYC at Bluestockings Books on June 5th. I haven't had a chance to read the book yet, but I'm sure there'll be some BDSM variations on fairy tales in it. My own story "Kit in Boots" is one of those, and I'll be there with her reading, too. (This is one of my rare hetero stories.) less