Sometimes it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly. - Edward Albee ( Read more... )

Last night I came out of hiding with regard to presenting classes. I have to admit, it was an affirming experience. I truly didn't expect the turn-out as I was a last-minute replacement for a transgender/cross-dressing presentation that was canceled by the scheduled presenter late Friday evening. There were about 25-30 people, and the 90 minutes ( Read more... )

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We tend to think of the rational as a higher order, but it is the emotional that marks our lives. One often learns more from ten days of agony than from ten years of contentment. - Merle Shain  from Some Men are More Perfect Than Others.

The quiet ones get overlooked. They are the ones whose soft steps go unnoticed, like the slither of a snake that ( Read more... )

“Red,” I said with absolute certainty. The black would be nice and the thread would blend much better; the purple was certainly a favorite color and emblematic of my sexual orientation, but the red symbolized everything about the evening and the ritual energies it was intended to invoke. It was decided: the zipper would be red. The fantasy I had ( Read more... )

My tersely worded missive arrived in a plain white envelope, three weeks before the event, typed and unsigned.

“Wear nothing but the barest of coverings and come as an exotic bird. Shave everything except your head. Wear the silver bells on your labia piercings.  Put the 10 gauge captive bead rings in your nipples. Insert the jewel butt plug just ( Read more... )

I feel at a crossroads and unsure which tangent to take.  Sometimes the path we walk is more about stopping than continuing to move.  I am at yet another stopping point.  I used to view life as filled with obstacles which needed to be overcome - either by pure force or creatively finding ways around.  Now I see them more as harbingers from the ( Read more... )

Browsing through my friends' pages and came upon a nice distraction.  Thought I'd share a bit about me ( Read more... )

No matter how much I wish it otherwise, sometimes the ghosts won’t go away. I have accepted that they are like relatives you don’t especially like coming for a short visit. You learn to tolerate them, but don’t extend any extra hospitality in the hope that they will shorten their stay and move on. But like the laundry, they just don’t seem to ever ( Read more... )

This month’s MAsT topic was on Ethical Mastery/Ethical slavery. I did not attend due to my work week and the fact that I needed to take a day of rest to enjoy sun-kissed skin surrounded by the beauty and serenity of the Desert Botanical Gardens in full bloom followed by a long afternoon nap.
However, this topic is one that I have pondered for a long ( Read more... )