desired effect

August 27, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

simple, effective
solo predicaments

The State of My Rope

August 6, 2023.Reading time 5 minutes.

The last two times I let people tie me weren’t that enjoyable. In fact, the more I’m tied by people the more I realize I don’t actually like being tied by people.

Back to Basics

June 6, 2023.Reading time 1 minute.

Going back to basics, but sometimes basics are the most complex.

The Eroticization of Suffering, Vol 2

May 28, 2023.Reading time 8 minutes.

From forehead on the mat to tip toe balancing, I was transfixed by the sight of her beautiful suffering.

The Eroticization of Suffering, Vol 1

May 21, 2023.Reading time 5 minutes.

“Does it hurt?” is by far the most common question I get regarding my Shibari practice.

simply

May 16, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

beyond language is
where I want to be

Do it scared

May 10, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I’m feeling alive again
The behavior is proof

April Ties

April 25, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

An assortment of ties from the month of April.

Defiance

March 21, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Good Luck Daisy

March 14, 2023.Reading time 1 minute.

I normally don’t buy daisies on purpose because they remind me of an ex best friend who wore a good-luck daisy clip in her hair.

Latch

March 7, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

When he kissed me my lips were
uninspired, my mind latched on
to thoughts of how it would be
with you

Part Poetic, Part Primal

February 28, 2023.Reading time 1 minute.

A pill, a choice, a change, a little spice, something new, something to do.

Does this look like a heart?

February 21, 2023.Reading time 1 minute.

I’ve finally landed on a place to live—a state with great job opportunities, lots of nature, all four seasons, high walkability score, no state income tax, and legal lettuce.

Study

February 15, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Do you have a study? Someplace you go to work on words?

Order

February 7, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Sometimes the mind
moves faster

Are You Happy?

February 1, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

My goal was never to lead a happy life, but rather to lead a peaceful one. I don’t need things or people to “make me happy.”

Naked with Other Women

January 24, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

Today I visited an onsen in Yokosuka and omg, I will never recover from the healing, mysticism, and embodiment I experienced!

Complicit

January 17, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I became complicit
in my own consumption

Frozen Strawberry

January 10, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I never meant for you to know me, never meant to let you in.

w/ Great Power

January 3, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I’ve decided to reframe things I want to accomplish as challenges instead of goals.

A Year in Rope

December 27, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

At the beginning of 2022, I was in a bad way. It became impossible to avoid certain truths as my body refused to be numb any longer. Suddenly, I was drowning in emotions—grief, shame, remorse, plus my usual dose of melancholy.

Up-skirt 2

December 13, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I’ve bathed in the light of a brilliant moon

Twisted Red

December 6, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A sonnet for every scar

Do you ever feel Crazy?

November 29, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

Do you ever feel crazy? Crazy for wanting what you want, crazy for doing what you do, crazy for not doing what you really want to do?

Idea

November 22, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I have this idea that I can paint on my body with rope, lay out a path to freedom—the on-my-body-railroad.

Up-skirt

November 15, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

My heartbeat picked up as I felt a light touch against the outside of my soul.

Diamond Rope Dress

November 8, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

This week I was feeling a bit lawless.

Chest Harness

November 1, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

The more you do, the more it becomes easier to do. It’s only been a week since I started this series and already I’ve been picking up my rope a lot more.

Self-Tie Tuesday

October 25, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

What are the costs and benefits of your coping mechanism? What do you gain and what are you missing out on by getting lost in this thing, self-soothing with it? What do you minimize to stretch into this pleasure?

Tying Her

October 23, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

I circle her slowly as my hands unwrap the rope. She’s wearing jeans and an olive green bodysuit with a fabric/mesh combo up top, no bra. I notice the subtle movement of her neck when she swallows and let myself savor the anticipation radiating from her.

Staggered Desires

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