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Uniforms, power and consent

bdsm, fantasies, power exchange, uniform 2nd October 2021 Musings

A lot of people have a thing about uniforms: there’s definitely a uniform fetish.* This may well be because uniforms are fundamentally about power – they either confer it or strip it from you, which makes them erotic to many. … Continued

How about some virtual slams?

authors, bdsm, erotica, reading slam, vlogging, writers 26th October 2020 Other Things, Slams

Some of you may know that DSW started out as the name under which I ran some reading slams a few years ago. It evolved into this blog and then evolved further into a mobile/online bookselling venture. This year, among … Continued

Pet Names and Honorifics: What Do You Call Theirs?

bdsm, pet names, terms of endearment, writing 25th May 2020 Musings, writing

(I just can’t face any more of my own political ranting, so if you’re looking for something else to think about or write about…) There are several terms of address within BDSM circles which have tremendous resonance, both for the … Continued

New Release: The Liberation of Miss X

bdsm, erotic novel, erotic romance, erotica, new release, spanking, victorian fiction 6th February 2020 New Books

The first in a new series of Victorian-themed kinky novels from Etta Stark is now available from Blushing Books. Fans of spanking romance are definitely in for a treat… Blurb: London 1890. Flora Taylor has been estranged from her beloved … Continued

#Internationalfetishday – How’s that for you?

#internationalfetishday, bdsm, fetish, SM, social history, subculture 18th January 2020 Events, Musings

To my embarrassment, I only realised it was International Fetish Day when my Twitter feed offered up this very good article by Amy (@coffeeandkink) on the Hot Octopuss site. Maybe that was why the Guardian ran a piece this week … Continued

New Release: Breaking Limits

anthology, bdsm, erotica, fiction, kinky sex 22nd December 2019 New Books

If you celebrate Christmas, you might feel the need to sneak off now and again for a spot of private time; if you don’t celebrate it, you might still find it helpful to have something to stimulate your naughty side … Continued

Kinky Sex Advice: approaching with caution

bdsm, books, bookselling, kinky, reading, writing 21st August 2019 Musings, Other Things

You can find plenty of horrendous kinky sex advice – and horrendous vanilla sex advice – online without even breaking a sweat. Quick and easy ways of detecting that the kinky sex advice you’re reading is not only a ridiculous … Continued

Kinkfest 2019: a (nother) weekend of kinkyf*ckery

bdsm, discussion, event, kinky, party 13th August 2019 Events, Musings

When I say (as I did to a few of the new friends I was making) that the weekend just gone by was my first Kinkfest, I’m not lying. But nor am I telling the whole truth. It was my … Continued

Listen to these words of mine: new audiobooks from Zak Jane Keir

audiobooks, bdsm, erotica, femdom, paranormal, Zak Jane Keir 26th January 2019 New Books

erotica, listen, audiobook, bdsm, femdom

It sometimes seems like audiobooks have been the Next Big Thing for years, but there definitely appears to have been an increase in interest lately. So I’m pretty pleased to be able to say that several of my stories are … Continued

New Release: The Big Book of Submission 2

anthology, bdsm, erotica, fiction, kinky, new book 9th January 2018 New Books

A serious treat is in store for all you lovers of erotic power exchange, control and surrender. The second Big Book of Submission is out now… Whether you’re simply curious about submission or regularly revel in the delights of BDSM, these sixty-nine erotic … Continued