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So Bloom and I have pretty much kept to ourselves for the past six months or so, as work has really kept us from spending much time with EACH OTHER, let alone anyone else. She still has the occasional date (especially in the local BDSM community), but nothing has really developed. For myself...

First, admit to yourself that you may have to leave them if they can't break their monogamist indoctrination. Second, read "The Ethical Slut" together. See how they react when Dossie (repeatedly) states that love is not a finite substance, and that loving someone else does not in any way reduce...

Absolutely. But then, there hasn't been much restriction in this department. Where this has been most encouraging is in seeing how much Bloom's self-esteem has improved in the time we've been together, especially since opening up. I spent years keeping my attraction to other people under wraps...

Bloom and I try to meet all of each other's partners, whether before or after the fact. But that's because we're married and both trying to make new friends, and because we're always trying to enhance our relationship via our relationships (and relations) with others.

"Songs remain. Songs last. They can turn an emperor into a laughingstock, can bring down dynasties. A song can last long after the events and the people are dust and dreams and gone. That's the power of songs." -Neil Gaiman, Anansi Boys

And now for a heaping helping from my favorite satirist, Christopher Buckley. “I don’t know why you’re always carrying on about the so-called ‘wisdom of the American people’. Half the population seems to me to be demented.” “Decisis: Latin phrase meaning ‘to stand by things decided,’ i.e., let...

I have had friends who run the gamut of heterosexual, heteroflexible, bisexual, homoflexible, and homosexual. And on a slightly separate spectrum, demisexual, sapiosexual, and pansexual. It comes down to one's personal experiences, preferences, and concept of self. For myself, I have...

“Twisted and perverse are the ways of the human mind. Pinocchio was such a dolt to try to become a real boy. He was much better off with a wooden head.” -Orson Scott Card, Speaker for the Dead “Oh, monsters are scared. That’s why they’re monsters. And as for grownups. . . I’m going to tell you...

...dude. American Gods Arguably the preeminent work of fantasy of the 21st century by its unquestionable master, asking and answering the question: "What happens when the rites and rituals of the old world collide with the attitudes and addictions of the new?"

Is anyone else excited that we seem to be making progress toward an American Gods miniseries?

Luther Vandross - If Only For One Night That man.....whew.

Have you read Todd's contributions to the series? His characters (and dragons) feel much more human, he explores different relationship types (LGB, polyamory, etc), and in general makes the struggle feel so much more real.

Queen. Forever. One Vision Princes of the Universe Seven Seas of Rhye

"Five exclamation marks, the sure sign of an insane mind." -Sir Terry Pratchett "Hooray for most things!" -George Carlin "If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization." -Weinberg's Second Law "Robin...

If you're a fan of medieval-ish fantasy that deals primarily in emotional content, you have to check out Patrick Rothfuss and The Name of the Wind. Very little "Magic A + Potion B = Incantation C," except as it relates to the emotional development of the main character. The whole book (and...

Indeed. In my extremely limited experience, gloves and a gentle touch go a long way. Especially for those of us who can't get the kind of leverage and stimulation on ourselves that another person could.

On the subject of femdom, it wasn't until my wife and I opened up that I was able to take a good look at being a submissive. Males in the Bible Belt typically aren't even allowed to consider being a submissive, since it's considered "feminine" and anyone even thinking of leaning in that...

I'm totally stoked that Ernest Cline's masterpiece Ready Player One is getting a movie adaptation. With Steven Spielburg, no less. So since Hollywood has apparently decided that branded properties are the only financially viable sources for films, what novels, short stories, or comics would you...

In women, SNARK. At least, if my first two partners since going open-marriage are any indication. Give me a woman with an edge on her attitude and a sarcastic approach to everything, and I'm ready to play. Especially since it's usually a defense mechanism brought on by stress or trauma in their...

Oh, I've got a million of 'em. At least. No seriously, I'm a total quote whore. "Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. Anything that’s invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting...