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Green Flags for Rope Partners
Whether you’re new to kink, new to rope, or just looking for new playmates, it can be tricky to evaluate potential partners before playing. And that’s equally true whether you’re...
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Undo!
Undo. Undo well. Undo is the act of removing the rope from a person or untying a knot. It might be during a scene in progress, as positions change and...
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The Path to the Tea House
A little story, starring you. You’re going about your busy day. The city swirls all around you as you juggle the to-do list. The commute through traffic, crowded trains, and...
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6 ways to make kink spaces and events more welcoming for LGBTQ+ attendees
No kink space or event can be all things to all people. Still, there’s room for improvement in making LGBTQ+ people feel safe and supported in the kink world. Event...
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Rope: Collaborator or Antagonist?
Big picture thinking about your scenes. If you are the one casting rope in a scene, are you helping your partner to stay in position? Or are you keeping them...
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Rope for Intimacy
There are plenty of ways to learn the prettiest knots and the most intricate ties, but that’s not what excites me about rope. When I teach rope bondage, I spend...
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The Two Ends of the Rope – Who Does What? Roles – Desires – Appetites
The constellation of participants in a rope scene may include one, two, three, or even more people. They will be the ones doing the tying and the ones being tied....
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Adaptive Rope - How we kept our world kinky through cancer
Tom and I met in February 1991. He gently and carefully offered me kink, and, after a few months of trepidation, I jumped in with both feet. Our marriage saw...
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Japanese Shibari Terms and How Not to Be a Culture Vampire - an Excerpt
Are you curious about Japanese words or terms related to shibari and BDSM? Let’s explore a few of these words and consider good ways to use them. Q: First, do...
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Auntie Midori’s Sneak Peak Book Blog
Monk and Midori have a long history of working together to provide accessible, inclusive, reality based education to the kinky masses. And now, Midori has given Twisted Monk the exclusive...
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Chronic Pain and BDSM
As a sadomasochist I LOVE giving and receiving sensation. I love to touch and be touched. It took me a really long time to embrace that part of myself and...
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Rope Bondage Beyond the Binary
How rope play can be gender-affirming for transgender bodies When we see rope bondage out in the world, it’s typically represented by slim, white cisgender women. “In general, heteronormativity in...
