relationships
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The family that never was
Yesterday, as I was out walking the dog, dealing with the deep, deep sadness of the…
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A Eunuch Reads The Leatherman’s Handbook
CONTENT WARNING: BDSM, rape fantasy/non-consensual sex in discussion, drugs, castration references. This was the fifty year…
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Eurovision. Missed.
Eurovision punctuated our marriage. We celebrated it every year, sometimes going away for the event in…
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Rope after London
Since we didn’t go to the street food market near Waterloo station during our visit to…
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Shed grief
It started with some news about my drains: the insurance company is going to pay, and…
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Beaulieu
This year my birthday was intentionally low-key. The week-long blow-outs of the past are far behind…
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Pronouns in the Wild
Pronouns are funny things. I remember as a kid my mum telling me off for saying…
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Don’t Call Him My Boyfriend
I had a message from a friend today – “enjoying your date?” “Huh?” “With your boyfriend”…
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Companionable Silence
My friend, Patricius, can talk for England Ireland. But when he’s silent, its not uncomfortable. Companionable…
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May the Fourth, Alone
Its a little thing, but today I am going to watch Star Wars Episode IV: A…
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Learning My Size in Someone Else’s Love Story
I have felt worried that Funiculosus’ partner might feel jealous or threatened by me. I don’t…
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Being Safe to Be Around
So much of my thinking and exploration has been about what kind of people I want…
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The Puppy in the Kitchen
There’s more to being a Rope Puppy or a Puppy Daddy than just rope and cuddles!…
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Polysecure 4: Pulling It Together
Final part of a 4 part in a short series reflecting on Polysecure by Jessica Fern…
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Polysecure 3: Was My Marriage Codependent, or Just Closed?
Part 3 of 4 in a short series reflecting on Polysecure by Jessica Fern One section…