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The BDSM Garden presents: Fixing Your CNC !@%$ Ups, 5/27/23 3:00 PM ET, Free Class Description: Mistakes happen, whether we like it or not. Sometimes it's in a scene, sometimes it's with consent, and sometimes, we inflict emotional damage without meaning to. So, what do we do when we "eff" up? Let's talk about it with Sid on Saturday 5/27 at 3PM ET in #open-topic-chats in TheBDSMGarden.com's Discord chat. Bring friends!

SCENE SPEAK ~ by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1446 Scene speech is a language that we develop and use solely in-scene. We reserve this speech to augment and accentuate the atmosphere of the scene and often to heighten the sensory experience for both Dominant and submissive.

SANITY by FRR Mallory Conservative

http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1445 Much is said about Safe, Sane and Consensual within the BDSM lifestyle, it has become a cornerstone catch word for living. What isn't being discussed is the necessary evaluation of mental condition that it entails upon all people.     

SAFE WORDS ~ NO SAFETY by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1444 One of the most talked about features of the BDSM community is the existence and usage of the Safe Word or Safe Call or Safe Sign.    

SAFE by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1443 Safe: secure from threat or danger, harm or loss. Except, there is no such security. D/s and BDSM exist where safety is tenuous at best. Assurances of complete safety simply cannot be given.

SADIST ~ by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1442 The practice of intentionally inflicting pain or sensation upon another human being as a means of obtaining sexual energy release predates Comte de Sade    

Roots... by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1441 It is my personal belief that D/s emerges from the most basic primal and instinctual triggers within the human body and human mind.     

RITUALS by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1440 Ritual's are most often associated with religious faith's or belief's but in actuality they exist throughout our daily lives under other names.   

Risk Aware vs. Safe, Sane and Consensual by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1439 The 'idea' of 'risk aware' has been around a long time. The problem being that most people are not really aware of the risks at all.    

RESPECT by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1440 Within the BDSM community it is common to find large numbers of people who believe that by merely 'naming' themselves or 'self-labeling' ensures them the 'right' to expressions of respect.    

REQUIREMENTS OF SERVICE by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1437 This list is for the potential sub/slave desiring to enter into full service to me. It includes play potential's that the sub/slave should believe themselves to be capable of handling.

Reputation by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1436 Your reputation within this community began the moment that you decided to explore this community and made your first contact within it.    

RELEASE by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1435; When an individual feels a sense of 'removal of power' or 'removal of control' toward that which inflicts or appears to inflict upon them sorrow, suffering, burdens or oppression they may seek or tend to seek a vent to release or lessen the full measure...

Queening by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1434 It is curious to explore one of the mysteries of queening and to see within its example so many intriguing concepts and ideas    

PURITY OF SUBMISSION ~ by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1432 How to be pure? Especially with the context or layer of yet another abstract concept - submission.     

Public Play by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1431 Public Play or scening is a fairly popular past-time for members of the D/s or BDSM community. It is for many an opportunity to socialize with other members of the local community    

Protecting Love by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1430 How do I protect my Master from charges of abuse or wrongful death if should I die there are marks on my body, which there generally are? I am older, I could easily have a heart attack . . .    

promiscuous Domination and submission... by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1429 For 'sex' or 'scening' to be a meaningful experience there must be an investment or belief in its intrinsic value.    

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PREVAILING VOICE by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1427 In many ways a human being can be fairly compared to a computer. It is possible to consider a persons 'hardware' to be the structure produced by the DNA coding at conception.    

PRESENT by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1426 Present is a command issued to and used by the submissive to formally present of themselves to their Dominant. This command or the physical body position can take many different forms often depending on the situation which exists when the command is issued...

PREPARING THE FLESH... by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1425 Many forms of BDSM scening involve the intense involvement of the skin and tissues of the submissive/slave in the scene. A newcomer to BDSM often brings with them all of the images they have seen, read about or heard often through pornographic films...

PREDATORS and FAKIR ~ by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1424 How to deal with doms who took money from his sub and made false promises, and also what to do if a dom tries to defame your character if you mention to others that he took money from you and will not pay you back.    

POACHING by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1422 A Poacher is loosely defined as a person who trespasses or steals illegally or wrongfully. This is a willful act in full knowledge that such property belongs or is the property of another.    

PLEASURE ~ POWER ~ POSSESSION by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1421 Together these elements form the 'Seductions', a presentation by the submissive aspect to encourage or lure the engagement of action by others in the form of an exchange of vital energy.     

PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1420 Can a man be a Dominant if he is confined to a wheelchair?    

PERFORMANCE SCENING ~ by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1419 Performance is a dramatic representation or exhibition of an action, role or character presented to, toward and for an audience.     

PASSIVE DISCIPLINE by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1418 A few discipline tips

OUTING by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1417 Outing is a term most frequently associated with members of the gay or lesbian community when they voluntarily or involuntarily reveal their sexual orientation publicly.    

OPAQUE BELIEF by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1416 Belief may suggest certitude and full trust and confidence in the source whether supportive evidence exists or not.    

OATHS by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1415 Oath: A solemn attestation of the truth or inviolability of one's words.    

NEGOTIATE ~ by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1414 What happens if you are a new submissive and do not know what your 'soft limits' <please read article on website titled soft limits> are? How can you pre-decide what to identify as a limit?    

natural submission by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1360 Frequently I work with people who... are concerned that their desire to submit will wane.    

MUTILATION by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1412 Self mutilating submissives. Mutilate: To cut off or permanently destroy a limb. Cripple. To cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect.  

Multiple Dominants... by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1411 The decision to abstain from commitment should not bring censure upon the individual if that person is honest in expressing that fact to those they interact with.

Moving within Space... by FRR Mallory Conservative http://thebdsmgarden.com/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=1410 For the purposes of this article I will assume that you have successfully entered Sub-Space with your submissive and are now at the point where you would like to deepen that space or move your submissive 'within' Space.    

Carnevale Contest 2021

This year, Carnevale is in celebration of The BDSM Garden. This year is a quality plus quantity contest.

In general, in an article, please explain the "who, what, when, where, how and why" if it a research style, for an opinion piece, both pro and con views are appreciated by the reader for learning and decision making.

You will write a one- page article on any of the given topics below or your own topic related to D/s or BDSM.

In exchange for one article, you will receive one point. For every article or additional, complete page to an article that you submit you will receive one point. Partial points will be awarded to additional pages at the discretion and opinion of the triad of admins.

Articles must be your own work. Quotations may be used but 85% of the work must be original.

Quotations must be cited by author and website or book and page. MLA format is not required. Citation lines will not be counted toward the space or word count.

Articles will be checked for plagiarism and citations.

Essays will be double-spaced, font type Times New Roman, font size 12pt, and a minimum of 500 words.

Articles should be complete with a full argument, opinion, explanation, or demonstration. Padded articles may be returned.

Use a spelling and grammar checker and/or an editor or beta reader.

Any photos, graphs, or illustrations must come with written permission from the original photographer or artist. Any photograph or illustration included in the article does not count toward the total word or space count.

All submitted articles will be posted on TheBDSMGarden.com website.

The due date for all articles is Midnight, Easter Sunday (April 4, 2021), Eastern Time.

The winner will be announced Monday, April 5, by midnight.

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THE GARDEN, THE MASQUE, AND THE WIKtT ARCHIVES need a new software backbone from which to hang our articles, stories, galleries, and forums. Our elderly servers are being aged out at the hosting company. The software that the sites are built on will, unfortunately, not be supported on any modern server.

That means YOU (and we) get to play! Are you an author? Are you a reader? Are you an audiophile? Are you an accent whore?

Do you have a favorite short story that you want to have read to you? Do you want to hear it over and over again?

Let me read you a story!

The prize is choosing one of the people  our voice sample page (listed below) to read the short story of winner’s choosing, aloud. Any story, from a smutty lemon or lime fic to Shakespeare’s sonnets, from an original poem to Goodnight Moon is fair game (within site rules) – the choice is the winner’s!

AUCTION INFORMATION: Here’s the auction! https://ebay.to/3o9BdKn

Bidding starts at $25 US

Vocal samples for the readers are here: http://thebdsmgarden.net/blog-2/

TheMasque, The WIKtT Archives, and The Garden have a unique offering!

READ ME A STORY

THE GARDEN, THE MASQUE, AND THE WIKtT ARCHIVES need a new software backbone from which to hang our articles, stories, galleries, and forums. Our elderly servers are being aged out at the hosting company. The software that the sites are built on will, unfortunately, not be supported on any modern server.

That means YOU (and we) get to play! Are you an author? Are you a reader? Are you an audiophile? Are you an accent whore?

Do you have a favorite short story that you want to have read to you? Do you want to hear it over and over again?

Let me read you a story!

The prize for the first auction round will be choosing one of the people listed below to read the short story of winner’s choosing aloud. Anything from a smutty lemon or lime fic to Shakespeare’s sonnets, from an original poem to Goodnight Moon is fair game (within site rules) – the choice is the winner’s!

AUCTION INFORMATION: Here’s the auction! http://ebay.us/RX1C9U?cmpnId=5338273189

Bidding starts at $20 US Bidding is for real money via PayPal. If you don’t intend to honor your high bid, do not participate.

Vocal samples for the readers are here: http://thebdsmgarden.net/auction-sound-bytes/

TheMasque, The WIKtT Archives, and The Garden have a unique offering!

READ ME A STORY

THE GARDEN, THE MASQUE, AND THE WIKtT ARCHIVES need a new software backbone from which to hang our articles, stories, galleries, and forums. Our elderly servers are being aged out at the hosting company. The software that the sites are built on will, unfortunately, not be supported on any modern server.

That means YOU (and we) get to play!

Are you an author? Are you a reader? Are you an audiophile? Are you an accent whore? Do you have a favorite short story that you want to have read to you? Do you want to hear it over and over again?

Let me read you a story!

The prize for the first auction round will be choosing one of the people listed below to read the short story of winner’s choosing aloud. Anything from a smutty lemon or lime fic to Shakespeare’s sonnets, from an original poem to Goodnight Moon is fair game (within site rules) – the choice is the winner’s!

AUCTION INFORMATION:

Here’s the auction!

http://ebay.us/RX1C9U?cmpnId=5338273189 Bidding starts at $20 US Vocal samples for the readers are here: http://thebdsmgarden.net/auction-sound-bytes/

The reading time for the story should be no more than about thirty minutes.

After the auction, we are happy to be a communication intermediary between winner and reader.

This prize is an audio recording only. Video recording is not included unless arranged with the reader of a children’s book with only the book illustrations shown on camera.

The story will be made available to the winner. If both winner and reader agree, the story may be posted online.

TheMasque Network makes no claim of copyright, only a private, recorded reading as a private fundraiser. All efforts will be made to secure the copyright for the reading, but none are to be assumed.

The purpose of this fundraiser is to redesign the eFiction software used on all the TheMasque Network sites and bridge the software for the Galleries, Forum, and chat.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! TheMasque, The WIKtT Archives, and The Garden have a unique offering!

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THE GARDEN, THE MASQUE, AND THE WIKtT ARCHIVES need a new software backbone from which to hang our articles, stories, galleries, and forums. Our elderly servers are being aged out at the hosting company. The software that the sites are built on will, unfortunately, not be supported on any modern server.

That means YOU (and we) get to play! Are you an author? Are you a reader? Are you an audiophile? Are you an accent whore?

Do you have a favorite short story that you want to have read to you? Do you want to hear it over and over again?

Let me read you a story!

The prize for the first auction round will be choosing one of the people listed below to read the short story of winner’s choosing aloud. Anything from a smutty lemon or lime fic to Shakespeare’s sonnets, from an original poem to Goodnight Moon is fair game (within site rules) – the choice is the winner’s!

AUCTION INFORMATION: Here’s the auction! http://ebay.us/RX1C9U?cmpnId=5338273189

Bidding starts at $20 US Bidding is for real money via PayPal. If you don’t intend to honor your high bid, do not participate.

Vocal samples for the readers are here: http://thebdsmgarden.net/auction-sound-bytes/

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! TheMasque, The WIKtT Archives, and The Garden have a unique offering!

READ ME A STORY

THE GARDEN, THE MASQUE, AND THE WIKtT ARCHIVES need a new software backbone from which to hang our articles, stories, galleries, and forums. Our elderly servers are being aged out at the hosting company. The software that the sites are built on will, unfortunately, not be supported on any modern server.

That means YOU (and we) get to play! Are you an author? Are you a reader? Are you an audiophile? Are you an accent whore?

Do you have a favorite short story that you want to have read to you? Do you want to hear it over and over again?

Let me read you a story!

The prize for the first auction round will be choosing one of the people listed below to read the short story of winner’s choosing aloud. Anything from a smutty lemon or lime fic to Shakespeare’s sonnets, from an original poem to Goodnight Moon is fair game (within site rules) – the choice is the winner’s!

AUCTION INFORMATION: Here’s the auction! http://ebay.us/RX1C9U?cmpnId=5338273189

Bidding starts at $20 US Bidding is for real money via PayPal. If you don’t intend to honor your high bid, do not participate.

Vocal samples for the readers are here: http://thebdsmgarden.net/auction-sound-bytes/