Category Archives: Little Essays Toward Truth

Think pieces, ruminations, secret wisdom.

Savage Love on BDSM

This week’s Savage Love is a special all-BDSM edition. If you love Dan Savage’s sex advice as much as I do, then you won’t want to miss his advice on kink. He covers sensitive subjects: what to do when you’re … Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s how to truss up your bird.

Author: Corva Siouan We don’t know about you, but the classic image of a Thanksgiving turkey all trussed up and juicy, waiting for you to dig in, sometimes reminds us of another kind of trussing. Maybe we’re the only ones … Continue reading

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BDSM & Christianity – natural bedfellows?

Radio Dentata host Tiki Pavelle had a guest on her show, “Brutally Honest Interviews,” who posited that Christianity is a “confirmation” of the BDSM lifestyle. Consider John Deckenbach, CEO of the sadism & masochism content provider for adult websites, Dungeon … Continue reading

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Meet The New Boss (Same As The Old Boss)

  Those of you with keen eyes may have noticed a little change in the top banner of the fetish blog. What was Quips & Chains is now Social Kink Presents Quips & Chains.  Nothing else has changed, except cosmetically. … Continue reading

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Kink In The Mainstream – Exhibit M: YOU!

This article is from my friend Scott McGowan’s excellent site, Eye On Adult.  I’m reposting it because it addresses exactly what I’m going for with Kink in the Mainstream.  Read it and enjoy.                 Kinks:  Everybody’s got one, or at least … Continue reading

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Featured Fetish – Ropes (Shibari, Bondage, Ropework)

What is it about ropes?  When we joke about bondage, we say whips and chains.  However, when we consider bondage, do we not all think of rope?  Rope transcends gender, sexuality, and polarity.  Tops and bottoms love to be tied, … Continue reading

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Kink In The Mainstream – Peeing In Public (Drunk Girls)

 In addition to being the Prince of Dorkness at Quips & Chains, I write for a fledgling humor site, Funny Extreme. Both jobs are fulfilling in different ways.  This week I experienced a “through the looking glass” moment, when the … Continue reading

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Featured Fetish – Good Old Fashioned Bondage – YAY!

I’m writing this post because of the picture above.  The look on her face says that she is a naughty girl, and she digs what is happening.   In our rush to expand and explore our repetoire of kink, let … Continue reading

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A Day In The Life Of A Professional Fetish Blogger

I don’t know how it’s been for you all, but today is dragging by. I have about an hour left, but I’m dying inside. Nothing bad happened today, no monsters, but it’s just time for it to be Friday, and … Continue reading

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Why Is Kink Taboo? Why Is SEX Taboo?

Why, O Why is kink taboo? For that matter, why is sex still taboo? Why, after the Sexual Revolution, has American society (as a whole) slid backwards? Why can we show Dennis Franz’s grizzled ass on primetime tv, but Janet … Continue reading

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A Reflection Upon Kink In The Mainstream

There is a theme to which my mind ever returns. That theme is Kink In The Mainstream. I just came up with the phrase, when I took over this blog, about a month ago. As I wrote more blogs, and … Continue reading

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