A Holiday Post

Hi

Here I am on Zante, one of the Greek islands. Can't say much now as batts low on computer (nothing new there, then) but amazingly hot, as one would expect. Not much here, but one thing is what would appear to be a wildfire on what I take to be a neighboring island – looks a bit like a volcano, doesn't it! More soon I hope and also I hope to get a little writing done if I can find a power adapter – they use 2-pin plugs here it seems!. See y'all later!

Going Beyond all Logic

Well, that's how I see it! I have been forced to remove the links to the site / sites featuring the vintage content I referred to last time. The reason was the sudden and unexpected appearance of a 'pop-up' window associated with the links I had posted. The mind fairly boggles: surely the whole point of a blog / site is to be noticed. Well, as I said in the comment I appended to my last posting: bollocks to them - and I mean that quite sincerely folks, as an old TV celeb here in the UK used to say. 'Ladywriter', or whatever her real moniker. has a great site and yet apparently wants to dissuade people from visiting it, or at least from advertising its existence - does that make sense? Not to me it don't! Yes, that is bad grammar but what the fuck - I'm truly pissed off! As it is we live in a world of nation-nanny paranoia over here in the UK. For example; one of my two 'other halves' works as an exponent of pediatric dietetics but can't mention that former part of he job description for fear that the 'pedo' bit be misunderstood. Yes it is that bad over here - our government as was (Labour) liked to call it 'multi-culturalism'; I call it repressive, outmoded and redundant medieval views imposed by bully-boy tactics by bearded men that wear dresses and that then force their women folk to squint through letter-box slits out the world outside. All I have to say is that the English pronunciation of the name of the capital of Pakistan says it all – think about it! As for the pics: This is where I am – my home away from home, if you will. Yet it is neither free, nor is it a house. The street views should say the rest: I don't know what you have seen / heard / read of London, but this is the truth of it! No wonder I'm off to the Greek islands! The other thing is my beloved synth-thing – for all those that love Moog: it isn't! This is a modular system from a German company called Doepher (or something like that) – quite modern!

Walking Abroad

Time seems to go so fast as one ages. Indeed, yet another week has flown past without an update; for which I apologize. Not that I can even claim to have utilized every second in writing, but the creative process doesn't quite work like that: if there is nothing to write, then there is no point in putting pen to paper or the equivalent. On the other hand, following several loose threads has lead to the discovery of a trio of productive inspirational veins to follow. The first offering I have is Spankoz Spanking Blog, as aways click on the site name to visit or checkout the blog list in the right hand sidebar. If you like the vintage approach to spanking illustration and art you could do little better than check out the Spanking Art Blog on Ladysensualwriter.com - as above to visit. On the other hand there is also Vintage Visions Spanking and erotic art. This is a site that is "dedicated

to the way artists, illustrators and photographers in the past showed their views on erotica and erotica related to spanking, masochistic erotica and fetishes" and that can be found hidden away in the 'Useful Resources' section of the right hand sidebar... 'Nuff said! The pics are a good representation of all three... but I can't remember which came from where! Meanwhile: Five am UK time Sunday should see me jetting off to a Greek island from London Airport, Gatwick - no, I can't remember the name! I'll be there ten days or so but hope to post on the move as I'm taking the faithful netbook with me, so I'll let you'll know where and when. Rest assured, though, that the work on the new book continues and my aim is that by the time I return to the UK the majority of the writing phase will have been completed; the other half likes little better than to lie by the pool all day meaning that I shall have little to distract me for ten days or so - not even booze!

Dental Treatment, Discipline and Despair

I just love this pic (left) I have been sent (possibly originating from Medical Toys - web address in the 'Useful Resource' list in the right hand sidebar). It just so happens that I have recently been revisiting a piece I wrote that is destined either for the new book or for the true INSTITUTIONALISED volume 3 that should shortly follow it if all goes to plan - so you can imagine how this pic has stimulated the little grey cells! Imagine the aim is to curb the over exuberant teenage girl so as to ease the imposition of strict domestic or institutional discipline and all that goes with it – the juvenile uniform, the humiliating impositions, the hours of corner-standing, corporal punishment and the rest and the rest. There is much that can be achieved through the fitting of a lingual arch that just happens to interfere with the travel of the tongue or confidence-sapping teeth braces that make any glance at the vanity mirror a trial to be avoided with downcast eyes. Either can be expected to result in a much quieted, less self opinionated and more complacent young lady. Physical pain and suffering should not form any part of the equation of course and one would expect the relevant necessary level of anaesthesia and analgesia to be provided throughout. Indeed the use of a general anaesthetic has all sorts of advantages well beyond creative dentistry: for example a little surreptitious well-thought-out application of Botox conjures all sorts of morale-crushing possibilities. Then of course there is even the possibility of one or two extractions having taken place – which might appeal to the more extreme-minded. Personally I prefer to think of the more subtle. But nevertheless, though physical suffering may be entirely circumvented in this scheme, the psychological agony after the fact may be made all the more intense. Then afterwards the governess or other authority figure might well take it on herself, through some half-feigned concern, to closely observe her charge’s speech - to that young lady’s discomfiture - until the latter should stutter or stumble. A swift word or two of criticism and a stern request for the hapless young thing to repeat a sentence or two of lisped, mispronounced or stammered content should then be enough to get the ball rolling… (Right - a pretty smile, but for how much longer?)

More Blogs Gone!

Yup! I had another quick rummage through the blog list this morning and found two more blogs that have ceased to exist: 'Uncle Peter's Spanking Stories' and 'UK Spanking' have both been deleted and thus I have removed them from my sidebar blog list. A blog shutting down due to its author's demise is one thing, but let's hope that that these other deletions I have come across are not the vanguard of a trend towards loosing interest in blogging within the spanking community in particular or within the fetish community as a whole. What would be a gloomier portent would be if these disappearances proved to be part of a crackdown on the fetish community and the work of the burgeoning squads of internet thought-police and other 'concerned groups'. Let's hope that does not prove to be the case, but this phenomenon of blog shutdowns does seem to be accelerating! I did find this, though! Which cheered me up no end!

Changing the subject: I have finally changed my profile picture (see sidebar on right), though this will not change the pic associated with comments and postings I have made in the past. I have to admit this is still something of an interim solution as it does still show me as a youthful 42 year old. I did once post up a more recent photo of my fizog, taken of the computers webcam while swilling beer outside the very same public house wherein I am presently ensconced and from whence I am talking to you today. The thing is: I hate being photographed. Saying that; there have been one or two taken fairly recently that might make for a suitable current alternative so I'll see what I can sort out. I have also started to develop a FaceBook presence and although there is nothing of interest there at the moment, I intend in due course to develop a sort of socially-shared personal archive and develop a network of like-mined 'friends' (a few women would be nice! ...Hmmm... Perhaps there are advantages in keeping a ten year old profile shot!).

Blogs Coming - But Mostly Going: A Sad Departure

I have just been informed of the sad passing of the author of ‘A taste of the birch’ which has now been duly removed from the blog list. Sad news, even though I didn’t know the author - my commiserations go out to his family and friends. I took the opportunity to have a quick skim through sidebar the blog list and found that ‘Spanking machines’ and ‘Count Tradition (Maid’s Uniforms)’ had also vanished and so they too have now been deleted from the list. Please always let me know if and when you come across a broken link or dead site as little bugs me more when visiting a site then finding long-dead links all over the place – and I don’t want this to become one of the aforementioned annoying sites. Bye the way; the pic today is from ‘Simply Slippering’ one blog that does still exist out there.

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Some folk apparently don’t like the beer moustache in my profile photograph. It’s not a real one, you understand, just something that occurred by accident when I was messin’ with the image and that I decided to keep. I am not so coy now, so very soon a new unadulterated photo shall be substituted for it – just for you! Now it’s back to writing – and perhaps a few pints down at the Turnpike Lane Wetherspoons later (The Tollgate). If you see me there, computer balanced on lap (surreptitiously nicking the pub’s electricity) and pint in hand, don’t be shy – come up and have a chat; I only very rarely bite! Not if you feed me a few peanuts, anyway!

Another Week, Another (Lulu) Gremlin - And a Special Offer!

Another week has drifted by in a confused haze of hard work and inspired struggle. So many ideas, so few words to paint them... And then, at this stage, one has to decide what to leave out - and that can often be hardest of all. But then again it is hard to maintain impetus when one receives an email from an outlet admitting that ones work has not appeared in the search results of visitors to their site for several weeks because of the action of 'gremlins'!!! None of this affects sales channels run through Andrews UK LTD such as the various eBook formats I must hasten to add (click to visit their site or check the links to the eBook editions displayed in the right hand sidebar). To Lulu's credit; they have created a discount scheme running for a limited period to compensate (click the advertisment below to take advantage and enter the code displayed on the add - BEACHREAD305)... and it did only affect volume 2 I suppose.

By way of a change of tack; I have added a couple of links to the 'Useful Resources' section of the right hand sidebar recently pointing to 'Mind Control Comics.com' and 'Mind Control Theatre.com. The latter showcases several interesting films, certain of which seem not totally unrelated in terms of content to some part of the angle that I approach my writing from; though I tend to explore 'around the edges' a lot more. It is important to note that the subject of mind control is only one component among many making up the story arc of the INSTITUTIONALISED series, others of which include, but are not limited to' C.P, discipline, incarceration and uniforms - the latter is seen both a bolster to project authoritarianism and as a tool for humiliation and to promote submissive behaviour in the wearer.

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In addition; I recently (ie; in the last couple of weeks or so) added a new blog to the sidebar blog list in response to an email - but I have forgotten the title and now can't find the original email. Perhaps, have a flick through and check for anything you have not come across before?