So…. I guess I should get in on this blog thing. We had a leather family website a while back, and since we left and came back, we decided that since it had my real name on it (as well as my girl’s) – and more identifying information that it is not good to have a Child of the Information Age find (meaning the almost-7 year old who is blood of my blood, and who also seems to be “brain of my brain”), we would register a new domain that went along with our new attitude, life, and names.
In the Leather Community and BDSM communities, we are hence-forth known as “The Phoenixes” or maybe the “Phoenae” - Siobhan Phoenix and Phoenix Princess Star (or just “Phoenix Star”). I never understood the “scene name” bit until my life became too complicated and my son became older. Now its time to try an old idea out.
It has been an interesting journey back, and my in-laws have been trying to get us to come back for a while. In fact, we’re even presenting at TES Fest this July (and rooming with my sis – Sarah Sloane (http://www.sarahsloane.net) – who I love, adore, and miss greatly!) – me and PPS are doing a workshop that came out of the “Crips with Whips” BoF at the Flea this past Winter – its an Adaptive Kink workshop, essentially Kink for people with disabilities, and what happens when some of the things you are doing in a “scene” are not the stereotypical role for yourself (Dom/sub/etc.) because of the need to adapt to the disability. How do we reconcile that in our minds, emotionally as well.
Theres also a new domain involved. leatherphoenix.info – right now it redirects to a WordPress.com blog, but sooner or later, I’ll install wordpress on daemon or numina, and run it locally instead.
I spoke at LSM this past weekend, and after the meeting some of the ashes of our former life got all over our boots, and unfortunately, it was distasteful to even try and clean it all off. I think that the person that the issue was with – understands what happened now (for those who want the outline of the story, without the actual people involved, look at the “BSDM Public Workshop Presenters and Organizers” group on Fetlife. I don’t want to draw too much attention to it here, and the issue is bring straightened out. I am impressed by the event organizer’s open mind and understanding. I wish her event all the best.
I think thats all for a first post. I hope that PPS and I continue to entertain you in the time to come.
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