Month: January 2016

The ‘M’ in BDSM: Venus in Furs, by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

Unlike the other works I’ve so far reviewed which have had relatively little written about them, Venus in Furs has been so thoroughly analyzed that I’ve been stumped as to what is left to say. The internet is peppered with introductions, hilariously “negative” reviews, and looming large, Gilles Deleuze’s novella-length essay “Coldness and Cruelty,” which…

New Year’s Discipline

Happy New Year, everyone, sorry it’s late. I’m running behind in everything in this brand new year—updating this blog, my writing in general, my life. I like to blame the holidays and their attendant stress, but let’s face it, I’m just kind of lazy. Which is why I’m writing this post. I am not really…