MORE ABOUT OFFICER WES

 

Officer Wes' Harley-Davidson Police Special
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Officer Wes' personal journey of leather heart & spirit

 

Upcoming

• September 1, 2008, Officer Wes submits Configuring High End Electrical for the Power Exchange Books issue on Power Exchange and SM Tools
• September 10-14, 2008, Inferno XXXVII, Session A, serving Daddy Barry
• 2009, a modified Leather and Spirituality presentation as a Club X "Back to Basics" workshop
• Summer 2009, cruise of Alaska (tentative)

 

Public leather community work

• Shit: Exploring An Ancient Taboo presentation for SouthPlains Leatherfest - International Master/slave Weekend, serving Daddy Barry, & judge for the International Master/slave Contest, February 21-25, 2008
• Nominated for 2007 Man of the Year for the San Diego Leather Community Awards held February 23, 2008
• Leather 101 presentation for Club X served by slave jeff, November 8, 2007
• Electrical presentation for San Diego League of Gentlemen October 5, 2007
• Leather 101 presentation for The Leather Realm at San Diego Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride served by slave jeff, July 21, 2007
• Officer Wes, Steve "The Hook", Doug "Crazy Eye" & slave jeff present on Leather and Spirituality for the San Diego League of Gentlemen May 4, 2007
• Power Play: High End Electrical at SouthPlains Leatherfest - International Master/slave Weekend, served by slave jeff, February 23-25, 2007
• "Back to Basics: Electrical" for Club X, assisted by dogslave bobby who is looking for a lover & slave jeff, August 9, 2006
• Leather 101 presentation for The Leather Realm at San Diego Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride served by dogslave "collared and available" and slave jeff, July 29, 2006
• Officer Wes and slave jeff receive an excellence in presentation award May 6, 2006, from the Pain Guild for the Things That Pinch presentation the previous summer
• SM102 presentation assisted by slave jeff for a Club X Mental Health Forum designed to nurture some Kink Aware Professionals locally, April 28, 2006. This presentation focussed on the why of leather (authenticity, surrender, bliss); and also issues that therapists might see in their clinical practice. slave jeff also sat on the submissives' panel.
• Nominated for 2005 Man of the Year for the San Diego Leather Community Awards held February 4, 2006
• Master/slave & Daddy/boy relationships presentation for the Pain Guild, August 31, 2005
• Leather 101 presentation for The Leather Realm at San Diego Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride July 30, 2005
• An experiential evening of "High-End Electrical: Integrating Sight, Sound & Sensation" for Club X, July 14, 2005
• Things That Pinch presentation for the Pain Guild, July 6, 2005
• Leather and Spirituality presentation for Club X (ASL interpreted) November 11, 2004
• Two electrical presentations for the San Diego League of Gentlemen: one was a special presentation on high-end electrical work integrating sight & sound with sensation; a second was on the erotic use of violet wands, both in 2004
• Leather 101 presentation for The Leather Realm at San Diego Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride July 31, 2004
• Moderated Great Sex and how to help manifest it at San Diego League of Gentlemen July 24, 2004
• Leather 101 presentation for San Diego League of Gentlemen September 24, 2003
• Electrical presentation for the The Leather Realm at San Diego Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride, July 26, 2003
• Presented on "The Mana of Fetish: Spiritual Power Made Tangible" at a People in Leather Among You (P.L.A.Y.) gathering April 10, 2003. P.L.A.Y. is a social and support group for Southern California leatherfolk interested in the integration of radical sexuality and spirituality. For more information about the group, drop a line to "MCCLAPLAY" at hotmail.com
• Wrote short reviews for the bimonthly Mastery/slavery newsletter, Collars, October 2002 - June 2003 (when it ceased publication after many years)
• Mentor in SAADE's Austin Mentors's second group October - December 2002. (The group continued into 2003. I asked to be rolled out of the rotation after December because Tom and I were moving to San Diego in January.) For this second group my mental topic was BDSM & spirituality and the physical skill was "Clamps, Clips & Things that Pinch in the Night / Processing Pain." For more information see the writeup of the inaugural group, three bullets below
• Co-host of Austin's bimonthly men's BDSM/leather party October 2001 - October 2002
• September 13, 2002, Johnan and I co-presented on "Interrogation Scenes" for SAADE
• Electrical presentations in 2002 for Central Texas Couples (a pansexual SIG for couples who live together "24/7" and have some sort of D/s - BDSM in their lives), January 26, 2002, and through mentoring in Austin Mentors with SAADE November 2001- July 2002
• Mentor in SAADE's [School for Advanced American Dominant Education] Austin Mentors program. This is a very cool communal program to give a new generation of Dominants a broad-based Mentor/apprentice experience. Each of the apprentices gets matched with each of the mentors for one month -- and each of the mentors has something unique s/he brings to the program. The mentors work to convey one mental and one physical skill each month. For the inaugural November 2001- July 2002 group my mental topic was leather relationships and the physical skill was electrical play
• September 1, 2002, Arizona Power Exchange chat on uniforms
• Presented on clothespin zippers for The Austin Gay Leather Social July 10, 2002
• Guest faculty at Arizona Power Exchange's APEX Academy: Carrying on the Butchmanns Tradition, June 28-30, 2002
• Faculty, boy's Training Camp 3, April 2001
• Dual electrical presentation using both male & female demo-ees for the Group With No Name (GWNN) Birthday Bash "We love to be 8", May 2001
• Electrical presentation for NLA:Dallas' Beyond Vanilla X, 2000
• Presented on incorporating uniform play in the bedroom October 27, 2000, at a joint gathering of the friendly folks of Austin Dominants' Discussion (now called SAADE) and Austin subCulture
• Panelist, NLA:Houston "Dominant/submissive, Master/slave & Daddy/boy seminar" September 12th, 1999, at the Ripcord
• Faculty, the Leather Submissive boy Class (in subsequent years the name was changed to "boy's Training Camp"), May 1999
• Judge, Mr. Texas Drummer 1999-2000 contest, April 1999 at Pacific Street
• Electrical presentation for NLA:Houston at the Ripcord, 1999
• Here's a fun one: In the Fall of 1998 I helped my friend Rusty Haway emcee a slave-auction fund raiser for Steven's House, a local AIDS hospice. Rusty thought up and organized the event.
• Electrical presentation for H.E.E.L. (Houston Educates & Encourages Leather) at Pacific Street and for EROS (the Erotic Rose Society), 1998
• Real-life leather relationships
  • bobby served as slave 8/13/05 - 1/24/07, when we changed our status to Guardianship -- a move to support our quest to find a lover for him. Later that year his official title became "beloved family dog", a longer version of his nickname, "dog". 7/1/08 dog moved back into his home in Florida after it did not sell during two years on the market. The official charge: "Continue spreading love, dog."
  • Daddy Barry 3/2/05 - present
  • boy jeff 10/17/03 - 9/04, when he changed to slave jeff. We ended our Master/slave relationship in 2008
  • boy tim 7/1/99 - 12/15/00 [17 months] (boy tim died August 16, 2006)
  • slave dave 5/17/98 - 2/23/99 [9 months]
  • david 12/22/97 - 4/9/98 [4 months]
  • marvin 3/92 [1 month]
  • tom 1991 [less than 6 months as Daddy/boy; over 16 years as peers], continuing to present
• Electrical presentation for NLA:Houston as an official Houston GLBT Pride Week event , 1996
• Electrical presentation for NLA:Houston as an official Houston GLBT Pride Week event, 1995
• Recipient, "Leather Force 2000" patch, 1994
• Electrical presentation for The Leather Journal's Pantheon of Leather, 1994
• NLA:Houston board member, 1994
• Recipient, inaugural "NLA:Houston President's Certificate of Appreciation" 'for support and contributions to NLA:Houston during our third year, 1993-1994'"
• Electrical presentation for NLA:Houston as an official Houston GLBT Pride Week event , 1993
• On the organizing committee for NLA International's Living in Leather (LIL) VIII in Houston, 1993
• NLA:Houston liaison to Houston PEP (HPEP), 1993
• NLA:Houston PEM (public, education, media) chair, 1993

 

Leather events / workshops / presentations / retreats I've attended, and other milestones

• February 23-25, 2007, SouthPlains Leatherfest - International Master/slave Weekend, served by slave jeff
• September 24, 2006, Officer Wes & slave jeff get CPR-Adult & Standard First Aid training (4th time & 3rd time, respectively, for Officer Wes)
• October 8, 2006, Officer Wes and dog -- who is looking for a lover -- get a joyful boot care lesson from D.I. Mickey
• September 9-13, 2006, Inferno XXXV, Session B, served by dogslave bobby who is looking for a lover
• August 18, 2006, I hear about boy tim's death August 16 in Texas and attend the memorial.
• August 18-27, 2006, Daddy Barry & Stan take vacation to San Francisco, Hearst Castle, Big Sur, Cambria. On this birthday trip they break bread with Deputy & Chris and pup boy john. The whole family meets.
• July 10, 2006, voted in as an Associate Member to Chicago Hellfire Club
• July 5-7, 2006, Daddy & Charlotte visit San Diego and get to meet Daddy Barry and slave jeff (dogslave was away on business)
• June 24, 2006, Daddy Barry collars his manboy, Officer Wes. atop Mt. San Jacinto in Palm Springs
• June 2006, slave jeff and dogslave whimper move next door
• May 6, 2006, friend Steve S. experiences a body piercing suspension by Adam L. after doing some preparatory back-hook work with Tom in December, and the hook pull in January. Adam made the beam, gathered the rigging, did the piercings, made the ties. Beautiful work and energy. Officer Wes and slave jeff present.
• April 2006, noted as an influence in the book Protocols: A Service Handbook for the female slave by Bob Rubel
• March 18, 2006, Mr. San Diego Leather contest with Daddy Barry
• March 16, 2006, slave jeff judges Knight of Leather contest; Officer Wes and whimper attending
• February 24-26, 2006, SouthPlains Leatherfest - International Master/slave Weekend served by dogslave, whimper
  • Edge Play by Fifth Angel
  • Bootblack Skillshare by boi Alex from Toronto
• January 28, 2006, Officer Wes hoods whimper the dogslave, puts him in the car, and drives three hours to rendezvous with Domasan for bondage and electro; topped off by breaking bread together for the Chinese New Year -- the year of the dog.
• January 7, 2006, slave jeff, Steve S., doug, Adam L., Jack S. and scott do a body pull together; Officer Wes assisting
• October 22-30, 2005, bio family reunion at Disneyworld, served by slave jeff
• June 11, 2005, Deputy exchanges vows with Chris, San Francisco
• May 12, 2005, humiliation play by Slave Dove for Club X
• March 31, 2005, mummification by Adam Latham for San Diego League of Gentlemen
• March 4, 2005, singletails by Mark O'Keefe for San Diego League of Gentlemen
• February 4, 2005, a passionate presentation on Hot Wax by Dino Garcia, Latin Leather Club, for San Diego League of Gentlemen Kudos!
• December 3 - 5, 2004, Southwest Leather Conference, Phoenix
  • Playing with Personas by Midori
  • Leather Shamanics by slave robert
  • Tantra Sensuality as Discipline by Brother William
  • Dance of Souls: Flesh Hook Pull / Energy Pull / Spirit Dance
• November 17, 2004, STUFFING FOR THANKSGIVING: Fisting for Fisters and Fistees by Bill Freyer, Red Hankies of San Diego www.rhsd.org for San Diego League of Gentlemen
• October 20, 2004, Nipples & Nubs by Paul Salomon for San Diego League of Gentlemen
• October 17, 2004, I mark slave jeff's slavery by putting a prince albert in by my own hands
• September 9 - 12, 2004, Inferno XXXIII, Session A
• August 7, 2004, hands-on presentation by Dan V. on sounds and catheters for San Diego's Pain Guild. Playful, mischievous, spirited, hot!
• July 10, 2004, hands-on presentation by Jeffrey Cooper, American Leatherman 2001, on Body Punching for San Diego League of Gentlemen
• June 16, 2004, Multiple Generations of Leather: Long Time Players with Mark Holmes (Mr. San Diego Leather 1984), Kai, Papa Tony & Mark O'Keefe (Mr. San Diego Leather 1997) for San Diego League of Gentlemen
• May 19th, 2004, Multiple Generations of Leather: The Next Generation at San Diego League of Gentlemen
• April 21, 2004, Meet Your Leather Representatives, hosted by Mr. San Diego Leather 2004 Adam Latham for San Diego League of Gentlemen. (Great turnout with Ms. San Diego Leather 2004 Karen Yew, American Leatherman 2003 Bill Mitchell, American Leatherwoman 2003 sheryl dee, International Mr. Deaf Leather 2003 Juan Zazueta, International Leather Sir 2003 Mike Russell, Wolf's pup 2003 jack, Mr. Leather San Diego 1992 [may be off a year] Jeff Barrett, & International Mr. Drummer 1993 Graylin Thornton.)
• March 2004, inducted as an inaugural core pig into SuperPigs
• March 10, 2004, Leatherboy Panel Discussion, featuring the San Diego boys of Leather at San Diego League of Gentlemen
• Spring 2004: American Sign Language classes
• February 25 - March 1, 2004 SouthPlains Leatherfest, including the International Master / slave contest, in Dallas, Texas
  • Refining Service Movement by Catherine Gross
  • Refining Fire: The Role of SM in Master/slave Relationships by Master Skip
  • Creativity in SM by Brian Dawson
  • Priest in Black Leather: Mastery as a Spiritual Calling by Master Skip
  • SM in Pagan Ritual by Master Steve & slave kirk
• February 11, 2004, Mind $ucks by Mark Holmes, Mr. San Diego Leather 1984, for San Diego League of Gentlemen
• January 14, 2004, Daddies by Daddy Adam for San Diego League of Gentlemen
• December 10, 2003, Interrogation Play by American Leatherman 2003 Bill Mitchell for San Diego League of Gentlemen
• December 2, 2003, San Diego Latin Leather presentation on sounds by Sir Nicholas
• November 15, 2003, the 10th annual Ms. San Diego Leather contest
• October 8, 2003, Leather 102 presentation by Jeffrey Bays for San Diego League of Gentlemen
• September 4-7, 2003, Inferno XXXII Session A
• June 27 & 29, 2003, San Francisco Phoenix Uniform Club's 12^th Annual Uniform & Leather Ball & San Francisco Pride
• April 13, 2003, a presentation at Pantheon West by Master Skip's slave Rick on the opening of his slave heart
• February 28 - March 02, 2003, SouthPlains Leatherfest, including the International Master / slave contest
  • Breath Play by Mark Frazier
  • The Care and Training of the Human Canine by Master Skip and pup Tim
  • Keeping the Relationship Real by Mistress Blair
  • International Master/slave Contest
  • Symbolism and Archetypes in M/s Relationships by Master Skip
• February 21-22, 2003, San Diego Master and slave Conference
  • Making it Real: Separating the Reality from Fantasy in 24/7 Relationships by Master Scott & slavette
  • The Moving Box: Evolution and Change in M/s and D/s Relationships by Master Scott & slavette
  • Dangers in the slave's Imagining of the Master: Richard [chatterton, who had recently committed suicide] Doesn't Live Here Any More by Roadkill
  • Polyamorous Relationships: Emotional Edge Play by Master Scott & slavette
• October 11, 2002, "Mind Fuc$s" by Hardy H. for SAADE
• September 6-8, 2002, International Puppy Contest, Houston
• August 23, 2002, Master/slave relationships by Tom Stice for an open meeting of SAADE subs
• August 9, 2002, Rough Body Play by David D. and family for SAADE
• July 28, 2002, the Up Your Alley / Dore Alley fair, San Francisco
• July 12, 2002, Orgasm Control by patti, buttons & Bosk for SAADE
• May 10, 2002, sub/slave Training - Protocol Styles: Formal, European, Gorean, Old Guard by Siren, Roger, Theresa & Carolyn for SAADE
• April 12, 2002, Cuttings and Temporary Piercings by Hromovy for SAADE
• March 8, 2002, Introduction to Sub/Slave Training at SAADE
• February 15-17, 2002, Master's Retreat 3 in Dallas
• January 5-6, 2002: GWNN/SAADE Comprehensive Dungeon Monitor course, including CPR re-certification & medic first aid basic level (3rd time & 2nd time, respectively)
• November 9, 2001: TENS Work and Creating Affordable Attachments by Johnan at SAADE
• November 2001: NLA:Austin's Texas Leather Pride X (Austin), including these workshops/seminars
  • Caning by David & suzi of Houston's Canemasters company
  • Spirituality & BDSM by Sam J, Hardy Haberman, Kenny & Rachel
  • Protocol in the 21st Century by Dean Walradt, Daddy Bob Keltner, & youngblood
  • Dirty Talk by Alpha, Maitresse Elise & Piper
• September 2001: Visiting the vibrantly alive leathermen Master Steve of Butchmann's & family (Tucson)
• September 14, 2001: Violet Wands by David at SAADE
• September 7, 2001: Breakups in the BDSM Community / Building Better Relationships in the D/s Community by Mistress Alpha at SAADE
• August 10, 2001: Dynamite singletails presentation by Bamm! at SAADE. Ever see someone work with two singletails of different lengths in different hands -- and randomly changing hands -- while hitting the same spot? Exquisite.
• July 27-29, 2001: Master's Retreat 2001, Atlanta
• July 20, 2001: Fireplay presentation by George & Beth at SAADE
• May 11, 2001: Re-Adjusting the D/s Relationship by Austin's George & Beth and San Antonio's Bill & Pattie & john at SAADE
• March 9, 2001: How to Establish the D/s Relationship presentation by Hromovy at SAADE
• February 9, 2001: Spanking Basics presentation by Fred & Lin from San Antonio at SAADE
• September 30, 2000: NLA:Dallas' Beyond Vanilla X
• September 15-19, 2000: Delta 2K
• December 10-12, 1999: the first Master's Retreat in Dallas
• October 1999: I mark an event with boy tim by piercing him with a Prince Albert ("PA") by my own hands; Bearman graciously standing in as piercing coach
• October 1999: Leather University 401 (Ft. Lauderdale)
  • Temporary Piercing 101 by Catherine Gross
  • Single Tail 101 by Bill Costomiris and Dagan McKinney
  • Catheters and Sounds 101 by JP Weir & Frank Theis
  • Temporary Piercing 201 by Catherine Gross
  • Fire Play 101 by Lolita Wolf
• May 1999: NLA:Austin's Texas Leather Pride VIII (Austin)
• April 1999: NLA:Houston's Spring Iniquity VIII
• March 18-21, 1999: Seventh International Master/slave Weekend & Contest (Atlanta), now incorporated into SouthPlains Leatherfest (Dallas)
• March 6, 1999: I was the Leather Knight for Don Gill's 5th annual AIDS fundraiser, "Night in Black Leather V"
• September 28, 1998: Second piercing (Prince Albert / "PA" by Vaughn at Body Manipulations)
• September 1998: Folsom Street Fair (San Francisco)
• May 1998: International Mr. Leather (Chicago)
• January 1998: Community CPR and Community First Aid and Safety training (2nd time & 1st time, respectively)
• November 1997: Beyond Vanilla (Dallas)
  • Medical Play by Brock Frederickson, Perry Brown, Glenn Phillips
  • The Family Jewels by Hardy Haberman, Ron Hertz
• September 1997: Folsom Street Fair (San Francisco)
• May 1997: Visiting my friends Robert & Mary Dante (Toronto)
• Mr. Texas Drummer contests
  • 1999-2000 - Marty Brown
  • 1997-1998 - Jeffrey Bays
  • 1994-1995 - John Benavides
  • 1993-1994 - Calvin Buckley
  • 1992-1993 - Dean Walradt
• 1994 Mid Atlantic Leather
• 1994 The Leather Journal's Pantheon of Leather
• October 1993: NLA International's Living in Leather VIII (Houston)
• October 1992: First piercing (left nipple)
• October 1992: Dallas MC's Rosebud XII (Texas Conference of Club's Buzzards' Peak site near Waco)
• September 1992: Leather Pride Week (San Francisco), including Folsom Street Fair, Mr. Drummer activities and contest, and L/SM RoundUp
• June 1992: Chain of Command run (outside San Antonio)
• May 1992: NLA:Austin's Texas Leather Pride (Austin)
• March 1992: Electricity presentation by The Colonel for People Exchanging Power
• 1992: Fantasy Dallas
• 1992: Lancers Motorcycle Club, associate member
• March 30, 1985: Bought chaps
• 1983: San Francisco trip
• 1979: Penthouse magazine 9/79, page 163: I see a photo taken inside a bar. There is no mention of "gay" yet there are only men in the picture. The only attire visible is leather / Levi. I know that I'm not alone.
• 1978: Initial cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training
• 1974: I build a fort in the basement at age 11. I draw guages and dials on a chalkboard in it. These, in my mind, control electrical impulses to other people's genitals.

 

Some leather folk I know / I've known

• Alan Chiras
  • Ran NE AIDS Outreach, which included LeatherForce 2000. Deutsche AIDS Hilfe was the world's largest AIDS outreach to leathermen. LeatherForce 2000 was the 2nd largest HIV prevention based AIDS service organization in the world. In operation 4 years.
  • Recipient of The Leather Journal's "Eastern Regional Award" 1994.
  • Alan wrote five Sane Sex articles for Drummer, beginning with issue #146.
  • Alan also has done television commercials for safe sex for leathermen for cable.
  • Facilitator for the AIDS discussion group for the Leather/SM/Fetish contingent at the March on Washington, 1993.
• The dear, and hot, Alpha who owns Passionfruit Video, which makes award-winning women-on-women erotica
• The late Armand Primeaux, IML contestant 1992, 1993
• Chuck Higgins
  • Arkansas Mr. Leather, 1989
  • Mr. Southeast Leather, 1990
  • International Co-Chair of National Leather Association
  • Chair, Spanner Defense and Education Fund Raiser (over $ 40,000 sent)
  • Judging Panel at IML three separate years
  • National Board Member: Gay and Lesbian American Medical Association (GLAMA)
• Fetish photographer Corwin of Photos by Corwin and Family are dear friends from Austin. He took these wonderful uniform photographs of Tom and me
• slave david stein, a man who has been of great service to my family through advice and friendship
• The late Dean Walradt, Mr. Texas Drummer 92-93, NLA:Houston founder, co-chair and president 1990-1994. Created boy's Training Camp and Master's Retreat.
• Doug Harris, a good-hearted man who ran The Sanctuary in Atlanta for a decade.
• The late Emerson Briney, Mr. Drummer 1992
• Hromovy is a woman I got to know from her presentations at boy's Training Camp and local leather groups. She is another uniform afficionado, with good resources. Plus she is an exceptional photographer.
• Jack Rinella, who makes a wealth of writings, including a weekly e-essay, available for free through his LeatherViews.com
• International Mr. Leather 1996 Joe Gallagher, who operates leatherpage.com
• Joseph Bean, whose book Leathersex: A Guide For The Curious Outsider And The Serious Player is my favorite recommendation for gay men new to leather
• Lenny Broberg, IML 1992
• Mary Dante,
  • Ms. National Leather Association:International 1995
  • co-winner of Pantheon of Leather's 1996 International Award
  • featured on HBO's Real Sex and TVO's Studio Two
  • columnist and co-publisher of Boudoir Noir Magazine
• Houstonian Malo / MrBadSir whose site Vanilla Not hosts A D/s Web Center as a great Dominant/submissive resource
• Robert Dante, who co-created Boudoir Noir, a glossy magazine that showcased the BDSM lifestyle in the 90s. Interested in whips? Buy his BULLWHIP: Art of the Single Tail Whip.
• Master Skip & family
• SlaveMaster
• Master Steve, founder of BUTCHMANN'S SM Academy (now Arizona Power Exchange's APEX Academy: Carrying on the Butchmanns Tradition

 

Leather books I've read

• Art of Raising a Puppy, The, by The Monks of New Skete (Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1991)
• Ask Larry -- The collected "Leather Notebook" columns, by Larry Townsend (Masquerade Books, New York, 1995)
• Bottoming Book, The; Or, How to Get Terrible Things Done to You by Wonderful People, by Dossie Easton & Catherine A. Liszt (Greenery Press, San Francisco, 1995)
• Chainmale 3SM: A Unique View of Leather Culture, by Don Bastian (Daedalus Publishing Co., Los Angeles, 2002)
• Compleat Slave, The, (signed copy) by Jack Rinella (Daedalus Publishing Co., Los Angeles, 2002)
• Cop Speak: The Lingo of Law Enforcement and Crime, by Tom Philbin (John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1996)
• Extreme Space: The Domination and Submission Handbook, by F.R.R. Mallory (Unbound Books, Rohnert Park CA, 1998) The author's Web site is the excellent Steel Door Informational BDSM Site where she shares over 150 articles.
• Family Jewels: A Guide to Male Genital Play and Torment, by Hardy Haberman (Greenery Press, Emeryville CA, 2001)
• Flames of Passion: Handbook of Erotic Fire Play, by David Walker and Robert J. Rubel, PhD (The Nazca Plains Corporation, Las Vegas, 2006)
• Guide to Electric Sex, (Folsom Electric Company, San Francisco, 1996)
• Harley-Davidson Police Motorcycles, by Robert & Robin Genat (Motorbooks International, Osceola, Wisconsin, 1995)
• Jay Wiseman's Erotic Bondage Handbook, by Jay Wiseman (Greenery Press, San Francisco, 2000)
• Joy of Signing, The; Second Edition: The Illustrated Guide for Mastering Sign Language and the Manual Alphabet, by Lottie L. Riekehof (Gospel Publishing House, Springfield, Missouri, 1990)
• Juice: Electricity for Pleasure and Pain, by "Uncle Abdul" (Greenery Press, San Francisco, 1998)
• KUBARK Counterintelligence Interrogation, a 1963 interrogation manual the CIA released in response to a Freedom of Information request
• Leather and Latex Care: How to Keep Your Leather and Latex Looking Great, by Kelly Thibault (Daedalus Publishing Co., San Francisco, 1996)
• Leatherfolk: Radical Sex, People, Politics, and Practice, Mark Thompson, Editor (Alyson Publications, Boston, 1991)
• Leatherman's Handbook, The, by Larry Townsend (Carlyle Communications, New York, 1983)
• Leatherman's Handbook II, The, by Larry Townsend (Le Salon, San Francisco, 1972)
• Leathersex: A Guide for the Curious Outsider and the Serious Player, by Joseph W. Bean (Daedalus Publishing Co., San Francisco, 1994)
  This is my top suggestion for someone starting out (with Leatherfolk a strong contender for its broad history; and SlaveCraft a rich resource for potential slaves). Here's a short review.
• Leathersex Q&A: Questions About Leathersex and the Leather Lifestyles Answered, by Joseph W. Bean (Daedalus Publishing Co., San Francisco, 1996)
• Lesbian S/M Safety Manual, The, Pat Califia, Editor (Lace Publications an Imprint of Alyson Publications, Boston, 1988)
• Master's Manual, The; A Handbook of Erotic Dominance, (signed copy) by Jack Rinella (Daedalus Publishing Co., San Francisco, 1994)
• Master/slave Relations: Handbook of Theory and Practice, by Robert J. Rubel, PhD (The Nazca Plains Corporation, Las Vegas, 2006)
  This is a great book for Masters, especially the many helpful suggestions on planning/guiding/manifesting.
• Miss Abernathy's Concise Slave Training Manual, by Christina Abernathy (Greenery Press, San Francisco, 1996)
• Modern Police Motorcycles in Action, by Robert Genet (MBI Publishing Company, Osceola WI, 1999)
• On The Safe Edge: A Manual for SM Play, by Trevor Jacques with Dr. Dale, Michael Hamilton, & Sniffer (WholeSM Publishing, Toronto, 1993)
• Philosophy in the Dungeon -- The Magic of Sex & Spirit, by Jack Rinella (Rinella Editorial Services, Chicago, 2006)
• Physical Interrogation Techniques, by Richard W. Krousher (Loompanics Unlimited, Port Townsend, WA, 1985)
• Protocols: Handbook for the female slave, by Robert J. Rubel, PhD (The Nazca Plains Corporation, Las Vegas, 2006)
• Radical Ecstasy, by Dossie Easton and Janet W. Hardy (Greenery Press, Oakland CA, 2004)
  This book was a delight to read -- open, accessible, deep, light; all at once.
• Razor Edge Book of Sharpening, The, by John Juranitch (Warner Books, New York, 1985)
• SlaveCraft: Roadmaps for Erotic Servitude -- Principles, Skills and Tools by Guy Baldwin (Daedalus Publishing Co., Los Angeles, 2002)
  I highly recommend this for anyone wishing to manifest their slavery.
• SOAKED! A Watersports Handbook for Men, by Joseph W. Bean (The Nazca Plains Corporation, Las Vegas, 2004)
• Ties That Bind: The SM / Leather / Fetish Erotic Style; Issues, Commentaries and Advice, (signed copy) by Guy Baldwin, M.S. (Daedalus Publishing Co., San Francisco, 1993)
• Topping Book, The; Or, Getting Good at Being Bad, by Dossie Easton & Catherine A. Liszt (Greenery Press, San Francisco, 1995)
• TRUST -- The Hand Book: A Guide to the Sensual and Spiritual Art of Handballing, (signed copy) by Bert Herrman (Alamo Square Press, San Francisco, 1991)
• Urban Aboriginals - a celebration of leathersexuality, by Geoff Mains (Gay Sunshine Press, San Francisco, 1991)
• WOOF! Perspectives into the Erotic Care & Training of the Human Dog, by Michael Daniels (A Boner Book, The Nazca Plains Corporation, Las Vegas, 2003)

 

Some spiritual books I've read

• Buddhism for Beginners, by Thubten Chodron (Snow Lion Publications, Ithaca, New York, 2001)
• Various recovery literature, including It Works How and Why, Narcotics Anonymous, The Narcotics Anonymous Step Working Guides, Alcoholics Anonymous, and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
• Velveteen Rabbit, The, by Margery Williams (Delacorte Press, New York, 1922 and 1991)
• Way Of The Peaceful Warrior, by Dan Millman (H J Kramer, New York, 1980)
• Zen of Recovery, The, by Mel Ash (Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, New York, 1993)

 

Books I'm reading

• Becoming a Slave -- The Theory & Practice of Voluntary Servitude, by Jack Rinella; with reflections by his slave Patrick (Rinella Editorial Services, Chicago, 2005)

 

Books next on my list

• Sacred Contracts: Awakening Your Divine Potential, by Caroline Myss (Harmony Books, New York, 2001)

 

Leather and spiritual books I've bought or been given but haven't started reading yet

• Ethical Slut, The: A Guide to Infinite Sexual Possibilities, by Dossie Easton & Catherine A. Liszt (Greenery Press, San Francisco, 1997)
• Exhibitionism for the Shy: Show Off, Dress Up and Talk Hot, by Carol Queen (Down There Press, San Francisco, 1995)
• Flogging, by Joseph W. Bean (Greenery Press, Emeryville CA, 2000)
• Four Agreements, The: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, by Don Miguel Ruiz (Amber-Allen Publishing, San Rafael, CA, 1997)
• Hero With a Thousand Faces, The, by Joseph Campbell (Bollingen Foundation, Inc. 1949)
• Learning The Ropes: A Basic Guide To Safe And Fun S/M Lovemaking, by Race Bannon (Daedalus Publishing Co., San Francisco, 1992)
• Leather Contest Guide, The: A Handbook for Promoters, Contestants, Judges and Titleholders, by Guy Baldwin (Daedalus Publishing Co., San Francisco, 1993)
• Power of Myth, The, by Joseph Campbell with Bill Moyers (Apostrophe S. Productions, 1988)
• Protocol Handbook for the Leather Slave: Theory and Practice, by Robert J. Rubel, PhD (The Nazca Plains Corporation, Las Vegas, 2006)
• Queer Dharma: Voices of Gay Buddhists, edited by Winston Leyland (Gay Sunshine Press, San Francisco, 1998), especially the chapter Zen in Black Leather
• Sexuality and Spirituality, with the Kundalini Yoga Sets and Meditations of Yogi Bhajan, by Dr. Gururattan Kaur Khalsa and Ann Marie Maxwell (Yoga Technology Press, Coronado, CA, 1989)

 

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