B is for Bonnie and Belt and Blogs and Bratting

Ouch! I just realized that the A to Z challenge is for ALL blogs, not just spanko blogs. So, I might get here visitors that have no idea what is this all about. What do I do, change the style, change the theme?

Noooo! The show must go on. I might provide more links for vanilla visitors.

B is for Bonnie (as in My Bottom Smarts)

Because every journey starts with Bonnie. Bonnie started blogging in 2005 and since then has been a godmother for too many blogs throughout the spanko blogosphere. I discovered Bonnie's blog only a few months before she retired (hopefully temporarily, and she will come back to blogging), and around the Love Our Lurkers day, that's end of November. I registered my blog, wrote a heartfelt letter to Bonnie, the very first post on my blog, and wrote a poem dedicated to her called A Bottom Song, which I'm still very fond of.

If you don't know that yet, Bonnie is an expert on all things spanking. Adult consensual spanking, that is, that's the only kind we talk about here, no matter how harsh it seems at times. 

MBS (short for My Bottom Smarts) is linked on virtually every blog throughout the blogosphere, and boy, did I stay in this impossible vast, skillfully crafted, generously shared Body of Knowledge. The tutorials alone, I read at least twice each and most, many times over: the elusive why (my favourite), how to talk to your partner, first spanking, fantasy vs reality, bratting, anticipation, letting go (a gem), implements, rituals, more rituals. When in doubt, read Bonnie's tutorial.

Her site is searchable, so dive in, you will find answers to all your questions. 

B is for Belt

Belt plays a prominent part in so many spanking stories and spanking recollections. But I think the best I ever read was on Enzo's Everyday Spankings. It's usually the removing the belt usually gets all the attention, not putting it back. But not in Enzo's story:

removing the belt:

I explain as I undo the metal buckle and pull off my belt in a single tug. The swish of leather dominates the room. I gather the black cowhide in my hands, turn it once upon itself and snap it with a loud crack to emphasize my statement.

and putting it back after the spanking:

The punisher retreats victorious, guided slowly, weaving in and around before I secure it in place behind temporary bars until it is called upon again.

Brilliant, isn't it?

As a mini-challenge I wrote an Ode to Belt without mentioning the word. Here is a small snippet from the poem Thick Brown Leather:

Of all the things that turn me on
The doubled over all-time winner
Thick brown leather, thanks a ton
Turns us into eternal sinners

If you like to browse the tag cloud on the right, you will see that the Belt tag takes a prominent place there, as it takes appearance in almost every one of my spanking stories. 

Here is a snippet from A Proper Young Lady Shall Never:

“A proper young lady–” he scoffs and withdraws with a growl.

“Shut up,” she cries out at a sudden loss, sensing some further scolding, and then blushes at her own outburst, and he lets it slide for a quick moment.

“– shall never call the gentleman’s cock a dick”, he finishes in his lilted accent, as he puts his cock securely away, behind the buttoned fly of his low-rise jeans. Deliberately slow, inch by inch, he pulls the belt out through the loops, with the holy sound that makes her squirm and rejoice all at once into a full body shudder. A triumphant grin that stretches her lips morphs into a hesitant frown, when she sees him folding the belt in half. With his eyebrow raised in a silent question and an outstretched hand, he waits for her to rise on her feet and put her hand in his, and that’s the only confirmation he needs. 

Taken in hand, the hand that puts her on the right side of the slash, she follows. He leads.

The swift shift in the mood is so palpable; his eyes, kind and playful a few minutes ago, now are flooded with hurt and disappointment. 

B is for Blogs

Blogging is a huge part of the spanko community. Whether on Blogger, WordPress, or Tumblr we support each other with blog rolls or lists of blogs we visit. Thank you, my fellow bloggers! I'm so honoured to be included on your lists!

B is for Bratting

Bratting is exactly what it sounds like, behaving like a spoiled brat, but with an important difference. Bratting essentially exists for the sole purpose of asking for a spanking without asking. And while a playful light bratting by a sub/spankee is usually acceptable, even encouraged, the manipulative kind of bratting is frown upon and even worse, it's considered to take away consent from the Dom/spanker.

As always, Bonnie has a whole tutorial on Bratting. My favourite reason not to brat, from her article, is:  "Why would you enrage a man with a paddle?" Really, why? 

Yay, two letters down, 24 more to go!