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Tying in Playspaces: A Primer
Tying at a play party can be exciting and nerve-racking, especially if you've only tied privately. Watching others engage in intimate rope play or having others watch you may feel...
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Drill - How to Tie Your Shoelaces (or: the extraordinarily mundane act that will improve your shibari)
Serialized exclusive excerpt of Midori’s new rope bondage book in progress, only at Twisted Monk and Midori’s PatreonBy Midori www.planetmidori.com An exercise in sequence. This is not a speed drill....
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Green Flags for Rope Partners
Whether you’re new to kink, new to rope, or just looking for new playmates, it can be tricky to evaluate potential partners before playing. And that’s equally true whether you’re...
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Eyes Off Rope!
Eyes Off Ropes A reminder Eyes Off Hands A practice...
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Undo!
Undo. Undo well. Undo is the act of removing the rope from a person or untying a knot. It might be during a scene in progress, as positions change and...
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The Path to the Tea House
A little story, starring you. You’re going about your busy day. The city swirls all around you as you juggle the to-do list. The commute through traffic, crowded trains, and...
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6 ways to make kink spaces and events more welcoming for LGBTQ+ attendees
No kink space or event can be all things to all people. Still, there’s room for improvement in making LGBTQ+ people feel safe and supported in the kink world. Event...
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Rope: Collaborator or Antagonist?
Big picture thinking about your scenes. If you are the one casting rope in a scene, are you helping your partner to stay in position? Or are you keeping them...
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Shop Phone Service Outage and Upgrade (FIXED!)
UPDATE 10/25/2022 New Phone Service Installed! Thank You For Your Patience. The bad news, the PBX serving the local area was the victim of arson! All phone service to...
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Rope for Intimacy
There are plenty of ways to learn the prettiest knots and the most intricate ties, but that’s not what excites me about rope. When I teach rope bondage, I spend...
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The Two Ends of the Rope – Who Does What? Roles – Desires – Appetites
The constellation of participants in a rope scene may include one, two, three, or even more people. They will be the ones doing the tying and the ones being tied....
