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The Barak & Sheba Articles
2020
• "Nails in the Fence ..." - June 25, 2020
• "Imagine ..." - June 5, 2020
• "Let Them Know ..." - June 5, 2020
• "Inspiration During COVID ..." - May 12, 2020
2019
• "Consent Concerns, Issues, and Reporting ..." - Feb 5, 2019
2018
• "The ACE Rope Weekend has Ended, but Look Out for Drop..." - Sept 9, 2018
• "Red Lips - An Erotic Transformational Story..." - June 1, 2018
• "Thoughts on Negotiation... " - Mar 9, 2018
2017
• "The Confession..." - Dec 24, 2017
• "Coming Out To Your Partner" - June 10, 2017
2016
• "Playspace Etiquette - General Play Party Etiquette & Guidelines" - Fall-ish, 2016
• "Searching for Safety" - June 13, 2016
• "So... I have Diabetes..." - April-ish, 2016
• "Happy Valentine's Day!!" - Feb 14, 2016
2015
• "UnCoiling Time..." - Nov-ish, 2016
• "Giving Thanks..." - Nov 24, 2015
• "By Just a Day..." - Oct 29, 2015
• "Goodbye, Old Friend..." - June 30, 2015
• "Playspace Etiquette - Wanking, Masturbating, and Self-Pleasuring..." - May 9, 2015
• "Speak Out!" - April 17, 2015
• "Why Are You Touching My Rope?" - April 8, 2015
• "A Woman on the $20 Dollar Bill?" - Mar 28, 2015
• "I Wanna Push Your Limits..." - Mar 13, 2015
• "I said, "NO."" - Mar 9, 2015
• "Just Getting into Rope?" - Feb 21, 2015
• "Poke the Sadist!" - Yes, It's a Good Game... But There Are Rules..." - Feb 16, 2015
• "I Loved 50 Shades of Grey..." - Feb 14, 2015
• "Help Fund the Columbus Community Space..." - Feb 9, 2015
• "Daddy don't..." - Jan 25, 2015
• "Barak is My Submissive..." - Jan 4, 2015
2014
• "The Strict & Demanding Dom... Who can "Train my property properly"" - Dec 23, 2014
• "Oral Sex – All About Talking Dirty…" - Oct 14, 2014
• "Hello Rabbit..." - Aug 20, 2014
• "I'm Not Broken... I'm Bent" - Aug 18, 2014
• "SOAP-BOCKS : Strategic Office Against Perversion" - Aug 5, 2014
• "The 50 Shades Tsunami..." - July 26, 2014
• "The Grand Scheme, My Tragic Life, and Hot Mustard Sauce..." - June 27, 2014
• "How to Find Someone Kinky..." - June 7, 2014
• "That Thin Line..." - June 6, 2014
• "Small Town Connections..." - June 6, 2014
• "Notes on Etiquette - Part 1 - Don't Out Anyone" - May 26, 2014
• "It's Like Using a
Road Map..." - May 20, 2014
• "Outing & Privacy" - April 10, 2014
• "Are You a "True" or "Real" Dominant, Master, Submissive, Slave, etc...??" - April 8, 2014
• "That's a Good Way to Get Shot..." - Mar 19, 2014
• "The Lessons of the Butterfly..." - Mar 10, 2014
2013
• "Great Scenes, Etiquette, & Scene Space..." - Oct 23, 2013
• "So Shines a Loving Deed in a Weary World..." - Aug 15, 2013
• "How I Learned to be a Dom!" - June 26, 2013
• "Who Says You are "Too Big to Rig"???" - June 2, 2013
• "Sharing Knowledge... Teachers, Guides, & Image-Makers" - April 5, 2013
• "Let's Talk Limits..." - Mar 19, 2013
• "And Now...Drop!!" - Feb 4, 2013
2012
• "Twas the Night Before Christmas..." - Dec 24, 2012
• "Goodbye Cruel World...." - Dec 21, 2012
• "Twas the Day before Thanksgiving..." - Nov 21, 2012
• "Why Do We Do This Kinky Stuff?" - April 2, 2012
• "Drive-bys, Grabs, Touching & Consent..." - Feb 14, 2012
2011
• "Happy/Merry Christmakwanzahanukkah!!" - Dec 24, 2011
• "An Open Letter to the Kink Community - revised" - Aug 18, 2011
• "It's all Fun & Games..." - Aug 9, 2011
• "Out To The Doctor?" - May 9, 2011
• "It's Not All About the Length..." - April 19, 2011
• "It's All About Communication..." - April 3, 2011
• "The AIS Interview with the NCSF" - Jan 2, 2011
2010
• "Happy Holidays!" - Dec 25, 2010
• "Thanksgiving Memories..." - Nov 19, 2010
• "Playing to Extremes" - Nov 19, 2010
• "Sadism, Masochist, Consent and All That..." - July 20, 2010
• "Good S-types Should Just "Shut Up and Take It"... NOT!!" - July 01, 2010
• "Guns & Relaxation?" - June 8, 2010
• "Death, Sheba and Me." - May 16, 2010
• "Kinky Morning Thoughts" - February 19, 2010
2009
• "Paradigm Shifts..." - Oct 22, 2009
• "A Good Day in the Life" - Oct 4, 2009
• "Poly Discussions..." - Jun 25, 2009
• "Early Morning Thoughts..." - May 15, 2009
• "The Importance of Negotiation" - Apr 7, 2009
• "Why Not? It's the Yes No Quiz" - Mar 21, 2009
• "Consensual Master and Slavery" - February 24, 2009
• "WICKED Backlash & Renewed Commitments" - Saturday Feb 21, 2009
• "An Open Letter to the Kink Community" (WICKED) - February 9, 2009
2008
• "It's About Mutual Respect" - Dec 16, 2008
• "About Switches" - Dec 3, 2008
• "What the Heck is a "No-Shower Sunday" ?" - Nov 26, 2008
• "Service versus Submission" - Oct 16, 2008
• "Discretion After Parties, Events & Other Good Times..." - Oct 6, 2008
• "Top and Sub Drop" - Sep 22, 2008
• "Simply Service" - Aug 25, 2008
• "submissive = introvert?" - Aug 2, 2008
• "Vanilla Becomes Kinky" - Jul 22, 2008
• "Sexual Independence Day" - Jul 4, 2008
• "An open letter from Tornus" - June 1, 2008
• "Origin of Names" - May 8, 2008
• "Favorite Quotes" - May 7, 2008
• "Turning 40...Lifestyle Changes" - Apr 25, 2008
• "Zen of Mastery" - Apr 12, 2008
• "In defense of polyamory?" - Apr 10, 2008
• "Master versus master" - Mar 30, 2008
2007
• "Reaching Out for Some Leather "Help" - Dec 9, 2007
• "Edge Play" - Nov 15, 2007
• "Notes on Practice & Mastery" - 2007
2006
• "Playing with Unknown People" - 2006
• "The Unfortunate Nature of Labels" - 2006
• "The Fallacy of Self-Doubt" - 2006
• "Keeping the Home Fires Burning... Notes on Polyamory" - 2006
Press
• The Huffington Post Article - Feb 15, 2016
• The Mollena Article...3 F's - Aug 11, 2011
• The Other Paper Article - Feb 18, 2010
Sexis Magazine Articles
• "Truth Is Better Than Fiction" - Dec 30, 2011
• "The Hardest Words To Say" - Dec 2, 2011
• "Waking Up Your Inner Word Slut" - Nov 4, 2011
• "Creating and Nurturing Open Relationships" - Sept 2, 2011
• "The B & S Travel Guide for Kinky Social Networking" - Aug 5, 2011
• "How Do You Tell Someone You Are Kinky?" - July 1, 2011
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