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Attitudes: A Collection of Real-Life Spanking Stories
Blushing Books is proud to present our first compendium of Real-Life stories from a series of authors such as Starla Kaye, Loki Renard, Joannie Kay, Korey Mae Johnson, and many more!
A Note from Bethany of Bethany's Woodshed and Blushing Books:
The authors in “Attitudes” are a mix of professionals, who’ve been writing for Blushing Books long before there WAS a Blushing Books (when we were still just plain old Bethany’s Woodshed), and total newcomers, folks who have never written anything for public consumption before.
What these stories have in common is that every one of them – as far as we can determine – are true. In fact, several of the emails that I received accompanying these submissions started with the same phrase: Unfortunately, this is a true story.
Some are humorous. My own “The Problem with Smoke Detectors,” when it was released, was called by several readers “the funniest thing I have ever read.” While I don’t think it’s quite THAT good (and I sure wasn’t laughing when it happened!) I must admit that now it is good for a chuckle or two. Ditto Incorrigible Cori’s “Spanking is No Game.” How can you not laugh out loud at the image of our poor heroine chucking toilet paper rolls at her boss from the safety of the store’s loft – a refuge that unfortunately didn’t last that long.
Others are more serious, like Korey Mae Johnson’s Paying the Toll, and discuss how spanking really works in genuine DD (Domestic Discipline) relationships. And we have the unique perspective from the Johnsons, because Korey’s real-life husband James has provided two stories as well.
Some feature couples where both members are avowed “spankophiles.” Korey met James on a spanking forum; my Jim and I also met through the spanking community. Yet others, like Loki and her “vanilla” partner, did not originally share the spanko bug. Yet, when you read “My Vanilla Spanker,” it’s hard not to say to yourself: Well, he managed to figure THAT out!
We hope you enjoy Attitudes, and will visit both Blushing Books, and Bethany’s Woodshed. Our professional authors – Starla Kaye, Loki Renard, Korey Mae Johnson, and Joannie Kay – have many wonderful stories for you. And some of the new names in this book? Who knows what they might offer us in the future.
Book Length: 15 stories / 34,546 words
A Note from Bethany of Bethany's Woodshed and Blushing Books:
The authors in “Attitudes” are a mix of professionals, who’ve been writing for Blushing Books long before there WAS a Blushing Books (when we were still just plain old Bethany’s Woodshed), and total newcomers, folks who have never written anything for public consumption before.
What these stories have in common is that every one of them – as far as we can determine – are true. In fact, several of the emails that I received accompanying these submissions started with the same phrase: Unfortunately, this is a true story.
Some are humorous. My own “The Problem with Smoke Detectors,” when it was released, was called by several readers “the funniest thing I have ever read.” While I don’t think it’s quite THAT good (and I sure wasn’t laughing when it happened!) I must admit that now it is good for a chuckle or two. Ditto Incorrigible Cori’s “Spanking is No Game.” How can you not laugh out loud at the image of our poor heroine chucking toilet paper rolls at her boss from the safety of the store’s loft – a refuge that unfortunately didn’t last that long.
Others are more serious, like Korey Mae Johnson’s Paying the Toll, and discuss how spanking really works in genuine DD (Domestic Discipline) relationships. And we have the unique perspective from the Johnsons, because Korey’s real-life husband James has provided two stories as well.
Some feature couples where both members are avowed “spankophiles.” Korey met James on a spanking forum; my Jim and I also met through the spanking community. Yet others, like Loki and her “vanilla” partner, did not originally share the spanko bug. Yet, when you read “My Vanilla Spanker,” it’s hard not to say to yourself: Well, he managed to figure THAT out!
We hope you enjoy Attitudes, and will visit both Blushing Books, and Bethany’s Woodshed. Our professional authors – Starla Kaye, Loki Renard, Korey Mae Johnson, and Joannie Kay – have many wonderful stories for you. And some of the new names in this book? Who knows what they might offer us in the future.
Book Length: 15 stories / 34,546 words
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First published April 7, 2012
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Note: WorldCat is an excellent resource for finding author information and contents of anthologies.
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June 28, 2012
I did not originally purchase this book because I was not intrigued by the free sample chapter offered by Blushing Books. It is a an essay in the collection by Bethany Burke, the owner of Blushing Books. It is just a funny story about why she got spanked. Call me crazy, but as a spanko I want to read about the actual spanking. The lead up should be good, and this was an entertaining one, but the spanking happened in a single sentence. Seriously. I have an active imagination, but I can use that for my own fantasies. If I've purchased a story I want the full juicy details of the spanking. You know, for things I might not have imagined myself.
Anyway, I ended up buying the book because I got curious about some of the other authors, and I wasn't disappointed. On one hand, you can get all this stuff from the DD blogs, but it was nice to have so many full descriptive stories all in one place. Also, the authors picked their most memorable stories-- either their first spanking, their worst spanking, their favorite most fantasy-fulfilling spanking, etc., so it's like a "best of" kind of read.
My favorite essays in the book are by James Johnson (there are two) and one by his wife Kacey Mae Johnson. I like getting both the husband and wife perspective. I also particularly enjoy reading the male perspective, especially from a male spanko. There are a lot of women blogging about spanking but not so many men.
There's also a beautiful essay called "Unraveling" By Tommy Edwards. It has more of a D/s flavor to it than straight DD. Another great male perspective. I wished for more from it, although on second read it did satisfy. The entire essay is real time of the punishment, so that part is deliciously indulgent, but I actually wanted a little more of the back story-- he drops hints about how hard this is for her as a feminist and how he had first turned her over his knee to end a long string of arguments and they discovered it worked. I was intrigued by that and would've liked to hear more of that in the essay as well. If anyone knows who he is, I'd be curious to be pointed to more of his writing.
I think anthologies can make a tricky read because the flavor and style of each writer is so different. Like any anthology, I liked some better than others. Overall, though, I think this is a collection worth reading. Did it get me off? Yes. Sometimes books get me off but also disturb me (too harsh,or the men are chauvinistic). Some of the spankings were too harsh for my comfort level, but there's also enough love in these stories to carry them through.
Attitudes can be purchased on my favorite spanking fiction site: www.blushingbooks.com.
Anyway, I ended up buying the book because I got curious about some of the other authors, and I wasn't disappointed. On one hand, you can get all this stuff from the DD blogs, but it was nice to have so many full descriptive stories all in one place. Also, the authors picked their most memorable stories-- either their first spanking, their worst spanking, their favorite most fantasy-fulfilling spanking, etc., so it's like a "best of" kind of read.
My favorite essays in the book are by James Johnson (there are two) and one by his wife Kacey Mae Johnson. I like getting both the husband and wife perspective. I also particularly enjoy reading the male perspective, especially from a male spanko. There are a lot of women blogging about spanking but not so many men.
There's also a beautiful essay called "Unraveling" By Tommy Edwards. It has more of a D/s flavor to it than straight DD. Another great male perspective. I wished for more from it, although on second read it did satisfy. The entire essay is real time of the punishment, so that part is deliciously indulgent, but I actually wanted a little more of the back story-- he drops hints about how hard this is for her as a feminist and how he had first turned her over his knee to end a long string of arguments and they discovered it worked. I was intrigued by that and would've liked to hear more of that in the essay as well. If anyone knows who he is, I'd be curious to be pointed to more of his writing.
I think anthologies can make a tricky read because the flavor and style of each writer is so different. Like any anthology, I liked some better than others. Overall, though, I think this is a collection worth reading. Did it get me off? Yes. Sometimes books get me off but also disturb me (too harsh,or the men are chauvinistic). Some of the spankings were too harsh for my comfort level, but there's also enough love in these stories to carry them through.
Attitudes can be purchased on my favorite spanking fiction site: www.blushingbooks.com.
April 15, 2012
This was a great collection of stories and I think it's great that the authors are willing to be honest and share their own stories. The impression that really struck me as I read through this collection are how much the love the couples have for each other shine through their stories even when the tears are falling. That every couple has a unique approach as to what method or style fit them and there relationship. There is no one right way to approach a spanking life style. Especially interesting was to hear it from the spanker's point of view instead of just the spankees. And the smoke detector story was really funny and was made even more so because the ones in the kids rooms were going off yesterday because the batteries were low.
September 9, 2012
I enjoyed reading these true stories from Blushing Books authors (and their spouses). Some seemed a little harsh considering the offense, but each story has the feeling of loving correction. I did appreciate the male view with some of these stories, and wish there had been more.
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