The really not me – me

In my vanilla life (I do have one!), I was interviewed recently for a business magazine. They asked me to complete a short questionnaire for inclusion in a sidebar next to the article. And somehow I rather struggled, as I couldn’t quite respond truthfully. Here’s what I wanted to say:

Nickname(s): “Unstable Abel”

Avocation: Spanking

Favorite Place (and Why): Does The Spanking Writers count as a ‘place’? It certainly feels like a ‘community’, so I hope so. Why? Because I’ve met so many wonderful people there. If not: Scotland Street school museum, Glasgow – because it’s the kinkiest place in the world!

Favorite Hobby/Hobbies: Writing and roleplaying.

Favorite Word: Spanking.

Favorite Smell: Freshly-cut birch.

Favorite Sound: The swish of a cane, just before it makes contact with a girl’s behind.

Favorite Time in History: The early 1800s. (Dear friends invite us to the most wonderful weekend once a year, in which we spend three days dressed in early nineteenth century costumes eating wonderful food and playing Regency-era games!)

Favorite Quote: “Young lady, bend over and touch your toes!”

Future Ambition(s)/Goal(s): To stay close to the wonderful friends I have in the scene, and to make new ones; to continue to write spanking erotica that people love; to start our “spankingcasts” (podcasts) and through them reach out to new folks who may not yet be enjoying, or comfortable with, their kink.

Now, one of the above answers did actually end up in my response. (You’ll have to guess which one). I have no idea whether they’ll use it, but it’s worth a try!

PS ‘avocation’ is such a lovely word: as Wikipedia puts it, “an activity that a person does as a hobby outside their main occupation. There are many examples of people whose profession was the way they made a living, but whose activities outside their workplace were their true passion in life.” Yep, I think that’s me.