From the Top Shelf - Concertina

I recently finished reading Concertina, The life and loves of a dominatrix, by Susan Winemaker.  Susan becomes a domme to help pay the bills, and has no deep commitment to or love for the role. It seems to be just a job, and she has little enthusiasm for the work, but she learns the techniques and becomes quite good at what she does.  Here's how she describes it:

One can only get good at it by doing it again and again. After learning the basics: how to use a whip, handle a cane, tie a tight knot...how to construct a beginning, middle and climax, then it's time to edit and refine the act. And I relished the flexing of my voice, using it in seductive and poignant ways. I learned how to cause a tremor with a whisper, to assail and assault through my tone, to recognize and hypnotise a man in the dark...

The power of words. The power of silence...

Now, if it was corporal punishment he wanted, I could spend long, lazy minutes engrossed in the minutiae, the rhythms and endless variations of touch and tempo. I'd put him over the whipping bench or over my knee and begin stroking his bare bottom, teasing him, warming him up. I magnified my caresses, stroked, strummed, kneaded and slapped in soft staccato. When done to music, the whole room vibrated to the act. The slaps get louder, harder, sharper; and my hand burns. He's my instrument, and I play him and compose.  

Susan writes beautifully, and evokes the emotion behind the action, and captures details and nuances that bring the scenes to life. Throughout the book the author describes various scenes she has with her clients, and spanking is only occasionally featured.  This adds variety to the book but those other activities are outside the scope of this blog. I will, however, share a spanking scene with you next time.