Revising

Not quite five years ago I wrote a story called "...To the pain," about a spanking which brings a previously dry-eyed woman to tears. I've always liked it very much but felt it had a major flaw in it, namely that while I referenced the Princess Bride in the title, I didn't in the story. It's something I've been meaning to fix for awhile and tonight -- er, this morning -- I finally did. The original version that I posted to the soc.sexuality.spanking newsgroup can be found here, while the revised version is here on the blog. Not only did I fix the Princess Bride lacuna, but I also added names to the two characters giving them a little more depth. Though one could argue that there is a sort of "everyman(woman)" feel to them remaining nameless. I dunno. Let me know what you think.

I remember someone saying once that crying during a spanking can be the Holy Grail for a lot of spankees, and I must admit to being among that group. There have only really been a few times that I've genuinely sobbed during a spanking. Once was while I was being flogged with a riding crop full force, though mostly it was tearing up during the flogging with the sobbing coming afterwards. Another time was this last March after a mere three strokes with the strap when I was still just a bit too sick for spanking play. I keep thinking there was another time but I can't think of it now.

However, this now-improved story remains a fantasy.