Hi, all. Um, er, well -- this is a bit awkward, isn't it?

I'm a fortyish male with little knowledge and no experience with the BDSM lifestyle. I wound up at this site looking for a story I read years ago, and poked (!) around a bit, and decided to stay.

Because while I have little knowledge and no experience, I am curious about BDSM and other aspects of, uh, unconventional sexuality. Too, I have another ulterior motive -- I've given some thought to trying my hand at erotic fiction, and I thought this might be a good place to do a bit of story posting and see who lifts the whip, so to speak.

I am a published author -- nobody famous -- but erotic fiction heavy on the bondage and such is a complete departure from my usual genre (fantasy), so I consider myself a newbie in this arena.

Anyway, wonderful to meet you all, and thanks for the opportunity to post.