However, peaks can be deceptive. They tell us a lie: that we can tap into those same heights every single time. We can’t. Reaching these limits is not a breeze.

Mummification is about slowly taking away the means to interact with the world to manipulate the senses and imagination. You strip away hands, arms, legs, sight, smell, and eventually the voice. When the succession is well-tailored and paced, it slowly turns into a powerful inward experience, letting the mind focus and wander.

He took every bit of it until he was shaking. He wanted a session for his birthday, his girl right there to watch and participate. They weren't new to the scene, but they were new to the D/s between them. He was a big, queer fellow, all smiles and happy energy; she was a tiny, radiant spark. A cute situation. I asked for a mood board, a map of their shared hunger: mouth work, bondage, shibari, strange 'egg' shapes, and faces twisted by ropes and tools. At the center, a big pink image of...