Stephanie Parent
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The Briars - Horror DNA
The Briars, Stephanie Parent’s debut novel, is one of the finest ghost stories of the year. An absolute masterpiece of gothic that explores the desire, danger, and ghosts found in abundance in a BDSM dungeon. Parent presents the story through the eyes of Claire, a former ballerina and professional submissive at the dungeon. Together with the dominatrix Ruby, Claire is left to explore the mysteries of the dungeon and its wraiths as hostilities increase.
Sugar Plum Ghosts
Some articles may include Amazon affiliate links. All proceeds go to helping us pay for original stories and to support writers of speculative fiction. Read more here. By Stephanie Parent “Are you sure you’re okay here by yourself? It is Christmas Eve, after all.” Remnants of glitter still dotted Lily’s eyelids and trailed down her cheeks like sparkly tears, even after she’d scrubbed off the rest of her stage makeup.
Gretel
by Stephanie Parent Who do I love: My breadcrumb brother or my witch mother?
A Sort of Fairy Tale
The house where Thorn was staying with her boyfriend was up in one of the canyons behind Hollywood, where all my favorite Francesca Lia Block characters lived. I’d only been there two or three times, when we were meeting on our way to go somewhere else, and I’d never made it too far beyond the entryway. Yet every time I sat in the backseat of a Lyft and watched out the window as we traversed the twisting roads that made my stomach flip, I felt like I was riding right into one of those FLB novels.
The Pandemic Showed Me I Could Master My Anxiety
Anxiety has always been a part of my life, and it took me a long time to learn that the extreme anxiety I feel isn’t something every human experiences on a daily basis.
Being submissive in bed almost ruined life outside the bedroom
I’d always been intrigued by the idea of being submissive in the bedroom, so when a mutual friend introduced me to Adam*, a dominant man who liked to spank and tie up his partners, I was immediately interested. Adam and I quickly began a physical relationship, and as he helped me try out some of my fantasies for the first time, I discovered being submissive was, in a strange way, liberating.
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I’d always been intrigued by the idea of being submissive in the bedroom, so when a mutual friend introduced me to Adam*, a dominant man who liked to spank and tie up his partners, I was immediately interested. Adam and I quickly began a physical relationship, and as he helped me try out some of my fantasies for the first time, I discovered being submissive was, in a strange way, liberating.
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I Was A Professional Submissive In A Dungeon. Here’s What It’s Really Like.
I was 30 years old when I worked my first shift at Medusa’s, a long-running commercial BDSM dungeon in Southern California. I was terrified and had little idea what my new job would entail. I knew that male clients would pay to have sessions with me and that sex wasn’t allowed, but beyond that, I just imagined strong, dominant men binding my wrists above my head and flogging me with expert precision.
Hepatitis C and pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review protocol
Obstetrics and gynaecology Protocol Hepatitis C and pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review protocol Stephanie Parent1, Kate Salters1,2, Lindila Awendila1, Lianping Ti3,4 1 British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2 Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, University Drive, Burnaby, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada 3 Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, St Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, British...
How news coverage of violent rampages stigmatizes people with mental illness
After the recent mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, many people, including President Obama, explicitly tied the shooting to issues of mental health. Indeed, this frame has become a staple of the National Rifle Association and others who champion gun ownership rights. For those concerned with the stigmatization of mental health in America, the connection between mass shootings and mental health is troubling.
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