The Friday Review

Review of “That Day At the Lake”

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This review, with five stars, was added to Amazon.ca this evening: I admit, that this is not my standard genre for reading or writing. Rachel de Vine has become a fast online friend over the last year. I figured it was time to give "That Day At The Lake" a go and see what I could make of it. One of my favorite lines from the story made short work of my apprehensions about the genre, however: "If you are having an orgy, can I join in?" "No Hugh, this is girl bonding. Go back to bed." It was this line where the word cool crossed my mind about this story. The story is complicated by the emotions mixed with an underlying thread that drags the story arc to places Chris Carter would have enjoyed pulling Mulder and Scully through. [Read more...]

Swingers Fiction Review – Cooper S. Beckett’s “A Life Less Monogamous”

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I was given a copy of Cooper S. Beckett's new novel in exchange for an honest review. Now, I'm no literary reviewer, but let's see if I can make this puppy fly, shall we? It is a story of Ryan and Jennifer as they being their journey outside the traditions of monogamy. A new friendship with a swinging couple, Bruce and Paige, who offer our heroes a way to spice up their marital experience. This couple, given my lifestyle, I felt strong empathy for as they begin exploring the hushed lifestyle of swingers and swinging. Don't kid yourself; the population is estimated to be about 10% non-monogamous, and swingers only make up a portion of that. It is very hushed. Having been through some of these scenes, myself, the author knows of which he [Read more...]

Swingers at Club O Zone Toronto – A Review

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Club O Zone is well hidden. Which one might expect for a club catering to swingers. Albeit, this hidden nature is not completely on purpose as it is behind a mass of road construction just east of Toronto's Pearson International Airport off of Dixon Road. Upon pulling in front of the place, our Uber driver's mouth fell open. Being he only had an address prior to arriving, hard to say if he knew what Club O Zone was and had never seen it, or if he simply got a sense of where we were going. I suspect the former as the outside screams nightclub or reception hall but shows nothing of what goes on inside. On this cold March evening, the place opened at nine with the usual caveat that couples got a discount for showing up before ten. A [Read more...]

The Friday Review: Icicles Hand Blown Glass Massager

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It looks phallic enough; that's for certain. It's dishwasher safe and, let's be honest; there are very few real erections that are dishwasher safe. The possibility of drowning the owner is a very real concern. It's also got an impressive weight to it and, another benefit over the real thing, it won't be going flaccid anytime soon. Like many men, you can see right through it. But, better than most men, with the weight it carries it could be used to defend one's self in a home invasion. Quoting straight from the back of the package... The hypoallergenic glass is nonporous and body safe, and when cared for properly, is designed to last a lifetime... AKA, don't drop it unless on some form of padded floor covering. So what is [Read more...]

Swingers Threesome at Bowery Bliss

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With how many threesome stories I've written, it should be easy to come up with something new, right? I mean, in the swingers' lifestyle, these things are bloody near common. However, I've been bad. I have a new Skelly Manor short releasing on Amazon today and a new novel, Darwin's Sword - Savannah Book Two, out next month. So I may be a touch busy. Lovely Marie Rebelle took my suggestion for a prompt, and here I sit in a New York City hotel room trying to come up with a story about threesomes. Well, it is now 10:23 AM EST, and we have a lunch reservation for 11:30 AM, followed by a miserable day on Broadway seeing Bruce Willis in Misery for a matinee, and Les Miserables for an evening performance. Yesterday, no chance to write [Read more...]

Swingers and the Websites We Use

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swing·ing - adjective - informal (of a person, place, or way of life) lively, exciting, and fashionable. "a swinging resort" sexually liberated or promiscuous. The first time that Mrs. Stranded and I walked into a swingers club was in March of 2013. It was Club M4 in Etobicoke, Ontario and we were assaulted with glorious sensual overload. We knew there were other clubs out there...other people out there...but how to find them? Where do we look? Where?....where? It began with the almighty Google, of course, and quickly found a list of swinger websites that tickled our fancy. There are hundreds of them, but the list below are the ones we have tried. The list will begin with the worst [Read more...]

Swingers on Friday at Club M4

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My longtime readers will know Club M4 rather intimately...though perhaps not by name. The opening stanza of Just Prey - Savannah Book One uses this swingers club as a setting. In fact, the setting was used a few times within Savannah lore for settings. M4 is a place that we first *ahem* cut our swinging teeth almost two years ago. Having been to regular Liberty Village BDSM parties, a friend of mine suggested we try M4 when we were first dating. For awhile, we became semi-regular at the place. M4 is a basement club, in all respects, located along the lake shore in Toronto's west end. One enters the joint from street level through glass storefront doors that open onto stairs descending into the depths one full flight down. Opening [Read more...]

Swingers Afternoon At Oasis Aqualounge

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√Toronto Skyline by Sam Smith

Slowly sipping my Mill Street Raspberry as M'lady tastes her spiced rum and cola...we have a shady spot on the deck to wave at those peering out from the building next door. Yes, this is our life. Swinging and sweltering in the city heat. It's a sunny afternoon, and we're sitting by the pool at Oasis Aqualounge. Oasis is one of Toronto's more notorious clubs. It is one of a handful of swinger/sex/nudist clubs in the city. Right now, other than Mrs. Stranded and I, there are four guys, one woman, and three couples either in or around this pool all nude. That is it other than visits from a few staff taking breaks. Yes, writing this post nude. Should I provide evidence? There are two buildings, one east, and one west, tall enough [Read more...]