Mistress Matisse

The new column: America's Next Top Domme, episode two... And can I just wax rhapsodic for a minute about a very under appreciated portio...

Last Friday, a reader mentioned a show I did at Vain a few years ago. He was referring to the Paradise Hotel party, in 2003. It was a prom...

Weekend Fashion Blogging Is this not the most gorgeous dress you've seen all day? I'm slightly surprised that the designer brought ...

It's new-column day, but first, a note: if you read the paper copy of The Stranger, they are undergoing a re-design process right now. F...

Books I’m Browsing The Harlequin: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Book 15 , by Laurell K. Hamilton Yeah, I know, the last couple of them...

Really nice things that happened yesterday: I went with Monk to see a shoulder specialist, who was extremely helpful and reassuring. He told...

I've decided that on weekends I'm going to post, if I feel so inclined, about fashion. So if you're just here for the kink, come...

The new column... What does one call that other person you're involved with? Meanwhile, I'm busy with my world, which is really a ...

Furniture Musings Every Mistress needs nice furniture, and I'm very fond of the stuff I have. Just three really well-made basic pieces ...

Non-Professional Ladies So I have a question for the ladies who are NOT sex workers. I want to know why do you choose not to do sex work. I...

I had a mostly-lovely weekend. I spent a lot of Friday with Monk, and then Saturday night I went to a private party at a pal's house. Be...

Today is Monk’s birthday. I got him a birthday gift, and I’m pleased to be able to give it to him. But since the first night he turned up at...

The new column...Letter from a reader answered. Also: I got quoted in Esquire magazine, which is charming. (Of course, now I wish I'd s...

So I’d planned on writing something longer, but the sweet summer heat got to me and I’m being lazy. But – I pulled from the archive an older...

The new column. I'm picking on my silly callers again. I'm thinking of interview question to ask the brave souls who volunteered. I...

Another note to clients: Late July and August are traditionally slow times of year in the sex industry. (At least in Seattle .) People...

The new column, in which I make a faux pas of my own. Apparently Dream Dresser , that kinky clothing company, is no more. I should have kn...

Gentlemen of my acquaintance: Due to a last-minute cancellation I have most of the afternoon and evening free tomorrow. Call me if you...

From The Inbox Hello from Chicago , How are you? I thought I'd ask your expert opinion, as I'm just a "normal"...