May 2 - May 4

Michael Crecelius

Michael Crecelius has jumped into what it is we do with both feet. Since his entry into the community, he has been "on the Grand Tour" with his Owner/Operator. The journey has taken him coast-to-coast, pillar to post, and occasionally he is tied to them

He's been on the faculty of KCLU at Heart of America, and Dixie Belle, taught at Rio Grande Leather and Spring Pandemonium in ABQ, Day of Demo and Debauchery in Las Vegas, ( ask him how many desserts he had at the Bellagio); he writes for Power Exchange Magazine; presented at Tribal Fire, Pep St. Louis, GLLA, judged Rio Grande Leather in 05 and is has taught at Beyond Vanilla and Florida Fetish Weekend.

A natural at teaching, he prefers the smaller classes of our realm to the hordes of eager students he used to teach in Grad School at a prestigious university in the desert. One teeny dissertation away from a Ph.D.; he really enjoys the sociological aspects of our community. That and being sliced with scalpels.

Bio Current as of Sunday, February 24, 2008

2008 Presentations:

Care and Feeding of the Submissive - With Karen Crecelius
Care and Feeding is a Holistic "Whole Person" approach to What It Is We Do; that stems from a perspective of responsibility rather than one of entitlement. Topics we touch on are pragmatism in conjunction with a 24/7 D/s life (as opposed to a life STYLE); integration of Leather into the "real world"; the importance of negotiation and communication, and the occasional bursts of heresy. This class started out as a 100 level class, and has evolved into a "graduate seminar" on relationship dynamics and communication. Come with questions. We'll find the answers together. If you've attended this class previously, IT'S NOT THE SAME CLASS. It keeps evolving, growing as we do in our relationships.

Fantasy to Reality - With Karen Crecelius
How do I go safely and sanely from typing about what it is we do to really ACTUALLY doing it. Everybody takes the first "left" into the community; and it's almost never the right turn. Find out how to tell if it really IS too good to be true. Everyone has encountered an idealized version of what it is we do......... here s a good way to begin to tell the difference. We'll swap war stories; how to do your homework to ensure you know what you are looking for, so you do not get bogged down in what you do not.