Wow! First there were the paperbacks called "Continental Classics" where I caught some spanking and whipping scenes and then afterward was the mail order stuff. Of course first I recall Nu-West and Scarlett Hill as well as Steve Richadrson's compilations and contributions. I even wrote a story for Sassy Bottoms, I think but that may have been another brief entry into the publishing attempts by a man and wife whose names I can no longer recall. Of course there were others I also cannot recall.
Enter 1995 and those windows. Fledgling stuff, the web pages back then but as others, I found the spanking sites thanks in part to search engines and then, of course, dejanews took me to newsgroups easily. There I found ASS, SSS and several other offshoots. Strangely enough, SSS had bolted from ASS in order to moderate for excessive spam. Many of the ASS community never seemed to feel totally at ease with the new newsgroup and the flame wars (moderator wars) flared. Still, in the midst of the flames, writers continued to create as well as contribute and many from SSS are now here. Sadly, many have also passed on.
I am really surprised that I have not seen "Spirit" mentioned in this thread but he was a prolific writer and one I considered a fine gentleman as well as a good friend. He was lost to blackmail and/or "outing" as it was called then. "Outing" was almost a death sentence because one might never be heard from again if "outed".
I think that's quite enough for now but believe me when I say I could go on and on.
