We didn't leave London until 11 o'clock and arrived at TG Brighton around 12:30. Nice venue with plenty of free open spaces to chat and move around. I especially made this visit to see and dance to energy=dai the japanese DJ from Osaka, indeed he was superb and the crowd was in a dancing frenzy. Nice and friendly Brighton crowd with lots of fab costumes and facial paint (very creative).

I decided to go shopping in Camden today, to get some clothes to wear to Absolution this evening, and I thought I'd write a quick mini-review / ramble about the trip.

A couple of years ago I saw an item on a sex health show (screened in Australia) that featured a form of sex fair/event - with stalls, shows etc but attendees dressed for the occassion. It was held at night and looked like lots of fun. It was not held in London.

I am a freelance journalist seeking the following: For the Mirror's glossy supplement, M Magazine, I am looking for a Dominatrix who has a permanent sub partner, for a feature on Controlling Partners. For Marie Claire I am looking for attractive, adventurous couples in their 30s who are willing to take part in a sex workshop. Both him and her need to be willing to be pictured.

We've been nominated for an Erotic Award! As part of the judging process, we're supposed to supply 'reviews and/or press cuttings' about the site... of which there are basically none I suggested that instead I post an article asking the readers to explain why they like the site, and then send in the answers. This idea met with approval, so... why do you like this site?

Torture Garden returned to Club Colosseum this weekend, for another fantastic event. The music was great again, with much less 'experimental' stuff and plenty of what people want - hard house to jump around to! The venue is great, really well suited to TG. There's plenty of room for people to dance or just watch in the dance area, and a fair amount of room in the dungeon area too, although this did become crowded when people were having sex in there and drawing large crowds of watchers.

Just bought a fabulous corset dress for my sub together with a couple of latex items from www.fairygothmother.com . I had a few questions before I ordered and they were answered promptly and informatively. Delivery time was as I'd been told and was no-worse than other companies I've bought from.

I am researching for a film about sex drives and what makes people tick sexually. I am looking to speak to open and honest people about their sex lives. If you are addicted to your fetish I would like to hear from you.

Safewords are so often casually tossed at newcomers to BDSM as the be all and end all of safety, yet so rarely actually discussed in great detail. What exactly makes a scene safer for having a safeword? Can slaves who have given up all rights to make their own decisions still have a safeword? What is a safeword? What do you do when it is used? How do you use it? How do you safeword in cyber? So many questions, so many possibilities and all revolving on some of the most important foundations of BDSM... trust and safety.

Allen TG writes: Torture Garden, the worlds largest fetish body art club, launches its weekly Sunday Fetish Bazaar at the Purple Turtle in Camden on the 11th of August.