I started in the participation journalism business because of my wife. Of course we started back before we were married. We met in college and quickly realized that we were soul mates. The fact that she was so easy on the eye certainly helped My wife is beautiful, long auburn hair, porcelain complexion. Fabulous legs and great tits. I won't lie, her looks opened a lot of doors. She started working for "Participation" magazine even before we graduated. Because I am handy with a camera and many of the adventures related by the magazine required partners I ended up being hired by the magazine shortly after Ruthie.
I'm sure you have read at least one of out articles. Our journalists participate in events and give first hand commentary on what its like to skydive for the first time. What its like to cliff dive in Acapulco, run with the bulls in Spain, everything under the sun. The editors also like adult themes, as those sorts of stories can double or triple circulation.
The fact that Ruthie is game for anything means that among other adventures, we have gone as a couple to a nudist colony, served as maid of honor and groomsman at a nude wedding, and posed for an adult calendar. The stories feature Ruthie's exquisite first person narratives and my tasteful photographs that SEEM to reveal a lot more of her flesh than they actually do.
A new editor had come on in recent months and she really got pumped by the circulation spike "Participation" had after Ruthie and I wrote about our adventures at the world's largest strip poker tournament. Ruthie was a much better player than I was . She could hold her own against the pros My photograph of her on the cover of the magazine clad only in her underwear was a best seller and Ruthie even sold the movie rights to the story to Hollywood. The magazine got a hunk of that money as well which, of course, thrilled the editor. Ruthie got a fat raise and the editor got a big idea. Barb called us into her office.
"Ruthie, Jim!" Have a seat." She said in a voice that was falsely honeyed. "I love the piece you did for the September issue, our readers have ordered so many extra copies that we had to order another press run and the digital downloads! You two are a big reason why this magazine has such a great bottom line. Which started me thinking."
Ruthie and I braced ourselves, Barb's mind can go in some wild directions.
"The two of you work great as a team but I think i can get two stories out of our next venture, that is if you are game. What do the two of you know about the BDSM community?"
Ruthie said, "You mean whips and chains and collars? That sort of thing."
"Precisely!" said Barb wearing a smile she hoped would look sincere.
It was my time to speak up.
"Look Barb, we have done a lot of things for this magazine but I'm not about to turn my wife over to some bruiser with a whip and a bad attitude."
"Hear me out." Said Barb. "First take a look at this check."
She displayed a check from a major Hollywood studio It was made out to both of us and the amount of zeroes on the check made our heads spin.
"Don't get too excited this particular check is a dummy but I have the letter verifying that a real one will be issued to the two of you once you turn in your stories. Your deadline is three months from the end of this month. That gives you a couple of weeks to do your homework.. Each of you will tell the same story from your respective genders. The studio is so excited by this story idea that they bought the films rights from the magazine even before the story has even begun to be written. This check is your share of the movie rights. I'll be honest with you. This story could support this magazine for the next three years without even having to sell a single line of advertising. That is, of course, if the two of you are willing."
I looked at Ruthie. She met my gaze.
I spoke for both of us.
"What do you have in mind Barb? No bullshit! Tell us what hair brained scheme you have in mind. No surprises. Lay everything out. If we can accept the terms, we will do your story."
Barb looked into our eyes, exhaled and began her tale.
"I have been contacted by members of the local BDSM community. They like our magazine and they like you two. They feel that our magazine will give an honest portrayal of their community. Like all groups who are considered outside the mainstream, there is a great deal of misapprehension of what their community is all about and how they operate. What they propose is a two part story, one part told from the male perspective and the other from the female perspective of a two month voluntary entry into a submissive relationship. In simple terms Jim. Ruthie you will be collared slaves of a male and a female dominant. You will have to do EVERYTHING they ask of you for two months. You spend the next month after that writing your stories and the check is yours."
"The representatives of the BDSM community feel that they have found suitable matches for the both of you. They also want to assure you that neither of you will be permanently marked or scarred. Both of you will have a safe word that must be obeyed immediately. It WILL involve a great deal of sex, especially for you Ruthie but the two of you are promised patience and gentility. However, obedience IS expected and you MAY be compelled to obey if you are recalcitrant."