A Pledge

To avoid conflict with the BDSM community, L M Stephens pledges to not use the term BDSM for the type of bondage and slave relationships depicted in their stories. They understand fully that the BDSM community is one based on trust and consent. Being responsible, L M Stephens wishes not to be a threat to the community by labeling their content wrong.

While L M Stephens' writing might depict master/slave, master/pet, dom/slave, dom/pet, etc. relationships, their writing is more along the avenues of Gorean. Having read John Norman's novels, their styles and tastes were heavily influenced by the non-consenting bondage and total power exchange in those books. However, while they might use titles and other BDSM terminology, it is NOT BDSM.

The clubs in the stories will not be referred to as BDSM clubs, but something along the lines of bondage, sex, or pet clubs.  The main difference is that these clubs are run by the supernatural and there are no limits as to what a master can do with his slave. Please keep in mind that this is fiction and not meant to represent any real-life group.

Although it is not a BDSM story or a story depicting it, the mention of BDSM and its terminology might be used, referred to, referenced, or mentioned in the story. This will not be done to link BDSM to L M Stephens' fictional stories, but as discussions between characters, a character's thoughts, a comparison of BDSM and what the characters partake in, etc.

L M Stephens only wishes the BDSM community the best with a lot of respect. They hope that the community will understand this pledge and trust that they will uphold it.

Best of all wishes and keep growing. 

Thank you.

L M Stephens