Independent

May 4th,

I had hoped to make it to the MaxFisch meetup at Paddles last night, but at the last minute veered off to a post-HC reunion of sorts. God, it was good to see those girls! I drank too much, smoked too many cigarettes, and had to take four trains to get home at 5am. It was well worth it to be able to hug everyone. What a night of confessions, too: all the hookups, the secrets, old drama that’s better appreciated in retrospect.  Turns out, my coworkers are even more awesome than I gave them credit for! Besides being smart and gorgeous, they’re activists, writers, musicians, crafters and artists. And I’ve only found out now that I don’t work with them anymore.

The camaraderie and community that came out of that place amazes me. For all that could be said about a business, it was a safe and much-beloved place. I’m going to miss the Hidden Chamber.

Don’t write off the girls, though. You haven’t heard the last of us.

Me, I’m officially going independent. Look for a website and full info in the next few weeks. While I have a lot of options I’m exploring, I am currently renting from a few places in Manhattan. And yes, I’m taking bookings now — as a dom and (gasp!) as a submissive.

Incidentally, this leads to another exciting development: I no longer have to maintain two names. If you know me as Alena, that’s fine (I also answer to “Hey you”, “Red”, and all permutations of my twin sister’s name).  But for the rest of you, I’m Calico.

Posted in switching, pro domination, Paddles, sex work, shameless self-promotion, coworkers, hidden chamber

12 Responses to “Independent”

  1. 1 Dov
    May 4th, at 4:15 pm

    Cool!

  2. 2 Mark Daniels
    May 4th, at 4:20 pm

    Best of luck!

  3. 3 axe
    May 4th, at 5:34 pm

    Fingers and toes crossed for you!

  4. 4 Týr
    May 4th, at 7:24 pm

    Good luck! I wish you the best!

  5. 5 Boston Boy
    May 4th, at 7:58 pm

    Good luck!

  6. 6 maymay
    May 4th, at 8:08 pm

    Indeed, good luck. And, not only for personal reasons of missing you and wanting to see in pristine (if deeply bruised) condition when I get back to the States, I’d be interested to hear about what the safety best-practices are when working as a professional submissive.

    Eager to see that web site, too. ;)

  7. 7 Rebecca
    May 4th, at 8:28 pm

    yay!

  8. 8 Mark L
    May 4th, at 9:53 pm

    “Gasp!” indeed.

  9. 9 twin
    May 5th, at 10:19 am

    bahahaha.

  10. 10 Nix
    May 5th, at 11:30 am

    Awesome!!
    And good for you!!

    I’d love to hear about the sub work, and how it goes…kinda interested in exploring that possibility..

    Congrats!

  11. 11 MVX
    May 6th, at 9:17 pm

    Congratulations! Best of luck to you in your new venture.

  12. 12 Kitty
    May 7th, at 2:49 am

    Oooh, can’t wait to see the site!

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