As a lipstick submissive, I like my pretty shiny toys. But Blackie loves to use the simple, practical, and ugly clothespins.

Their shape and light weight lends themselves to multiple placements, to grip delicate skin in nearly any place, to repeated placements with slightly different pinches, and to the easy creation of zippers by placing them over rope and chains; they are cheap enough to keep bags full in every room, the glove box, luggage, office desk drawers — everywhere — and so cover as much of me as desired; their bite is good and strong enough, especially over time.

And their pure practical ugliness reminds me that I am not really (or always) worthy of pretty or expensive things.

Image from LeilaHazlett.com.