 Marissa Jonel and Elizabeth Harris's articles are accounts of personal experiences with sadomasochism, and Paula Tiklicorect and Melissa Bay Mathis use satire in their pieces.Several essays criticize Samois, a BDSM organization founded by and for lesbians.Susan Griffin's article, reprinted from her book "Pornography and Silence" with an introduction, criticizes "Story of O", the book from which Samois took their name.