Hi! I’m Mara.

Glad you stopped in!

This is my little corner of the internet to wax poetic about the good old days of Leather and how to smash through that mirage.

Upcoming Events

  • Kink Down South

    June 7-9, 2024
    Atlanta, Georgia

    Board Member and Presenter

  • Southeast Leatherfest

    June 13-16, 2024
    Atlanta, Georgia

    Presenter and Step Down

  • GWNN Bash

    June 27-30, 2024
    Austin, TX

    Judge and Presenter

  • Learning to Say No

    August 17, 2024
    2-4pm Eastern

    Teaching for Pragmatically Kinking

  • Scissortail Power Exchange Contest

    September 6-8. 2024
    Tulsa OK

    Judge

  • SoCal Soul2Sole Southwest Person of Leather

    September 21, 2024
    San Diego, California

    Attendee

  • Folsom Street Fair

    September 29, 2024
    San Fransisco, California

    Attendee

  • Midwest Leather Kink Alliance

    October 4-6, 2024
    Kansas City, Missouri

    Judge

  • Know Better, Do Better

    Becoming an Actionable Accomplice

    October 19, 2024
    4-6pm Eastern

    Teaching for Pragmatically Kinking

  • Beyond Vanilla

    October 24-17, 2024
    Mesquite, Texas

    Tallymaster and Presenter

  • Leather Reign

    November 7-10, 2024
    Washington State

    Presenter

  • Florida Power Exchange

    December 5-8, 2024
    Florida

    Keynote Speaker

  • Contract Negotiation from the Right Side of the Slash

    December 14, 2024
    2-4pm Eastern

    Teaching for Pragmatically Kinking

More About Me

  • I am a queer (as in fuck you), genderqueer (as in my gender is odd), Slave with a capital S, and a proud Leatherperson. I am a first-generation, disabled, pagan who strives to make the Leather community a more equitable and welcoming place. Famous for my “meals with Mara” conversations that delve into difficult topics, I love making connections with people whose lived experiences differ from my own.

    I am a proud member of the ATM Leather Collective and a Ritual Steele facilitator.

  • I have been an active member of the Atlanta Leather community since 1995 and have served in numerous clubs and organizations. I have been proud to have been a part of PEP Atlanta, The Knight Angels, Blood Sweat and Queers, Women in Leather Atlanta, and served as the Education Director for MAsT International. I have been honored to have served as Ms Georgia Olympus Leather 1998, International Ms Olympus Leather 1998, and am the South East Person of Leather 2023.

  • My passion for service and lifetime of being on the right side of the slash have focused my education efforts on designing and presenting classes from and for s-types.

    My guiding principles make me a fierce advocate for justice, equity, and inclusion efforts that help create spaces for Leather people who don't fit outdated norms, and smashing through gatekeepers when necessary.   

My Classes

  • I teach a variety of classes on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI), focusing on actionable steps to amplify the voices of marginalized communities. This includes classes on history and how we can use those lessons today.

  • Classes on how gender identity and expression affect our experience in Kink, and classes dealing with lived experiences of having mental health issues in the community

  • Teaching classes from beginner to advanced level classes on M/S, Consensual NonConsent, and other hierarchical relationship structures.

    While the classes provide insight for folx on either side of the slash, these classes are taught through the lense of being on the right side of the slash.

  • Teaching on a wide variety of subjects and skill levels including bottom specific skills for BDSM and Service topics.

  • These classes are 45 minute hands on workshops for attendees to quickly develop practical skill sets