<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>James Ellis on Gromet's Plaza Archive</title><link>/authors/james-ellis/</link><description>Recent content in James Ellis on Gromet's Plaza Archive</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 20:13:47 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="/authors/james-ellis/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Embarrassing or...</title><link>/stories/2015/03/16/embarrassing-or.../</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2015/03/16/embarrassing-or.../</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Jim stepped out of the back door in jogging pants, hoody top and trainers carrying a metal toolbox. He locked the door and put the key in the masterlock keysafe. Walking down the garden and through the gate to the footpath running alongside the bird sanctuary. The motion activated security light switched off leaving just the soft moonlight illuminating the path. 50 yards along another footpath lead into the sanctuary, this ran about 800 yards to a wooden birdwatchers hide. Another path passed by the hide from the golf course to a tea garden and row of cottages. All the paths had thick undergrowth along them ideal for ground feeding birds.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Curiosity Caught the Cat</title><link>/stories/2011/02/18/curiosity-caught-the-cat/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2011/02/18/curiosity-caught-the-cat/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;It was a dark and stormy night, Catherine Le Poridee was bored, her folks were away and she had the house to herself! Unfortunately the house was miles from any where and when she came home last night she had left the lights on her car switched on and now the damn battery was flat, she knew from experience the trickle charger in the garage would take twenty four hours to charge it back up. Just to make things worse the phone lines had gone down so she had no phone or internet. Her friend Holly had dropped her off here, before she went off for the weekend with her sister. The cell phone network didn’t cover out here. That meant she couldn’t contact any of her friends to talk to or party with, so she was stuck here on her own until she could use her car again tomorrow.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>A Strange Introduction</title><link>/stories/2010/10/26/a-strange-introduction/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2010/10/26/a-strange-introduction/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;It was a bright autumn day and my house mates were out, as I was alone, I had decided to try out a new bondage position that I had seen in a magazine. I went to my toy drawer in the bottom of my chest of drawers, to get some equipment, as I rummaged I could not see my hinge cuffs, spreader bar or ballgag that I had used on my previous outdoors session, I thought I had put them back in from my sports bag afterwards, but must have forgotten. Still rope and two pairs of handcuffs were what I was looking for and soon found, together with my spare keys. Rather than fetch my sports bag I decided not to bother with a gag. I put on an old pair of yellow speedo trunks that were now really too tight to wear in public, but added to the restriction of my bondage games.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>A Little Problem</title><link>/stories/2007/11/13/a-little-problem/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2007/11/13/a-little-problem/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;I have been a player for many years and enjoy the helplessness of really secure bondage. I have collected many toys over the years, lots of rope, various gags, leather cuffs and harnesses, leg irons, nipple clamps, handcuffs (chain linked, hinged, rigid), thumbcuffs, hoods, sleepsacks and even a chastity belt. But I still find good tight rope bondage to be the most fun. The advantage of rope is there are no locks to jam, buckles to over tighten or keys to lose. Most people can untie knots or use scissors, snips or knives to release you.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Vicky’s Mistake</title><link>/stories/2007/01/18/vickys-mistake/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2007/01/18/vickys-mistake/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Vicky and I had been together for nine or ten months and we shared an interest in tight, inescapable bondage. As we both enjoyed being bound we had agreed set days as gaoler and prisoner. Vicky had been introduced to bondage by a previous boyfriend and had only ever been the helpless prisoner. I had to teach her how to cinch ropes and tie knots, so we used a lot of leather restraints and handcuffs. I had been practicing self bondage for years and had built up quite a collection of bondage gear and gags. Vicky jealously guarded ‘her’ days, and would not tie me on those days no matter how hard I pleaded. I on the other hand was delighted to truss her up while I took breaks on ‘my’ days. As Vicky worked she needed to keep up with the ‘soaps’ to maintain the office chit chat, so I often chair tied her in front of the TV with a posture collar and headphones to ensure she paid attention. This let me sneak off for short solo sessions without her knowing (or so I thought).&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Red-faced but Speechless</title><link>/stories/2001/06/04/red-faced-but-speechless/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2001/06/04/red-faced-but-speechless/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;As most practitioners of self-bondage know one of the thrills is the
possibility of being caught out while bound.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Well it happened to me, a friend was visiting for a Wargaming weekend;
we had been playing a campaign for about eighteen months, alternating visits.
Now my friend is pretty broadminded and tolerant of other people’s quirks,
which was a mixed blessing. I had ordered myself a pair of hinged cuffs
about three weeks previously but they did not arrive until the same day
as my friend. Therefore I had not had an opportunity to try them out.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Best Served Cold</title><link>/stories/1/01/01/best-served-cold/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/1/01/01/best-served-cold/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;*&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It’s really boring laying around in absolute darkness when you can’t
move an inch! Especially when you had only planned a short bit of Self-Bondage
before going out. I should be getting ready to go to the pub, not lying
trussed to a wooden pole. My balls feel like ice cubes. The leather gag
stops any cries for help, and with the tight leather hood I’m blind and
my hearing is very restricted. I have to strain hear anything at all. 
When Sue comes back from shopping She’ll release me, I hope.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Delayed Freedom</title><link>/stories/1/01/01/delayed-freedom/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/1/01/01/delayed-freedom/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Delayed freedom - The Treasure Hunt&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Over the years my collection of bondage toys has increased and my methods
of delaying freedom in self-bondage have varied. One of my favoured methods
is to lay a trail of keys, a few years ago I added a lockable waist and
crotch harness with attached cuffs to my collection. This together with
a tight leather hood led to an unplanned three and a half-hour marathon
session.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Older But Not Wiser</title><link>/stories/1/01/01/older-but-not-wiser/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/1/01/01/older-but-not-wiser/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;It was a warm autumn morning and I had the house to myself for the next
two days. So after a leisurely breakfast a self-bondage session seemed
attractive. As I had plenty of time a bit of rope work seemed appropriate,
it would take awhile to apply the bondage and a delayed escape beckoned.
As I was alone two backup escapes seemed sensible. So I pre-positioned
my sheath knife on the floor in front of the picture window in the lounge,
and then a serrated edged knife on the floor in the kitchen.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Sweat Soaked and Speechless</title><link>/stories/1/01/01/sweat-soaked-and-speechless/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/1/01/01/sweat-soaked-and-speechless/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;continues from &lt;a href="../storieslr/red_faced.html"&gt;Red Faced and Speechless&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;‘How on earth am I going to get free?’ I asked myself for the tenth
time.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I had not learned anything from my youth, I still rushed in where
wiser heads waited. Here I was gagged speechless and inescapably bound,
soaked in sweat, praying nothing had happened to my friend, (already late)
who was my only hope of freedom. There was no point having a back up anyway,
because the way I had locked on these hinge cuffs, they were not coming
off without help!&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Youthful Folly</title><link>/stories/1/01/01/youthful-folly/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/1/01/01/youthful-folly/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Having read your various contributors I thought I would add my own embarrassing
tale.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I had been practising Self-Bondage since my early teens using mainly
ropes and scarves, and had been caught by mother twice, fortunately she
is very understanding. I graduated to using padlocks and chains, my favourite
position being a modified hog-tie, chaining my ankles to a waist chain
and using a short chain and two small padlocks for handcuffs.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>