SSC 2007
Category - Edge (Explanation after the story)
Author - David McKnight
Comment - Best appreciated when read aloud
Title - A Small Sand Shovel

I stand on the balcony of the seaside motel gazing down at my sexy, young spouse. She looks stunning as she stretches out on her back sunbathing. I suspect the show will soon begin. Sure enough, she waits until two young studs are nearby then removes her top. She slowly folds it and gracefully places it at her side. Sensuously she turns over onto her stomach. The men see this entire scene.

Sharon is a tease and an exhibitionist. I let her wear a thong, but forbid topless. She just broke our understanding - I need to punish her. Erotic spankings are an essential element of our sex life. Punishment spankings began when she received three speeding tickets in four weeks. I've disciplined her two times since and a third is imminent.

I storm down the steep stairs. Approaching her, I see a small sand shovel left behind by a child. I pick it up and discover it's made of thick, solid plastic. I strike my thigh with its flat surface. It has sufficient weight and an exceptional sting - much superior to my hand.

I kneel on her left side, and place a hand in the small of her back. She startles, but relaxes when she sees me. "I saw you showing your breasts and that means a spanking."

"Oh, Steve," she pleads. "Must you spank me? I just gave them a sneak peek."

I bring down the shovel on her slim, sweet behind with all the strength I can deliver. "Ouch," she screams. "You can't spank me outside, someone will see."

That's exactly what's about to transpire. If she associates showing her breasts with stinging pain and shame, maybe she'll stop. The sand shovel shines in the sunlight as it descends ten, twenty, thirty times on her slender, bare buns. She starts to shed tears. When her rump is sufficiently red, I spank her sit spot and thighs. She spasms in agony, but knows not to struggle. Her sobbing increases, but she remains with her arms over her head and her legs straight as ten, twenty smacks suddenly strike this sensitive area. I admire the self-control she shows by sustaining her pose.

I spot several families observing the scene. I'm sure Sharon does also, since she keeps swishing her head from side to side. A few teenagers are pointing and snickering. I continue spanking her thighs until they are as scarlet as her ass. When I stop, I say, "Stay like this for fifteen minutes. I want to give all spectators sufficient time to see your well-spanked backside."

"Please," she begs, "let me put the rest of my swimsuit on so we can go upstairs."

I don't squabble with her. I just glance at my watch and start the observation session. When time expires, I assist in replacing her top, and then I softly squeeze her hand as I escort her up the stairs. In the seclusion of our suite, the real spanking with a strap starts.

Edge Explanation - I find this story edgy because it contains an outside spanking in front of spectators, hard spanking on the thighs, and the promise of an immediate second spanking with a strap.

I found this story to be interesting because of the voyeuristic elements. I also enjoyed the fact that the wife enjoyed displaying her body but was not as an exhibitionist about her punishment. I thought using the sand shovel was an interesting choice that emphasized both the setting and the childish aspects of the punishment.

I like the erotic elements in the story of her being topless, then having her bottom bared and spanked in front of others. She had a lot of exposure that way. It was a great idea to use such a unique implement for the spanking. What a brat she was to be so defiant. I almost expected her to protest a bit more vehemently, but perhaps she thought better of it. Public spankings always have that "embarrassing" element to them that is so delicious. Great work!

This story gets points for the interesting spanking implement employed by the spanker. I suspect this is a great fantasy story for a voyeur or an exhibitionist and not something that many people would risk playing out in real life. It is a good story; fairly well-written and detailed and I did enjoy reading it.

However, while I understand that for the author it is edgy, I would not personally have chosen this category for it. Looking at the author's note: being promised a second spanking or being spanked on the thighs does not strike me as edgy at all. However it can pass in this category because of the spectator aspect, as I guess risking jail is edgy enough.

There's an ambiguity here which I'm not sure is intended, but which works well in any event - it concerns whether the narrator and his wife collude in such public games for their own enjoyment, or whether they are genuine punishment. I think it might have given the story a nice twist if this were an elaborate play - perhaps not discussed beforehand, but improvised based on their intimate knowledge of each other.

In any event, it's a good read, which makes great use of a terrific central idea. Whatever side of the kink we might sit on, the edginess of the public display is easy to relate to; the story also works so well because the writing is so visually clear.

I found this story to be a well wrtten, enjoyable tale of a misbehaving wife getting what she deserves. The discription of the spanking was interesting and the choice of the impliment was very original. I liked the twist of the title, in that it was not just a "small sand shovel" but an attention-getting spanking tool.

In my opinion I don't know if I would consider this story all that edgy, but I'm rather twisted. Thank you.