Please, Ma'am - erotic fiction by Cleis Press Inc. - review by bluekaren

Please Ma’am is a book full of erotic stories of male submission. It is 200 pages and has 18 short stories by different authors. The book begins with a brief introduction by the editor Rachel Kramer Bussel.

The stories in the book are:
1. I live to Serve ~by Teresa Noelle Roberts
2. It’s Not Me, It’s You ~by Charlotte Stein
3. A Charmed Life ~by Isabelle Gray
4. A Maze, and Grace ~by Elizabeth Coldwell
5. Inside the Pride ~by Remittance Girl
6. Modern Major General ~by Craig J. Sorensen
7. Mr. February ~by Madeline Elayne
8. Frozen ~by A. D. R. Forte
9. Thrift Store Whore ~by Sommer Marsden
10. Porch Swing ~by Dominic Santi
11. Paypig ~by Michael Hemmingson
12. The Crack of the Bat ~by Heidi Champa
13. Dressing for Dinner ~by Giselle Renarde
14. Living Rough ~by Ariel Graham
15. Pick a Color ~by D.L. King
16. Houseboy ~by Rachel Kramer Bussel
17. The Unhappy Table ~by Lee Ash
18. I’ll Do It. For Her. ~by Graydancer

The book also includes a section about the authors and a bit about the editor. The stories delve into male submission on many levels and include stories on fetishes, pain, and cross-dressing. The common theme in all the stories is that they are all written from the man’s perspective and the woman are in the dominant position. Some of the stories do not contain graphic details of sex, or even sex acts. They describe the nature of the fetish or level of submission and how the sub feels about that fetish or action of submission.

Some of these stories were so different it is hard to sum up the theme of the book. The story “It’s Not Me, It’s You” is very titillating in that the male Sub doesn’t know who his Dom is. He takes orders from a series of notes that she leaves him. The Sub in this story even considers that it could be a guy, and being told what to do is still a turn on for him. This becomes the ultimate mystery when the note writer shows up and blindfolds him.

“Mr. February” is the sweet story of a man fessing up to his wife on what he truly desires. He writes her a letter confessing he wants to be submissive. He doesn’t think she would want him now that she knows the truth. He gets a big surprise when he gets home when his wife flips the script!

“Paypig” is the story of a man’s desire to be a sugar daddy to a woman who is taking advantage of him for his money. He finds a woman on the internet and she becomes his fantasy. He loves being degraded and becoming his “wallet worm." In the story the woman seems callous and heartless, but both the characters get what they desire out of this match.

Some of the stories go into cross-dressing fantasies. In the story “Dressing for Dinner,” a couple orders in and she becomes the man to her submissive husband, who dresses like a woman. This story is sweet and sexy in that he is so turned on and she gets to treat him like a prostitute. They both enjoy the role play very much and it is evident in the lengths they go to carry out the fantasy every week.

The last story in the book called “I’ll Do It. For Her.” is absolutely my favorite. This story is more erotic with graphic details. The story is about a professional Dom that becomes the Sub sometimes for his lover. I think the author summed it up for the character when he says “Yeah, sometimes that’s the way it is, and it’s good." It is written so well that it left me wanting more from the author.

Obviously, this book is not going to appeal to everyone. The range of types of male submission in the book gives a small glimpse into the many types of male submissive fantasies. I enjoyed the stories very much, some of them more than others. I enjoy a compilation of stories because I get a sampling of different author’s styles. With “male submissive” being the topic, different things come to mind. This book explored aspects of male submission for me that I had never considered. I would recommend this book to someone wanting to explore more female domination and male submissiveness. I gave it four stars because some of the stories were of an acquired taste and may not appeal to everyone.