Last weekend: Chicago Fetish Weekend! Congrats to Midwest Leather 2026 Morgana LaGae and Midwest Rubber 2026 Vero!

Pre-stepdown catch-up post: first weekend in July, Puppy Night at @5ides.bsky.social in Singapore!!

Pre-stepdown catch-up post: PrideFest Milwaukee and Milwaukee Pride Parade on the first weekend of June!

Midwest Critter Fest! I am crazy about this event. Getting to see critters *being critters*, whether it be cart pulling or dock diving or competing in an all-out free-for-all "fox hunt" isn't something we get to do every day. Congrats to Kiso Pony for such an incredibly executed first-time event!

Late recap for IMLBB a week ago! Beefed up education and return of the IMBB contest, with two of my title siblings competing, brought something new this year! Awesome to see Titan competing on the international stage! And congratulations to Atlas for winning IMBB!!

Last weekend I made it back down south for Furry Weekend Atlanta and teach my Pet Play 102 class at the 4th largest gathering of furries in history! Shoutout to the Cryptid Deer for volunteering, the Mammal Bug for the chats later, and Mara+Charlie for much needed chill time at the Atlanta Eagle 🖤

Beyond Leather 2026 at the beginning of this month! Incredible performances, great education (Red, you scare me... 😈), and warm weather! Major shout outs to Red and Lizzy for all the intros. Congrats to the Mid-Atlantic Power Exchange couple for winning International Power Exchange 2026!

If you'll be at @furryweekend.com, come to my panel! Starting at midnight Friday night (so Saturday on the schedule). It's one of my favorites!

Travel plans until stepdown. Still looking for places to go and/or teach, especially in the Northwest, so send some recs!

Delta's Book Recs, part 4: The Heart of Dominance + The Dominance Playbook -Anton Fulmen buy online: bookshop.org/p/books/the-... bookshop.org/p/books/the-... Major topics: consent containers, "Flavors" of dominance, Maintaining a power relationship, Collars #DeltasBookRecs #KinkBooks #BDSMBooks

May the 4th Be With You!

International Ms Leather/International Ms Bootblack last weekend... what a wild fucking event. Craziest kinky shit you've ever seen... 24/7 every square inch of the venue. I'll be back. Congrats to the new titleholders International Ms Leather 2026 Akasha Eden International Ms Bootblack 2026 Astrid

Austin Kink Weekend Recap: 3rd year for me, first time teaching my Pet Play 102 at a kink-specific event. Congrats to the new Texas Titlefamily! Mx. Texas Leather 2026 Ty Mr. Texas Leather 2026 Rodrigo Pérez Texas Bootblack 2026 Maximus Texas Rubber Ambassador 2026 Tag Texas Pet 2026 Pup Nero

Awoo from Berlin in 2023

SouthEast LeatherFest last weekend, with soooo many awesome classes and activities all weekend!! Congratulations to the new SELF titleholders: 2026 SouthEast Bootblack Puddles Bootblack 2026 Mr. SouthEast LeatherFest Jeff Tanglewood

IPTC 2026 last weekend! Always love sharing a bit of Midwest with pets and handlers all over the globe! Congrats to Dagger Deschiennes, International Trainer Runner Up Pup Copper, International Puppy Runner Up Winners! International Puppy 2026 Pup Oslo International Trainer 2026 Handler Shayn

Delta's Book Recs, part 3: Kink For Dummies -Jaime M. Grant, PhD, with Jack Harrison-Quintana, MA buy online: bookshop.org/p/books/kink... Some of the major topics: Defining kink, Discovering your own, Creating meaning, Considering Trauma, MORE!! #DeltasBookRecs #KinkBooks #BDSMBooks #QueerBooks

Tail-waggin fun times in Kansas City last weekend with Midnight Howl KC's first run: Tails of the Midwest! Congrats to all of the amazing people of the Midnight Howl and visiting clubs for making it happen!

My SPLF recap post completely missed this gem I got with my sash dad @sgtdobie.bsky.social 🤪

First time SPLF last weekend!! Highlight was Route 66 family I got to see. Amazing job representing the Midwest onstage: Shay Raven, Lucian Raven, and Celina Raven. Congrats to: International Person of Leather 2026 Finn Gerhardt International Master/slave 2026 Master Damascus and slave Demir

Heading to SPLF tonight to cheer on my friends Lucian and celina Raven for their run for IM/s and Shay Raven for IPoL! Great time last week at their sendoff event Ravens Uncaged, raising money travel fund and CJLC. Got to present one of my favorite classes on Nonverbal Communication in Pet Play!

Event Post Catch-up Post 8/9, Leatherman of Color Contest / Mufasa's Leather Fellowship Weekend in Chicago! What an amazing weekend of classes and panels from absolute GIANTS, all at the Leather Archives & Museum! Congrats to Inaugural Leather Bear of Color, Cheshire Onyx!

Event Post Catch-up Post 7/9, my return to Lexington for one of my favorite events, North American Bear Weekend! This time I got to teach THREE classes, and see my good friend Atlas become the new North American Pet 2026! And Jaecub become North American Cub 2026!

Event Post Catch-up Post 6/9 (fitting...), first event of 2026 Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend in DC! I've wanted to make MAL for years, and finally did! I had an AMAZING time with so many awesome leatherfolk and sexy friends old and new!

Event Post Catch-up Post 5/9... last event of 2025 for me: North American Pony & Trainer Contest in Baltimore! Loved my first ever pony event, and even got to meet Mystic Storm! Big congrats for the Best in Show, my good friend Kiso Pony!

Event Post Catch-up Post 4/9... New England Leather Weekend 2025 in beautiful P-Town in late November! It was amazing to experience an event so far from my usual Midwest crowd, and still see familiar faces! Congrats to the new Mr. New England Leather, and good luck at IML!

Event Post Catch-up Post 3/9... Wisconsin Leather Pride Weekend 2025 in mid November in Milwaukee... I gushed forever on Facebook but never posted here! Being a head judge is hard! Congrats to the WLP 2026 Title Family, from your Grandpup Delta!

Event Post Catch-up Post 2/9... Show Me Leather Weekend 2025 in early November in St Louis! Heavily belated congrats to Melancholy Ghost (Missouri Ms Leather 2025) and Pup Byte (Missouri Pet 2025), and for Jett Forte as Missouri Person of Leather for another year!

Event Post Catch-up Post 1/9... Northeast Pet and Handler Contest 2025 in Philadelphia, back in October! Keep an eye on @spandexpupdex.bsky.social, sashed that weekend as Northeast Pet 2026, because he's doing great things!

Travel schedule January-April!