In Twenty-Five Things You Wanted To Know About BDSM (But Were Maybe Afraid To Ask)”, real-life public school teacher/ professional dominatrix Darlene answers some of the questions she has been most frequently asked about BDSM since the publication of her memoir, “Playing Darlene: The True Double-Life of a Public School Teacher & Professional Dominatrix.”

About Darlene... Darlene was born in Hollywood, California, and grew up in Pasadena, a quiet suburb near Los Angeles. She received a BA in German from California State University, Los Angeles. For several years she worked in television and film. Credits include General Hospital, Chicken Soup for the Soul, and the female lead in the film Monstrosity in which she played a spaced-out punk rocker. She even photo-doubled for Christian Bale in Empire of the Sun and Corey Feldman in Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (when they were 14 and 12 respectively). For the past 20 years, she has been a public school teacher in Los Angeles County. She currently lives in the San Fernando Valley, where she can be found indulging in her favorite hobby, ballroom and country-western dancing. Her life story was featured in episodes of Discovery Fit and Health TV's "Shocking Family Secrets" and "The New Ricki Lake Show." You may also email her at [email protected].