Robert Dante

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CAPTURED LIGHTNING: Memoir of a Bullwhip Artist (Excerpt)

" I am a professional bullwhip artist, a four-time Guinness World Record holder who has appeared on TV, performed with circuses and appeared on stages around the world; I also pioneered the use of bullwhips in the international BDSM Scene, all while bearing my career's cost to my body, my family, my life. I’ve written about my intense relationship with the  bullwhip in my 48,000-word memoir, “Captured Lightning: Memoir of a Bullwhip Artist." R Dante

CHAPTER ONE

HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM

    The sun was directly overhead in Maryland. Frogs croaked in a nearby creek, and I was about to make a stab at my fourth Guinness World Record. I ran my tongue over my raw lips and breathed into the countdown.:

    “Four – Three – Two – One – Go!”

    The two stopwatches started, and I began throwing my whip at the line of plastic cups.

    Pa-Da-Pop-Pop-Pop-Pop-Pop-Pop-Pop-Pop!

    “Ten!” I shouted, as the stopwatches clicked off. I was trembling, as much from nerves as from exertion. The numbers were tallied. My Australian friend Sync played back the slo-mo of the record attempt.

    “Perfect!” he beamed. “How about the time?”

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I  am confirmed to do:

Oct. 17-18, 2025 - La Domaine Esemar, Upstate New York

Aug 25- Sep 1, 2025 Aka, Rome, Italy

Aug. 21-24 Denmark Kink Convention

Aug. 2 , 2025- MAsT R.I. - Whips With Dante Master Class, Warwick R.I.

July 24-27, 2025 - Casco Days Parade - Lobsters and Whips with Dante, Casco ME

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    I waited for the word from the two time keepers. And the word was good: I had broken the Guinness World Record for Fastest Whip, taking out ten targets in less than two seconds. I whooped with joy, threw my whip in the air. Camp Director Frazier Botsford laughed as he shook his head. The rest applauded. I had not only broken the record, my fourth GWR, I had broken it at an openly BDSM event. Another first.

    A flash of lightning, a rumble of thunder a few seconds later. The rumble is a series of sonic booms. Sound travels at 761 mph, 1100 fps, or 1224 k/hr, or 340 m/sec.

    People who are trying to catch the lightning on their cameras have to anticipate the miracle. If they wait until the lightning starts, it’s already too late. The crashing thunder itself does not show up in a photograph.

    To capture lightning, one needs to be there at the same moment, not after the fact. A snapshot of electric veins against dark clouds is an opera in an instant. It’s life and death in a single, plasma rich blast. It’s the song of the Valkyries, inside every whip crack.

    The road, a long and twisted one, had started in Houston, Texas...

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About Robert Dante

Robert Dante's extensive portfolio showcases his multifaceted career as a bullwhip artist, author, and writer. He's published numerous articles and books on bullwhip skills and related topics, including his recent book, "Bullwhip: The Dante Method." His work also spans journalism, criticism, poetry, fiction, and screenwriting. He maintains several websites dedicated to his bullwhip craft and broader artistic endeavors.