A woman selling "wine bricks" (compressed grape juice), August 3, 1931. The packages were supposed to be dissolved into grape juice, but included the warning, “Do not dissolve the concentrate in a gallon of water, add yeast, and let it sit in a dark place for 21 days, or else it will ferment into wine.”

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Hello everyone it is I, award-winning speculative fiction author Natalie H. Ironside, author of The Last Girl Scout and Lead and Roses: Love Songs at the End of the World and as heard on the Tales to Terrify podcast, and I've gone and done did it again. If you like dark fantasy and queer erotica featuring big hot monster women and sword-swinging girls (both cis and normal) who love girls, golly have I got something for you!

Take a trip across the sundered worlds to the Queendom of Corynnod, a dark realm of sorcery and desire, ruled over by she who is Queen, goddess, and mother to us all, in four fantastical and titillating tales of wonder, adventure, love, sex, and—of course—spiders.

Herein you'll find the following four exciting and XXX too-rowdy-for-tv tales:

BROOD: A true and credible account of how Freydis Thorkilsdottir, war witch, became Freydis Gothi and the Mother of Abominations. Freydis Thorkilsdottir, soldier and war witch in the army of the Nameless Queen, has always struggled to find a place for herself as a transgender woman. She volunteers to lead men over the walls in a castle assault, in hopes that, should she survive, she might earn the attentions—and the favors—of her great and terrible araneidan Queen . . .

Chanting prayers to their Queen, they drew a circle of blood around the altar and lit candles, bathing the nighted cathedral in flickering light. As they worked, the Nameless Queen nibbled Freydis’ ear and whispered, “You know what’s about to happen, right?”

“I’ve… heard stories, my Queen.”

“The stories are mostly true.”

Freydis at once gulped in terror and moaned in delirious anticipation.

THE APOSTATE: An account of how Freydis Gothi made the acquaintance of her most beloved and treasured servant. Fleeing oppression and unspeakable abuse, Kristina Kaminski—a woman who loves women in a land where such things are not allowed—travels into the grim and mysterious north and meets a most peculiar woman upon the shores of the sea. As she settles into her new life, it comes to pass that a dark conversion often necessitates a dark baptism . . .

The two women kissed as, overhead, the sounds of revelry upon the knarr’s deck grew louder, more intense. Freydis nibbled Kristina’s lip as she broke off the kiss and said, “I must say that the thought of corrupting a Khethian nun is rather delightful.”

“I put myself here of my own knowing volition, Freydis. I’ve come pre-corrupted.”

TRANSMUTATION: An account of the coming of Steff Pelczynski, diabolist, to Caer Eldur and the court of the Marchioness. Steff is no man, but don’t try telling her that. When the young wizard travels into the north, seeking a change, she—with the help of a rather commanding older woman—finds a change she didn't know she was looking for . . .

“Be whoever I’d like. You know, on that same night, I met the most fascinating woman; a woman who’d been born a man. I’ve not been able to stop thinking about her since.”

The astrologer smirked. “Have you given any thought to why you can’t stop thinking about her?”

“I’m sure I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

“You’re a terrible liar, wizard.”

THE CARNIVAL OF CARNAL DELIGHTS: An account of how Freydis Gothi acquired her legendary sword. Freydis Thorkilsdottir, Kristina the Apostate, and their friends take an excursion to a festival of wondrous terrors and delights where nothing is as it seems . . . and things already seemed pretty suggestive to begin with!

They came at last to the Queen’s bedchamber, a wide, circular room of black stone with spiderwebs spun along the walls. Freydis, as she had so many times before, strode through the darkness to the pile of silken purple cushions by the far wall and stood there with her hands clasped behind her back, awaiting orders.

“I would like to know more about what your body is doing,” the Queen said. “Disrobe.”

“As you command, my Queen."

(Tagged as: High fantasy erotica, monster fucking erotica, trans erotica, wlw erotica, LGBTQ erotica, Liege x Retainer, Hurt x Comfort, Dominance Hierarchy, Sex Magic, Servant of Darkness to Lovers Speedrun, found family, praise kink, body transformation)

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"But Natalie," you say, "how can I get my hands on the greatest book of swashbuckling transbian monsterfucker erotica ever written?" Well, I'll tell you. It is:

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(big big thanks to @thebibliosphere for the header image and tag assistance, @kodyboye for the formatting, @chillgamesh-the-swing for the editing, @neladoesart for my author photo, and of course the wonderful and eternal @soul-hammer for the cover art)

(click the readmore for a list of "too hot for Tumblr" tags to know what to watch out for and/or spot your fetish)

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HOW TO DESCRIBE DREAMING TO YOUR ALIEN BUDDY, A GUIDE BY DR. RYLAND GRACE

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"The relief depicts the Genius holding a cornucopia, symbolising  abundance and prosperity, in one hand, and a  patera, the shallow dish used in ritual offerings, in the other. Archaeologists believe it was carved locally, either by a mason working at Vindolanda itself or perhaps by a sculptor from a regional carving workshop or tradition, such as the nearby Roman fort of Lanchester in County Durham. 

Dr Andrew Birley with carved sandstone depicting a Genius

"While inscriptions dedicated to a  Genius are relatively common across Roman Britain, reflecting the widespread worship of these protective spirits, surviving carved stone reliefs are comparatively rare. The Vindolanda discovery therefore  represents  an important addition to the corpus of Romano-British sculpture,  providing a rare opportunity to study both the iconography of a Genius and its archaeological context."