What is "Sword & Smut"?
Sword & Smut is a term coined by Dana T. Mcknight in active protest of the cringe nature of 99% of Romantasy.
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Sword & Smut is Queer. It is grimy. It is A.I free. It is (fairly) well-written.
It is Red Sonya tribbing on a snail-slimed rock in the mist-clad forests! It is Conan dispatching loin-clothed thugs, rescuing a MANSEL-in-distress and then consensually bottoming for them. It is not taking itself seriously while also being reeeaally hot.
So let us Destroy the inherent trad-wifery of Romantasy! Spit in your lover's mouth! Pound that Prostate! No one is getting pregnant and barefoot in here (ok, maybe some dudes can for the plot).
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We hope that Defending A Big-Dicked Elven Wizard scratches the itch in your nethers. <3
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+About the Author+
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Dana T. McKnight is a multimedia artist from Buffalo, New York (currently living in Austin, TX), whose overall body of work combines illustration, experimental sound, sculpture, installation, performance art, painting, speculative fiction and poetry.
McKnight's identity and subsequent experiences as a Black, queer person are at the forefront of many of their works and artistic ventures. "At the core of Dana McKnight's work, lies a surreality--- the real world slowly picked apart through a lens tinted by magical realism and lived experience."
They live in Austin, TX with their cats and husband and love going to metal/punk/experimental shows, firepits, eating hotdogs with friends and scowling.
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