Existential Smut

Copyright, Credit & Acknowledgements

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General Info (for Both Ebooks)

These stories are works of fiction. Names, characters, places and plot are products of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is coincidental.

Both ebooks Existential Smut 1 and Existential Smut 2 are available for distribution under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. Individual parts of this ebook have slightly different license terms:

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  • “The Immaterial Women” by Hapax Legomenon. Story from the ebook, Existential Smut 1: Youthful Indiscretions (Ripe Mango Take Two Press: 2023). (CC BY-SA 4.0) (I really appreciate if you can link to the website).
  • “The Immaterial Women” by Hapax Legomenon. Story from the ebook, Existential Smut 1: Youthful Indiscretions. More info at ripemangotaketwo.com (CC BY-SA 4.0) (If republishing in printed form, please spell out the website’s domain).

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Credits and Acknowledgements for Existential Smut 1

(See also the main page for Existential Smut 1)

Unless otherwise specified, all digital art included in this ebook is protected by copyright and licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. (CC BY-NC 4.0) Some works listed here are in the public domain and are shown with the (PD) abbreviation by their name. Many of the public domain and creative commons pieces were originally found on Wikimedia Commons with the same title.

If you are the creator of one of these Creative Commons pieces and don’t wish to receive explicit credit for your contribution, email me, and I’m sure we can work something out.

Ebook Cover. Eugenia Loli designed the cover art for Existential Smut 1. Loli is a filmmaker and modern vintage collage artist originally from Greece and now living on the West Coast of USA.

“The Deal.” Raphael and La Fornarina (1813). Ingres (1780-1867), (PD)

“The Porn Star and the Choir Boy.” ISPs (Internet Sex Photos) Pr0nography, digitally edited to remove the figures. (Approximately 2001). Jon Haddock (USA), www.whitelead.com, (CC BY-NC). View Haddock’s full gallery here (Yes, it’s SFW)

“Germs.” Student Prison, (Studentenkarzer), Heidelberg. (approximately 2008). Photograph by N.C. (USA), (CC BY-NC 4.0)

“Miniature Golf.” Fore (1909). Harrison Fisher, (1875-1934)(USA), (PD)

“A Marriage Counselour Reminisces About the Future.” Cupid and Psyche, 1891. Annie Swynnerton, (1844-1933)(UK), (PD)

“Teenage Girl Masturbating – Multiorgasmic.” Półakt kobiecy (1900). Franciszek Żmurko (1859-1910)(UKR/POL), (PD)

“Elementary School Amore.” The Painter’s Honeymoon (1864). Sir Frederic Leighton (1830-1896)(UK), (PD)

“Immaterial Woman.” The Fisherman and the Syren (1856-8). Sir Frederic Leighton (1830-1896)(UK), (PD)

“The Kinkiest Thing You Can Imagine.” Absinthe Drinker (1901). Victor Oliva (1961-1928)(CZ), (PD)

“The Good Pussy, the Bad Short Story.” Zuleika (1907). John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) (USA), (PD)

“The Reluctant Lover.” Bacchante (1885). Witold Pruszkowski (1846-2896)(UKR/POL), (PD)

“Was the Door Locked?” Unidentified Shungu. Suzuki Harunobu (1724-1770) (JP), (PD)

“Revolting Breast.” The Model (1887-1888). Lord William Merritt Chase(1849-1916) (UK), (PD)

“Yes, I’m Beautiful Too.” Orchestra Musicians (1870-1). Edgar Degas (1834-1917) (FR), (PD)

“Negotiating Tactics.” Andrew Semansco and model at work, Bangkok 2007. Andrew “Sonny” Semansco (USA/JAP), Source: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0). (Model is unidentified).

“September 27, 7:00PM EST.” The Confession (1896). Frank Dicksee (1853-1928) (UK), (PD)

“The Ice Cube.” In the Water (1914). Eugen von Blaas (1843-1931)(AT), (PD)

“The First Time, the Last Time.” Brave Geraint (1860). Arthur Hughes (1832-1915) (UK), (PD)

“The Pleasure Manifesto.” Idyll (Männlicher und weiblicher Halbakt in der Landschaft) (1894). Ludwig von Hofmann (1861-1945) (DE), (PD)

“Erotic Worlds of Marco Vassi.” Images of book covers from four Vassi novels are copyrighted. They are reproduced in low resolution format in compliance with U.S. fair use guidelines regarding the use of book covers for criticism, comment, scholarship and research. Cover art for In Touch came from the 1975 edition published by Manor Books Inc. and no artist was credited. Cover art for Other Hand Clapping was by Bruce McGowin and originally appeared in the 1987 edition published by Permanent Press. Cover art for Saline Solution was by Brian Lynch (and cover design was by Steve Powell) and originally appeared in the 1993 edition published by Second Chance Press. Cover art for Erotic Comedies came from the 2014 ebook edition published Open Road Integrated Media (No artist was credited).

“Erotic Interlude Illustration #1.” Les Amoureux (1888). Emile Friant (1863-1932) (UK), (PD)

“Erotic Interlude Illustration #2.” Masqueraders (1875–78). Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz (1815-1894) (SPAIN), (PD)

“Erotic Interlude Illustration #3.” Insect Drawing (approximately 2007). Ohla Pryymak (UK/UKR), (CC BY-NC 4.0)

“Erotic Interlude Illustration #4.” Au Bord de Lac, 1930. Andre Favory (1889-1932) (FR), (PD)

Quotations and Poetry Epigraphs: Sources (for Volume 1)

This ebook includes quotations which are still protected under US copyright law, but are used here in a fair use way. Several quotes from other texts are used for commenting upon or critiquing a copyrighted work. Other quotations are used as epigraphs, in accordance with the Code of Best Practices for Fair Use developed by the Center for Media & Social Impact (CSMI).

“Germs.” Epigraph is last dialogue line from John Sayles’ 1983 film Baby It’s You. (View the scene on YouTube here).

“A Marriage Counselour Reminisces About the Future.” Epigraph comes from Petrarch: The Canzoniere by Petrarch (1304-1374). Translated by Mark Musa. Indiana U. Press, 1999.

“The Good Pussy, the Bad Short Story.” Epigraph comes from Verse 46 of Passion by Bhatrihari (5th century CE). Translated by Greg Bailey. From Love Lyrics, (Clay Sanskrit Library, 45), 2005.

“Essay: Erotic Fiction of Marco Vassi:”

  • The Michael Perkins quotations come from The Secret Record: Modern Erotic Literature. Rhinoceros Books: 1992. Chapter XI. “The Metasexual Novel” pp. 235-258.
  • The “fucking quotation” was cited by Ashley Montagu in the book Anatomy of Swearing, U. of Penn. Press, 1967 pp. 314-315.
  • Quotation came from What Wild Ecstasy: Rise and Fall of the Sexual Revolution, John Heidenry, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1997.
  • Quotes from these Marco Vassi novels were included in the essay: The Erotic Comedies (The Vassi Collection Book 11), In Touch (The Vassi Collection Book 7), The Saline Solution (The Vassi Collection Book 4) and The Other Hand Clapping (The Vassi Collection Book 12). All of these come from the Open Road Media ebook editions (2014 Kindle).
  • Quote about celibacy in Notes section comes from the April 2, 1986 letter in Shepherd and the Nymph: The Erotic Letters of Marco Vassi and Eve Diana. Edited by David Sternberg, Red Alder Books, 2020. Ebook.

“Interlude: Backup Dreams.” Epigraph quotes an imaginary book mentioned in the 1924 silent film Girl Shy starring Harold Lloyd and directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor. (View entire movie on YouTube. The quotation comes at the 9 minute mark).

Image Credits for Existential Smut 2

Ebook Cover Design by James, GoOnWrite.com . This ebook cover is licensed with Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC 4.0) .

Unless otherwise specified, all digital art included in this ebook is protected by copyright and licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. (CC BY-NC 4.0) Many works listed here are in the public domain and are shown with the (PD) abbreviation by their name.

Sources of almost all the public domain images come from either Artvee (AV) or Wikimedia Commons (WC). In some cases, Ripe Mango Take Two Press downsizes or crops them for this ebook.

Images which appear under Interludes repeat throughout the section and are not associated with one specific Interlude. They are listed in the order that they appear.

  • Artvee (AV) collects digital images from museums around the world which have “instituted an open access policy by designating most or all of the public domain art in their collections with a Creative Commons license making them freely available for use for any purpose, including commercial.” Artvee’s Terms of Service specifically says, “Permission is therefore granted for users of the site to download, share and reuse these images with no restrictions attached.”
  • Wikimedia Commons (WC) also collects digital copies of a lot of public domain art or copyrighted art which can be shared and used commercially with a Creative Commons license (usually CC-BY-SA-4.0). This organization provides details about the artwork, the artist, provenance of the digital art, the type of license and rationale for having this license.

“In Our Previous Episode”

Hohelied Nr. 15 (1923). (Source:WC), (CC-BY-SA-3.0-DE). His heir, Wolfgang Adler, has provided permission to publish all his works under this sharing license. Egon Tschirch (1889-1948) (DE).

“The High Rise”

Cymon and Iphigenia (1884). (Source:WC), (PD) Frederic Leighton (1830-1896)(UK).

“Psyche’s Revenge”

Celadon and Amelia from Thomson’s “The Seasons.” (Source:WC), (PD) Alexander Runciman (1736-1785)(UK).

“My Lost Loves: Notable Non-Seductions”

Kohtaus tanssiaisissa (Scene at the Ball), (1884). (Source:WC), (PD) Albert Edelfelt (1854-1905)(FIN).

The Kiss (1868), Self-portrait of Carolus-Duran with his wife as newlyweds. (Source:WC), (PD) Carolus-Duran (1837-1917)(FR).

“Inside the Nun’s Dormitory”

The Repentant Magdalen (c. 1627-1630). (Source:AV), (PD) Gerard Seghers (Flemish, 1591-1651) .

“Coming Attractions”

Lust, 1921. (Source:AV), (PD) Karl Weiner (1901-1949) (DE) .

“The Statue”

“A Question”, after R. Boeltzig. Also known as “The Lovers.” (1901) (Source:WC). Photograph. (PD) Originally from George Grantham Bain Collection at the US Library of Congress. Photograph represented by Olga Desmond and Adolf Salge. (DE).

“The Telephone Call”

Nude in Dappled Sunlight, 1915. (Source:WC), (PD) Frederick Carl Frieseke (1874–1939) (USA).

“Supersex 3000”

Parisian Model in a Dressing Gown (Parisian Model in Robe) (1885). (PD) Albert Edelfelt (1854–1905) (FIN).

“Gift for a Spanish Beauty”

The White Slave (1894). (Source:WC), (PD) Ernest Normand (1857-1923) (UK).

“Half-Lust”

Fights (Torments of Love) (1915). (Source:AV), (PD) Book Illustration for “Schlemihl’s Encounter with the Shadow” Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938) (GER).

“Eros is a Small Dark Circle”

Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time (1545). (Source:AV), (PD) Bronzino (1503-1572) (IT).

“The Woman Who Tapped Her Shoe”

Peonies (1915). (PD), (Source:WC), Charles Courtney Curran (1861-1942) (USA) .

“Festival Fucking”

Sjalusi II (Jealousy II), (Source:WC), Lithograph (1896). (PD) Edvard Munch (1863–1944) (USA).

“Initiations”

Le Repos (Jeune Fille Couchée) (1880). (Source:AV), (PD) William Bouguereau (1825-1905) (FR).

La Valse (1893). (Source:WC), (PD) Félix Vallotton (1865-1925) (FR).

“Essay: Important Questions about Erotica”

Meditation (1899). (Source:WC), (PD) Charles-Amable Lenoir (1860–1926) (FR).

“Notes on Cafe Flesh”

See next section about fair use. The web version of this essay contains citations as endnotes. (More).

Raphael and La Fornarina (1813). (Source:WC), (PD) Ingres (1780-1867) (FR).

“Erotic Interludes (Contains Several)

“Love’s Doubts and Fears,” Photograph, 1902, (Source:WC). (PD) Extracted from 1902 book published in the U.S, Home and school reciter; readings, declamations and plays, original compositions and choice selections of the best literature by Richard Linthicum. (Possibly Byron, N.Y. is photographer) (USA).

Gentle Persuasion. (Source:AV), (PD) Edward Antoon Portielje (1861-1949) (BEL).

Welcomed Attention. (Source:AV), (PD) Victor de Bornschlegel Federico Andreotti (1847–1930) (IT).

In the Souk, Tunis (1874). (Source:WC), (PD) Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847-1928) (USA).

The Flirtation (unknown date). (Source:WC), (PD) Eugen Von Blaas (1843–1931) (IT).

Vacation Time (1900-1905). (Source:WC), (PD) Illustration. Charles Dana Gibson (1967-1944) (USA).

Tea Time in the Artist’s Studio Les Amoureux. (Source:AV), (PD) Victor de Bornschlegel (French, 1820-?) (FR).

Man and woman using telephones, 1910 postcard. (Source:WC), (PD) Scanned from a period postcard. Reverse says “Printed in Saxony.” No notice of publisher, date, or any copyright. Indistinct postmark appears to be 1911.

Enamorados (1916). (Source:WC), (PD) Daniel Hernández Morillo (1856-1932) (PER).

“About This Project”

Murmur of the Sea (Source:AV), (PD) Delphin Enjolras (1857-1945) (FR).

Fair Use Quotations and Images of Copyrighted Material (for Volume 2)

This ebook includes quotations and screenshots for works which are still under U.S. copyright, but are reproduced here in accordance with the Code of Best Practices for Fair Use, which were developed by the Center for Media & Social Impact (CMSI). (More info ). The film criticism essay Notes on Cafe Flesh also quotes articles from various publications in accordance with generally accepted guidelines. The articles cited in this essay are not specified below, but are instead listed as endnotes on the web version.

“Inside the Nun’s Dormitory”

Epigraph comes from Traditional Chinese Plays, Volume II: Longing for Worldly Pleasures and Fifteen Strings of Cash. Edited and translated by A. C. Scott. University of Wisconsin Press (1972).

“Notes on Cafe Flesh”

All the screenshots came from the copyrighted work Cafe Flesh DVD. Directed by Stephen Sayadian (aka Rinse Dream). VCA Platinum/VCA Classics DVD. (1999). The author (Hapax Legomenon) made all the screenshots from this DVD using VLC software. The purchased DVD did not contain any form of copy-protection. The use of these screenshots in this critical essay follows the Fair Use Best Practices for Media Studies Publishing, as determined by the Society for Cinema and Media Studies