Below is the Table of Contents for Existential Smut 2, along with story teasers for each story. (Also check out the Table of Contents for Existential Smut 1)
This book is a collection of stories told by a 25 year old male Charles to his female friend Lisa. The order in which you read them is not important; feel free to skip around. After most of the stories are brief dialogues between Lisa and the main character (Charles) about the previous story. These “erotic interludes” are philosophical in nature and can be read separately or skipped altogether. (They are short though).
Story Teasers for Existential Smut 2
In Our Previous Episode … Some preliminary author notes to catch you up.
The High Rise. A voyeur describes how he watched a woman across the street while she takes a shower. Should he try to meet her?
Psyche’s Revenge. (screenshot) A man has the opportunity for sex with a mysterious woman in a hotel room. There is a catch: he can never see what she looks like!
My Lost Loves: Notable Non-Seductions. A middle-aged man remembers 5 beautiful women he almost seduced.
Inside the Nun’s Dormitory. A young man’s imagination goes wild about what goes on inside a dormitory for nuns.
Coming Attractions. A trailer for a porn movie parodies a well-known story for children.
The Statue. A man at a party with three female friends takes a folk remedy for sexual happiness. The result is not what he expects …
The Telephone Call. A random telephone call reawakens a lusty dream about a beautiful (and unapproachable) high school girl.
Supersex 3000. In an age of virtual fucking, is it be possible to fall in love?
Gift for a Spanish Beauty. A beautiful woman is brought to a Barcelona hotel and handed a key. When she uses the key to open a door to a hotel room, she finds a gift … or three!
Half-Lust. You’re not sure you feel love or even lust for this woman; should you fuck her?
Eros is a Small Dark Circle. (Screenshot) An aging photographer becomes philosophical about the pornographic photos he prints.
The Woman who Tapped Her Shoe. A sexy woman appears in the most unexpected places … a church! A man imagines a seduction.
Festival Fucking. A husband and wife pick imaginary lovers at an outdoor festival. The husband admits to lusting after college girls. The wife is horrified.
Initiations. A brainy student and her boyfriend go to a birthday party and learn about the sex lives of their friends.
ESSAY: Important Questions about Erotica. Fundamental questions about erotica and art.
ESSAY: Notes on Cafe Flesh. An essay about Rinse Dream’s 1982 avant-garde porn film.
Interlude Teasers
(Each Interlude is associated with one of the above stories).
Recollected in Tranquility. Lisa hates fiction with flashback and time jumps, saying that they infuse a story with fake nostalgia. The narrator likes them because the present time is so … boring.
Mysteries into Marriage. Lisa and the narrator debate whether erotic fiction demystifies sex or adds to the mystery.
Reality is a Dangerous Game. Is it harder to write about real sexual encounters or fictional ones? Lisa and the narrator disagree.
The Curiosity of Outsiders. “You could have sexualized women of any profession,” Lisa said. “Why pick on nuns?” The narrator tries to explain.
Your Sexual Fantasies are too Arty! Does style interfere with the telling of an erotic story? Lisa and the narrator disagree.
The Eternal Erection. Lisa and the narrator debate the value of aphrodisiacs.
Phone Tag.(Screenshot) Is it futile to use telephones for sexual purposes? Does it bring people any closer?
Androids and Contrapositives. After debating (for the millionth time) whether men or women are better at writing about the opposite sex, Lisa receives an unexpected challenge.
The Joys of Spontaneity. Lisa complains about the lack of spontaneity in the project’s erotic stories. “Why does everything need to be so elaborately scripted?”
Doing Things, Feeling Things. Do erotic stories need sympathetic characters to turn readers on? The narrator thinks it’s important to convey the raw irrational aspects of sexuality. Lisa disagrees.
Paintings and Photos. Lisa wonders whether art (and pornography) produced for mainly commercial reasons can ever be stylistically bold or ironic or profound.
Socially Inept Men Make Me Feel so Horny. Are novels sexier than short stories?
Playful And/Or Dangerous. Is it a good idea for a romantic couple to share lusty feelings each feels towards other people? “Why risk things just to play a sexy game?” Lisa asks.
Age Discrimination. Why are stories about high school teenagers having sex more common in TV and movies than in books? “As long characters and plot are interesting, ” Lisa said, “it shouldn’t matter how old the characters are.”
Essays
Important Questions about Erotica. his essay ponders fundamental questions about erotica and art.
Notes on Cafe Flesh. A 3 part essay about the 1982 porn film. (fully available online).