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Above is an advertisement from our seventieth issue\u2014published in the summer of 1977\u2014for Deep Foot <\/em>and its sequel, Deeper Foot<\/em>, two apparently seminal avant-garde novels. Click the photo to see the ad in full; it merits scrutiny.<\/p>\n

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Anyone seriously<\/em> seeking Truth, Love, and a real and true ALTERNATIVE to the deadness and shallowness of the American Dream, rather than merely seeking people or trips to become dependent upon: THESE BOOKS ARE FOR YOU!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThis generation may hide these masterpieces under their beds,\u201d the ad goes on, \u201cbut the next generation will more likely use them like a Bible!\u201d<\/p>\n

I\u2019m of that next generation, and I can tell you: we most certainly would, if we only knew where to find them.<\/p>\n

Information on the whereabouts of Richard M. Vixen has been hard to come by\u2014we appreciate any tips you can offer. We do know that Avant-Garde Creations, of Eugene, Oregon, was in existence as recently as 1981, when the company took out an ad in Yoga Journal<\/em><\/a>\u2014a questionnaire, in fact, whose first prompt is \u201cAre you conscious of a deep desire to be in an environment in which you could choose to be with any of 20 (or so) people, all of whom you love and who love you?\u201d<\/p>\n

Evidence indicates that Mr. Vixen wrote, in addition to the series advertised here, The Game of Orgy<\/em> (with a foreword by Robert Rimmer) and The Magic Carpet and the Cement Wall, for Kids from 8 to 92<\/em>. A rhapsodic Amazon review of<\/a> Deep Foot<\/em> describes it thus:<\/p>\n

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A triumphant, voluptuous novel about a woman’s enlightenment. A mercilessly erotic, tenderly passionate journey into love and awareness.<\/p>\n

When Lotta escaped from her prison of beliefs (about what she thought her life was supposed to be about) she found a whole new world of love and beauty awaiting her, and she fell in love with \u2026 Everyone!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A dissenting critic writes, \u201cReading it felt a bit like watching a non-lethal crash between two clown cars happen in slow motion.<\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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