Art added to Songmark Art Archive
  6 October 2009 & 30 October 2009

Extracts from a Diary
by Amelia Bourne-Phipps

edited by Simon Barber
(from the diaries of Amelia Bourne-Phipps
while she attended the Songmark Aeronautical Boarding School
for Young Ladies, located on Spontoon Eastern Island)

While Amelia's illustrated diaries will continue
to be uploaded in sequence on this website,
you can read farther ahead at Simon Barber's
Spontoon Tales' VCL archive

Simon is sharing some Songmark Notes:
Dormroom members for the class starting 1934
(Art added 22 January 2007)

****  Molly, the Bride at the Church Door - Art by Kjartan  ****
(A painting commissioned by her captor, Captain Shiba Granite of the ship Three Moons)
From Amelia's Songmark Diaries, by Simon Barber

Diary Archive

(May include the occassional mature situation)

 7th September, 1934
1 October, 1934
11 November, 1934
31 November, 1934
11 December, 1934

-"Songmark Solstice"-
20 December, 1934
27 December, 1934
1 January, 1935
8 January, 1935
(section supressed by request of Althing Security Committee)
11 January, 1935 (continued)

-"Spontoon Springtime"-
12 January, 1935
20 January, 1935
2 February, 1935
10 February, 1935
19 February, 1935
28 February, 1935
2 March, 1935
7 March, 1935
15 March, 1935
27 March, 1935
31 March, 1935

-"Easter Honeys"-
11 April, 1935
18 April, 1935
28 April, 1935
30 April, 1935
3 May, 1935

-"Summer Lightning"-
8 May, 1935
12 May, 1935
19 May, 1935
24 May, 1935
2 June, 1935
8 June, 1935
15 June, 1935
21 June, 1935
25 June, 1935
1  July, 1935
8 July, 1935
16 July, 1935

-"Summer Holidays, 1935"-
22 July, 1935
30 July, 1935
5 August, 1935
11 August, 1935
17 August, 1935
3 September, 1935
6 September, 1935
12 September, 1935
15 September, 1935
-"Back To Basics"-
(Songmark Second Year)
18 September, 1935
25 September, 1935
2 October, 1935
8 October, 1935
  17 October, 1935
22 October,1935
30 October, 1935
31 October, 1935
5 November, 1935
13 November, 1935
21 November, 1935
28 November, 1935
6 December, 1935
13 December, 1935

-"Tsar Trek"-
(Winter Holidays)
18 December, 1935
27 December, 1935
1 January, 1936

-"Spring Chickens"-
10 January, 1936
15 January, 1936
21 January, 1936
29 January, 1936
4 February, 1936
11 February, 1936
 19 February, 1936
25 February, 1936
6 March, 1936
13 March, 1936

-"Flying Solo"-
16 March, 1936
22 March, 1936

-"Easter Eggs"-
30 March, 1936
7 April, 1936
14 April, 1936
24 April, 1936
For a different view of the events at Albert Island ("Cannibal Island") & the results,
look on the Story page for Oharu (at the Naorhy.com website)
at the end of Part 13 & much of Part 14; and also read
"Return to Cannibal Is." and "Island Funeral" in Capt. Gary's Log.

-"Topical Heatwave"-
11 May, 1936
18 May, 1936
25 May, 1936
30 May, 1936
1 June, 1936
Fire Gem stolen!
8 June, 1936
16 June, 1936
24 June, 1936
1 July, 1936
8 July, 1936

-"Summer Daze"-
18 July, 1936
27 July, 1936
Chasing Slavers!
5 August, 1936

-"Monster Hash"-
12 August, 1936
Lovecraftian Menace & Mad Science on Cranium Island!
18 August, 1936
Angelica Silfverlindh on an extended visit!
24 August, 1936
2 September, 1936
Other Monsters!

-"Nut Farm"-
A chartered flight of colonists to an Albanian atoll.
7 September,  1936
14 September, 1936

-"Autumn Fruits"-
Beginning Amelia's Third Year at Songmark Academy.
20 September,  1936
26 September, 1936
3 October, 1936
10 October, 1936
17 October, 1936
24 October, 1936

  -"Thrills & Chills"-
The 3rd-years prepare for their Alaskan exercise
29 October, 1936
6 November, 1936
12 November, 1936
18 November, 1936
26 November, 1936
Concluding their preparations!

-"Gone With the Wind-chill"-
Survival test in Alaska
2 December, 1936
4 December, 1936
10 December, 1936

Returning from their Alaskan exercise, Amelia's dorm volunteers
for a risky encounter on Krupmark Island!
-"Christmas Present"-
14 December, 1936
18 December, 1936
22 December, 1936
23 December, 1936
25 December, 1936
28 December, 1936
1 January, 1937
(Concluding this sequence)
((A part of these "Christmas Present" adventures
is also told from other points of view-
"Winter Solstice 1936" by Reese Dorrycott
at the website http://www.naorhy.com/ in his Story archive section:
"Tales of Spontoon - Random Works"))

-"Uncowed in Macao"-
Beginning Spring term, 1937: Preparations for extra-curricular activities
4 January, 1937
12 January, 1937
19 January, 1937
25 January, 1937
1 February, 1937

-"Dire Decisions"-
An undercover mission in Macao, China
(may include mature situations)
6 February, 1937
8 February, 1937
9 February, 1937
10 February, 1937
13 February, 1937
17 February, 1937

-"Spring forward, fall back"-
Debriefing and catching up on studies!
22 February, 1937
1 March, 1937
5 March, 1937
8 March, 1937
14 March, 1937
19 March, 1937
22 March, 1937
26 March, 1937

-"Pole Starlets"-
Spring Break at the Wotansburg ski-resort,
Neue Suden Thule, German Antarctica
(and points South?)
28 March, 1937
1 April, 1937
2 April, 1937
Psychic Stalking in the Antarctic Beerhall
4 April, 1937
Expected Guests
5 April, 1937
Some Other inhabitants of Antarctica
6 April, 1937
Into the Chambers 200 meters down
  7 April, 1937
Avoiding the consequences - A ski-trek escape across the ice
11 April, 1937
A long, comfortable airflight to Spontoon

-"Final Approach"-
Beginning Amelia's final term at Songmark Academy!
(May include the occassional mature situation)
15 April, 1937
But first, some rest and relaxation!
17 April, 1937
A Pep talk, hand-to-hand combat training, and attending a wedding!
19 April, 1937
21 April, 1937
23 April, 1937
26 April, 1937
28 April, 1937
1 May, 1937
Some surprises on May Day - including the advantages of a Songmark education.
2 May, 1937
3 May, 1937
8 May, 1937
Bracing help from Magistrate Poynter & Molly gets some new family news.
11 May, 1937
Ave Argentum flying school makes a mis-appropriation

  "Florence Farmington & Gilda getting Very friendly" - art by Kjartan
(added to 14 May, 1937 Diary entry)

15 May, 1937
Magistrate Poynter shows his mettle - There is a Passport for Molly Cabot -
Some deep rituals are learned - There will be a dorm excercise on Albert Island
21 May, 1937
Hide and Seek on Albert Island - "How not to be found".

-"Crash Landings"-
Some Unexpected Complications
(May include the occassional mature situation)
22 May, 1937
23 May, 1937
Rescue plans are made - an expected Surprise opinion from the Songmark Academy staff.
28 May, 1937
Arrival at Fort Bob, Krupmark Island - Lars helps set up the plan.

"Suitors" (clients' photos & Lars) at his desk - art by Kjartan
(added to 28 May, 1937 diary entry)

"Lars's Luck" (A & MO) Outside his bedroom - art by Kjartan
(added to 28 May, 1937 diary entry)

-"Back Into Daylight"-
After a gap of 6 weeks on Kuo Han...
(May include the occassional mature situation)
7 July, 1937
Amelia's dorm is back from Kuo Han - with some alterations. Was the rescue successful?
8 July, 1937
Additional recoveries in hospital. Another consultation with Judge Poynter.
Helen gets her marriage license.
9 July, 1937
Preparing for Helen's wedding. Saimmi compares Molly Procyk & Miss Cabot.
Miss Devinski at the Gates to Songmark Academy. A dinner of three-finger poi.
10 July, 1937
Not everyone (in their respective conditions) will get official graduation certificates. Yet.
Amelia's Sand Flea light aeroplane gets a new home.
11 July, 1937
An expected Spontoonie wedding. Maria plans an impromtu fling.
Major Hawkins comes to call and talks of British matters, with some Intelligence.
13 July, 1937
A seaplane secret reavealed? An invitation to visit the eldritch realms of the Reich.
A last look & farewell to the dorms of Songmark Academy. With clues.
14 July, 1937
Maria goes to her expected Private Consultation at the Italian Embassy.
Miss Molly 'Cabot' re-meets her newly adoptive cousin at Song Sodas.

(links list continues after "Matching Set")

Amelia Bourne-Phipps and her Diary
Art by Fredrik Andersson
character by Simon Barber

Art References and Archive
Recent update 2 September 2009. (Opens to a separate webpage)
With illustrations by Simon Barber, Kjartan, Freddy Andersson,
Tom Foster, Ken Fletcher, Steve Gallacci & O.T. Grey