Spontoon Island News

Relinked, reloaded, and with added illustrations
"Stranded Angel: Summer 1936" (and beginning "Autumn 1936")
by Simon Barber, Reese Dorrycott, & Fredrik Andersson
(Angelica Silferlindh has become trapped on Main Island by a flawed geas
imposed for her disrespect of others & attachment to her seaplane, The SilverAngel.)
(to be continued) on the Story page.

3 August 2011
Art added and relocated, reached via the Art Basket page, including:
An illustration by Susan Rankinj-Pollard (Reggie vs. his Sire)
added to the story archive of E.O. Costello
(& collaborators): "Let's Doe It",
& Art added to Mitch Marmel's Willow Fawnsworthy Art Archive,
(including some images for mature viewers) with art by Beru,
Arabesque, Kerbau Vinna (kv1nn4), & Amiral Aesir !

12 & 13 July 2011
Art added and relocated, reached via the Art Basket page,
including Jim Groat character illustrations for Walt Reimer's SEAHAWK story
& advertising poster art by Warren Hutch.
Art added to Mitch Marmel's Rosie Baumgartner Art Archive,
including portraits by 'Jake Lion', 'Beru', 'Foxy Tangerine', 'Bewildered', & 'Teeks'.

"Some Nuptials Are Fairly Unusual" (Part 12) by E.O.Costello & M.Mitch Marmel,
(The honeymoon begins - ending this story section)
"The Otterholt House Massacre" (Chapter 9) by Walter D. Reimer,
("To justice...." - ending this story)
on the Story page.

There is a punctuation bug now appearing in the early chapters of
Luck of the Dragon. (Some of Chapters 1 - 53) There is a fix, but it
may take time to go through and reload the files.

Updates and expansions on the Movie Industry page
(including animation stills by 'Sublimate' & actress story links)
via the History page

6 May 2011
"Pursuit!" (Chapter 60) by John Urie,
(Information on the Snakehead Triad - and to their headquarters in Shanghai)
"Luck of the Dragon: Hedging Bets" (Chapter 166) by Walter D. Reimer,
(Continuing the story of the Ni family of Krupmark Island - wedding plans
& back to Songmark Academy from the Aleutian Islands test)
on the Story page.

7 April 2011
Art added and relocated, reached via the Art page,
including a reformat of the aircraft art archive into 4 pages,
reached via the renamed Aircraft Bases webpage.

31 March 2011
"Pursuit!" (Chapter 58) by John Urie,
(Katie MacArran: Death, Discipline, & Face at the goldmine.)
on the Story page.

14 March 2011
Ursa Major Awards nominations!
The Ursa Major Awards (The Annual Anthropomorphic Literature & Arts Award) are popularity awards, voted on by fans.
Anyone can nominate entries; anyone can vote. Voting is done on-line with an email ballot, and will be going on through
17 April, 2011. Once you are at the ballot page, there are links to more information about the nominees.
Winners will be announced later in the Summer at a regional fan convention.

11 March 2011
"Eden In Paradise" by Walter D. Reimer, with Eric O. Costello & Mitch M. Marmel,
(From a report on the infrastructure of Krupmark Island, including trolley systems)
Krupmark Island page & the Story page.

"Pursuit!" (Chapter 57) by John Urie,
(continuing Katie's racing preparations at Speed Week, Spontoon Islands,
with her racing crews and aircraft.) (This story arc is continued
from the recent odd-numbered chapters.)
on the Story page.

21 & 22 February 2011
"Priestesses" and "Priests" art archive & information pages
(mature content warning for nudity & theology),
via the Art Page.

"Pursuit!" (Chapter 56) by John Urie,
(continuing the search for the Snakehead Triad agents
at Katie MacArran's goldmine in the Iso Valley of New Guinea.)
(This story arc is continued from the even-numbered chapters.)
"Luck of the Dragon: Cold Comfort" (Part Six) by Walter D. Reimer,
(They can take care of themselves... with something unsaid.)
(ending this story sequence)
on the Story page.

14 February 2011
I would like to recommend a free text story download via the Fur Affinity (FA) web archive.
(It is a pdf file, that may be found on a Fur Affinity contribution page
and opened via the free software, "Adobe Reader".)
Link to "Maude" is here:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5256804

The story is a romantic adventure set in the world of early 1930s air-racing in the USA.
Written by 'Vixyyfox', well-illustrated by 'Pan Hesekiel Shiroi' (also on FA)
and also has music and sound files from members of a team of 9 creative
FA furryfans. (More credits & notes are at the linked webpage on FA.)

"Maude - a love story"
"'Maude' is the story of a vixen flier and her Gee Bee R1 aircraft.
It is also a love story like no other you will have read.

"In 1931, at the National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio, a group of specially designed
racing aircraft took to the air to fly around a set course in an open display of tenacity and courage.
The pilots, all hailed as heroes of these 'modern' inventions, battled for space
in what was one of the most dangerous sports ever conceived - pylon racing.
Amidst the noise of seven powerful engines, belching smoke and flames
from their exhaust stacks, only one could be crowned the victor."

I believe many of you visiting the Spontoon Archipelago will find this story well worth
the reading (and listening!). I find it much like reading a good 1930s movie. 8)
Ken Fletcher ("Heywulf" on Fur Affinity)

10 February 2011
--o0o--
I regret to announce the death of J.P.Morgan, artist & writer,
and occassional contributor to these Spontoon Island pages.
He was born in 1957, and died 30 December 2010
at his home in Keansburg, New Jersey.
He was the writer and artist of the ironic, satirical,
cynical, & political comic strip character,
"Fission Chicken" http://www.fissionchicken.com/
There will be a memorial webpage here on the website, via the Art page,
collecting some samples of his Spontoon Island contributions.
Obitiuary page from the Asbury Park Press is here.
(Thanks to Mitch Marmel & the artist 'DAQ' for the links.)
--o0o--

Wishing you all a Happy New Year of the Rabbit,
and wishing you may find all the internal resources you need this coming year.
As Mr. Warren Hutch demonstrates, with the help of Miss Jayne Early
(from the serial story "The Gaze"), and her internal resources,
and a large (and possibly symbolic) tiger.

Year of the Rabbit "A Night On the Town" - cartoon by Warren Hutch

BEFORE: "Year of the Rabbit: A Night On the Town"
by Warren Hutch (Larger file here - 1 MByte)

Year of the Rabbit: A Fight (thumbnail) - by Warren Hutch

"Year of the Rabbit: A Fight"
by Warren Hutch - (Larger file here - 1.2 MBytes)

Year of the Rabbit "...And He's Down!" - cartoon by Warren Hutch

AFTER: "Year of the Rabbit: ...And He's Down!"
by Warren Hutch (Larger file here - 1 MByte)

© 2010 Warren Hutch - warrenhutch@yahoo.com

Lila Firefly is added to the "Contact!" page - address & email corrections are welcome.

A reminder of forums for talk about Spontoon Island:

(including websites and zines)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Spontoon_Island/
A Yahoo Group moderated by Mitch Marmel.

Announcing a forum: 'Spicy Spontoon'
Speculation on Spicy Spontoon Stories and 1930s fantasies.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Spicy_Spontoon/
An over-18 Yahoo Group moderated by Mitch Marmel

28 December 2010
New art by Simon Barber & Warren Hutch, via the Art Page.

There is a new page beginning about the Rain Island Military Syndicates.

"The Gaze: The Glass Goose" (Part Two) by Warren Hutch, (Bug problems)
"Luck of the Dragon: Cold Comfort" (Part Two) by Walter D. Reimer,
(Wo Shin and the Red Dorm pack for the Aleutian Surival Test for Third-year students)
"Some Nuptials Are Fairly Unusual" (Part 2) by E.O.Costello & M.Mitch Marmel,
(Some of the wedding guests arrive and assemble)
"Moonlight And Mayhem (A Very Odd Romance)" (Part Two) by Walter D. Reimer,
(Sam and Max; missions; courtship; riots; introductions; & marriage.)
"Mightier Than the Sword" by E. O. Costello,
(Dr. Meffit discovers a murder, and assists and observes Inspector Stagg's investigations)
on the Story page.

"Makin' a List" (Big Red) (thumbnail) - by R.J. Bartrop

"Makin' a List" (Big Red) - R.J. Bartrop (large file - 1.2 MBytes)
http://rjbartrop.artspots.com
http://rjbartrop.deviantart.com/
Big Red background page

16 December 2010
Some of the contributing artists to these Spontoon Island pages, wish to remind you
that they are available to do commissioned art - on general themes, or echoing the
time and setting of the Spontoon Archipelago. A partial listing of artists is located here,
& also via the Art Page. Expect more updates and added artists.
(Additional listing of contributors may be found on the Contacts page.)

13 & 14 December 2010
"The Gaze: The Glass Goose" (Part One) by Warren Hutch,
(The Gaze sees all....)
"Moonlight And Mayhem (A Very Odd Romance)" (Part One) by Walter D. Reimer
(Some adventures of Sam and Max Vreeland before their marriage.)
"Luck of the Dragon: Cold Comfort" (Part One) by Walter D. Reimer
(A tale of Wo Shin and the Red Dorm of Songmark Academy - But first, a nap before departure...)
"Some Nuptials Are Fairly Unusual" (Part 1) by E.O.Costello & M.Mitch Marmel
(The Wedding of Reggie and Willow)
on the Story page.
New art by Warren Hutch and Simon Barber on the Home page and the Art Page.

18 November 2010
"Knockin' Down the Fares" by E.O.Costello, (Competing streetcar lines
on Krupmark Island! Armored trolley-cars in battle! Other Action on the side!)
on the Story page.
Links added to Krupmark Island information, via the Maps page.
Art by Dennis Hu added to Odyssey: The Journey Back (Part 3)
by Walt Reimer, via the Luck of the Dragon pages.
Color art & thumbnail-art links by Dennis Clark.
added to the Jenny Spinelli character page.
The Spontoon Archipelago Business Directory has been updated
with art and thumbnail-art links.
Related updates have been made to the Art & Characters webpages.

22 October 2010
"Odyssey: The Journey Back" (Odyssey Part 3), (mature rating) by Walter D. Reimer
(Ni Hao (Luck of the Dragon) and his cousins will see how - and if - they survive)
on the Story page.

11 October 2010
"Odyssey: Descent" (Odyssey Part 2), (mature rating) by Walter D. Reimer
(Ni Hao (Luck of the Dragon) in wartime China, searching Nanking for a clan family)
on the Story page.

17 & 18 September 2010
Updates to the Speed Week page.
A Charlie Bellman story: "Night Mail", Chapter 6, by Antonia T. Tiger,
(The Parting of the Ways) - (ending this story episode),
on the Story page.

Poster (Four Fools at Odeon Theater) (thumbnail) - by Jim Groat

"The Four Fools at the Odeon Theater"
(Clockwise from upper left: Bobby (common martin), Chuck (gray wolf),
Dexter (red fox), Alan (badger) - Characters by Walter Reimer)
"The Four Fools are now appearing at a radio transcript near you!"
Art by Jim Groat - http://www.furaffinity.net/user/rabbi-tom/

9 & 10 September 2010
Updates to the Links page.
SPEED WEEK - "The Lady of Nimes" Part 17, by John Urie,
on the SPEED WEEK pages & on the Story page.
A Charlie Bellman story: "Night Mail", Chapter 5, by Antonia T. Tiger,
(A landing you can't walk away from...),
"Batchelor(ette) Party(ing)", Chapter 9, by E.O. Costello & M. Mitchell Marmel
(Service at the other bar - ending this story sequence),
(Illustrated by Seth C. Triggs)
on the Story page.
Art by Kayleen 'Katarina' Connell added to "A Little Night Music, with Music Boxed In"
(by Costello & Marmel) at Let's Doe It (Let's Fall In Love)

2 September 2010
A Charlie Bellman story: "Night Mail", Chapter 4, by Antonia T. Tiger,
(No highway in the sky - New duties through the night),
"Batchelor(ette) Party(ing)", Chapter 8, by E.O. Costello & M. Mitchell Marmel
(Defending the Gangplank - Prepare to attract boarders!),
(Illustrated by Seth C. Triggs)
on the Story page.

31 August 2010

Poster for Speed Week 1932 (thumbnail) - by Stuart McCarthy

Another international poster for Speed Week (1932) by Stuart McCarthy,
starting out on the Story page.

29 August 2010
"Odyssey: The Journey There" (Odyssey Part 1), by Walter D. Reimer
(Ni Hao (Luck of the Dragon) goes to wartime China)
A Charlie Bellman story: "Night Mail", Chapter 3, by Antonia T. Tiger,
(Talk during dinner; a private walk & talk after dinner; take-out - hold the pirates),
on the Story page.
SPEED WEEK - "The Lady of Nimes" Part 16, by John Urie,
on the SPEED WEEK pages & on the Story page.

28 August 2010
"The Sows Will Rise Again" - Act 3, by Walter D. Reimer
(ending this story sequence) (Illustrated by L. Frank)
on the Story page.

27 August 2010
"Batchelor(ette) Party(ing)", Chapter 7, by E.O. Costello & M. Mitchell Marmel
(An unexpected war buddy - & a party adrift),
(Illustrated by Seth C. Triggs)
on the Story page.

26 August 2010
SPEED WEEK on the Spontoon Islands!
SPEED WEEK - "The Lady of Nimes" Part 15, by John Urie,
on the SPEED WEEK pages & on the Story page.

A Charlie Bellman story: "Night Mail", Chapter 2, by Antonia T. Tiger,
(On land, on sea, then into the air; Heard through earphones: Teasing, then other words said),
on the Story page.

Speed Week 1931 poster (Romania) - by Stuart McCarthy

Speed Week 1931 Poster (Romania) (565 KBytes) by Stuart McCarthy
http://duraluminwolf.deviantart.com/
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/duraluminwolf/
http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Duraluminwolf/

14 August 2010
A Charlie Bellman story: "Night Mail", Chapter 1, by Antonia T. Tiger,'
(Traveling to his new diplomatic posting, with reassurances),
"Luck of the Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck" - Chapter 165,
(Info gained; Info traded; info sent), by Walter D. Reimer,
ending this section ('Dealing a Cold Deck')
on the Story page.

8 August 2010
SPEED WEEK is coming the last week in August (24th through 31st).
Contributions of art & text of racing set in these 1930s tropical islands
are very welcome. Contributor's background information is here.
Contact email for questions is at the end of this webpage.

"Batchelor(ette) Party(ing)", Chapter 6, by E.O. Costello & M. Mitchell Marmel
(An awkwardly supplied guest - & a party in a yacht),
"Luck of the Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck" - Chapter 164,
(Family values & moving under pressure), by Walter D. Reimer,
on the Story page.

7 August 2010
SPEED WEEK - "The Lady of Nimes" Part 14, by John Urie,
(A surprise entry into the qualifying run!)
"The Sows Will Rise Again" - Act 2, by Walter D. Reimer
on the Story page.

29 July 2010
"Batchelor(ette) Party(ing)", Chapter 5, by E.O. Costello & M. Mitchell Marmel
(Party in a jail cell, & an awkwardly appropriate request)
"Luck of the Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck" - Chapter 163,
(Xiu's birthday, pirate info, Spontoon inspection), by Walter D. Reimer,
on the Story page.

28 July 2010
"The Sows Will Rise Again" Act 1, by Walter D. Reimer
(featuring Willow Fawnsworthy on a mission in 1935 for Minkerton's Detective Agency)
SPEED WEEK stories start: "The Lady of Nimes" Part 13, by John Urie,
(Waiting for back-up and a back-fire!)
on the Story page.

23 July 2010
"Luck of the Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck" - Chapter 162,
(Catching prizes, catching-up, catching clues), by Walter D. Reimer,
on the Story page.

25 June 2010
"A Convention ~ and Other Things" - Part 4 (Mature content.)
(Newspaper clippings, contracts, & commitments.)
concluding this serial segment by Mr. David R. Dorrycott,
"Batchelor(ette) Party(ing)", Chapter 4, by E.O. Costello & M. Mitchell Marmel
(Last minute invitations & the batchelorette yacht-party begins.)
"Luck of the Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck" - Chapter 161,
(Loving sparring & fateful stars), by Walter D. Reimer,
on the Story page.

15 June 2010
"Batchelor(ette) Party(ing)", Chapter 3, by E.O. Costello & M. Mitchell Marmel
(Party planning - "Venue you would choose well....")
"Luck of the Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck" - Chapter 160,
(Loving sparring & fateful stars), by Walter D. Reimer,
"A Convention ~ and Other Things" - Part 3
(Waking up alive and comparing survival stories. Plotting to overthrow the Republic
Studios. Nikki has a role to play. Guests & gifts at the science fiction convention.)
by Mr. David R. Dorrycott,
on the Story page.

"Young Zeichner's Encounters" by S. A. Gallacci, (a young German
airship officer meets magic on Spontoon Island - a repost from 1998),
& a new SteamFox comic panel, "Important Safety Tip:..", by Roy D. Pounds II,
are now on the SteamFox pages, and can also be reached via the Comics page.

2 June 2010
"Luck of the Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck" - Chapter 159,
(Recoveries and undercover recovering), by Walter D. Reimer,
"A Convention ~ and Other Things" - Part 2
(Some long-distance phone calls between Hollywood & the Spontoon Islands
- and several other very intense intimate conversations. With props.)
by Mr. David R. Dorrycott, on the Story page.
Thumbnail links added to the Aircraft section
via the Art page.

29 May 2010
"Remembrance" by Walter D. Reimer"
(for Armistice Day & for Memorial Day)
"Luck of the Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck" - Chapter 158,
(Questions and Answers), by Walter D. Reimer,
on the Story page.
Visiting airplanes may be seen (courtesy of AleutianWolf and lnago)
on the Aircraft section of the Art page.

19 May 2010
"A Convention ~ and Other Things" - Part 1
(The star of 'Petunia's Perils' encounters Hollywood deal-making
even in the Spontoon Islands & Songmark Academy)
by Mr. David R. Dorrycott, on the Story page.

18 May 2010
"Luck of the Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck" -
Chapter 156, (Sportscar driving in Kowloon, Hong Kong),
Chapter 157, (A meeting with the heads of the 2 family tongs),
by Walter D. Reimer, on the Story page.

There is a new webpage: At the World's Fair, with illustrations
from the Spontoon Island pavilion, by R. J. Bartrop.
Art by Stuart McCarthy on the May Day page,
and Stuart has a new mailing address on the Contact page.
SusanDeer's illumination of Inspector's Stagg's memorial window
Cenotaph for his family is shown on the Story page, but is also added to
the stories "Sins and Sensibilities" and "The Cato Comeback, part 11".
Sachicoon's chibi sketches are added to the "Luck of the Dragon" art archive.
Roy D. Pounds II SteamFox comics and illustrations are now
on the SteamFox pages, and can also be reached via the Comics page.

Other new & moved illustrations may be tracked from the Art page.

May Day Celebrations on Spontoon Island!

A page of Stories, Art, and Articles via the History page.

May Day Greetings (thumbnail) - by Stuart McCarthy

May Day greetings - by Stuart McCarthy
(larger image here - 1.8 MBytes)
http://duraluminwolf.deviantart.com/
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/duraluminwolf/
http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Duraluminwolf/

30 April 2010
"Batchelor(ette) Party(ing)", Chapter 2, by E.O. Costello & M. Mitchell Marmel
("Have you heard about Andre d'Arbres?!" - With an illustration by Seth C. Triggs),
"Luck of the Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck"- Chapter 155,
(Dates in the Western manner), by Walter D. Reimer,
on the Story page.

"The Adventures of Rocket Rat", A Rain Island movie serial,
>> Episode 5: "Cavern of Doom" (concluding chapter of the serial)<<
with a screen play by Walter D. Reimer, is linked on
the 'Tales from Rain Island', History, & Story pages.

19 April 2010
"Serfing Safari" (or: "Tsar Trek, the Next Generation") (Alpha & Nancy Rote's
The Crusader Dorm visit Vostok during Easter holidays, 1937) by Simon Barber,
"Charlie Bellman: A Proper Little Charlie", Chapter 5,
by Antonia T. Tiger (The hotels, clubs, & refuges of Britain.)
"Luck of the Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck"- Chapter 154,
(Reunited at Her home, & a return to the dorm), by Walter D. Reimer,
on the Story page.

14 April 2010
Thanks to "Barnacle Will" for catching a link needing correction!

11 April 2010
"Luck of the Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck"- Chapter 153,
(A grim. Moving. Picture. Showing.), by Walter D. Reimer,
"Charlie Bellman: A Proper Little Charlie", Chapter 4,
by Antonia T. Tiger (Shipboard angels;
& bedeviled on a stormy journey by train),
A Tale of Rain Island: "Red Lightning", Chapter 2, by Walt Reimer, ("Play Ball!"),
"Batchelor(ette) Party(ing)", Chapter 1, by E.O. Costello & M. Mitchell Marmel
(A week before the wedding of Reggie & Willow [& Grace]. How could
anything go strange? With an illustration by Seth C. Triggs),
on the Story page.

The May Day pages now have art thumbnails for links.

31 March 2010
These are perhaps more grim chapters to our serials
than one might expect.... No fooling.
"Luck of the Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck"- Chapter 152,
(proof of delivery), by Walter D. Reimer,
The entry for 21 July, 1937, from Amelia's Diary: Storm Birds,
by Simon Barber (the Sealth City Synod learns perhaps more than it wanted to),
Charlie Bellman: A Proper Little Charlie, Chapter 3,
by Antonia T. Tiger (Hwaet! Charlie is prepared to move,
and so moves down a street in Berlin towards a distant vision),
on the Story page.

20 March 2010
Charlie Bellman: A Proper Little Charlie, Chapter 2,
by Antonia T. Tiger (Where we are shown some of the origins
of that picture calendar of a Pacific island),
on the Story page.

19 March 2010
Art by Roy D. Pounds II added to Kocha Koi Chapter 8

"Felis Ex Machina", by E.O. Costello, (Dr. James Meffit, physician,
investigates a show boat, and its mechanical marvel fortune-teller,)
(The Dr. Meffit stories are now collected on their their own page)
"Luck of the Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck"- Chapter 151,
(movements in the shadows), by Walter D. Reimer,
on the Story page.

8 March 2010
Charlie Bellman: A Proper Little Charlie, Chapter 1,
by Antonia T. Tiger (in Berlin, a short time after 'A Funeral in Berlin',
where we are also introduced to a picture calendar of a Pacific island),
"Luck of the Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck"- Chapter 150,
(sharpening the knives), by Walter D. Reimer,
"Where Is The Song of Songs For Me?", by E. O. Costello,
one of the 1,001 Mornings of Reggie Buckhorn (a morning pre-Willow)
on the Story page.
Art images added and re-sorted, including Millie getting "Ship Shape",
in a mature part of the Art Studies section of the Art page.

Wo Fang, husband of Wo Shin (Ni Shin)
in the serial story, Luck of the Dragon, by Walt Reimer
Art by Jim Groat - http://www.furaffinity.net/user/rabbi-tom/

(Wishing you a prosperous Year of the Tiger)

9 February 2010

"The Spontoon Island Writers Guide"
http://www.naorhy.com/research_and_downloads/spontoon_writers_guide.pdf

This is a work-in-progress compiled and edited by Reese Dorrycott.
It collects, summarizes, & adds published background information
on the Spontoon Island Archipelego alternate-history setting.
This may be useful for contributors and entertaining for visitors to this website.
(This Writers Guide collects information from the informal background consensus
that the Spontoon Island contributors share, based on the currently archived material)

Some of the material is republished from this website, some parts are new essays on
the Spontoonie cultures, histories, and background stories.
Some of the material is listings of characters, social institutions, locations, & objects --
with credits to their creators. Information will be added and revised,
so additional information is welcome. A contact address for Reese is in the file.
The file may be revised at any time.

This is a link to an (Adobe) pdf file of "The Spontoon Island Writers Guide" located
at Reese and Anna Dorrycott's website -- www.naorhy.com
and linked with Reese's permission.
"Adobe Reader" may be downloaded for free,from the Adobe website.

There are duplicates of this link & information on the Editorial & Links pages,
so it is possible that this 'News' notice will become condensed in the future.

8 February 2010
"The I Do's of March" Part Sixteen, by M. Mitchell Marmel & E.O. Costello,
(the conclusions of the wedding party)
"Luck of the Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck"- Chapter 149, by Walter D. Reimer,
(preparations for several journeys),
on the Story page.
There is art added & re-distributed, to the Visitors & Guests, Pulp, Aircraft
& Comics sections of the Art page,
including 3 reposted images by Chris Goodwin:

*** "Aviatrix" by Chris Goodwin ***
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/chrisgoodwin/
(larger file here - 1 MBytes)

31 January 2010
"The Four Fools: A Drain-ium on the Cranium",
a mature-burlesque radio transcript from 20 May, 1937
produced by W.D.Reimer,
with material by E.O.Costello, M.M.Marmel, & J.T.Urie

"Luck of the Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck"- Chapter 148, by Walter D. Reimer
(the extra training they asked for is also a mature situation)

"The I Do's of March" Part Fifteen, by M. Mitchell Marmel & E.O. Costello,
(the Baron comes in for a landing & introducing a new taste in sugar-glazed treats)

all via the Story page.

27 January 2010
"The I Do's of March" Part Fourteen, by M. Mitchell Marmel & E.O. Costello,
(wherein there is a gentle tactical rain of rose petals)
at "Let's Doe It (Lets Fall In Love)", & on the Story page.
"Luck of the Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck"- Chapter 147,
(and just why would the Red Dorm ask for *extra* work?)
by Walter D. Reimer, on the Story page.
Redistributed and new art can be found via the Art page,
including mature art by King Cheetah, in "Tiki Madness".

9 January 2010
Revised images of Captn. Circe's "Manchu Duck",
a Mandrin-Falconni Falcon II seaplane by Taral Wayne,
on the 'Aircraft' section of the Art page.

6 January 2010
Additional text for 21 July, 1937, from Amelia's Diary: Storm Birds,
by Simon Barber, on the Story page.

4 January 2010
Hoping you have had a Satisfactory Solstice and will have a Newer New Year!

"Luck of the Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck"- Chapter 146,
by Walter D. Reimer, on the Story page.

New art has been redistributed, via the Art page.

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS FOLLOW:

"The Spontoon Island Writers Guide"
http://www.naorhy.com/research_and_downloads/spontoon_writers_guide.pdf

(Links added: 9 September 2010)
If you like the quotes you have seen from "Savoias Over Sapporo" by Archie Whitehouse,
read the original story at http://www.ageofaces.net/2008/03/savoias-out-of-sapporo/
courtesy of "Age of Aces": http://www.ageofaces.net/ - they sell books compiled from
pulp stories on Amazon.com, but also allow free access & downloads
of public domain pdf files of pulp magazine air adventures!
Many other pulp aviation stories (in pdf format) are available for reference and research.

Those quotes from the stories were actually from my own hardcover copy of
"Wings Over the World", a collection of pulp magazine aviation stories,
edited by Leo Marguiles & published in 1943. I've discovered
this book is also listed by Google Books. There are previews of some of the contents,
which may be examined before purchase, here: "Wings Over the World".

Aviation history archive (Flight International magazine archive) -
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/index.html
This is an excellent reference archive from a weekly trade magazine,
Flight International. It was (and is) published in the United Kingdom,
reporting on world aviation, with a clear, entertaining, and appropriate bias
towards the interests of the British Commonwealth.

Artists & writers & website owners please look at these generous terms for
the use of material in these on-line magazine archives from 1909 to 2005:

(This review continued on the Spontoon Island Links page)

Your compiling archivist has been kindly directed (by 'Barnacle Will') to the blog:
The Flying Cloud, R-505
"Airships, adventure, gallant gentlemen, and sultry island maidens!"
an alternate-Earth serial by Paul Gazis, that is currently up to 46 chapters.
I highly recommend it. I believe that you may also find
the adventure and ironic humor to be very sympathetic
to Spontoonie sensibilities. (Added to the Links page)

30 September 2009
The Spontoon Island Althing regrets to announce the death of
Russell "Rusty" Haller. He did commissioned art for some of the story
contributors, and generously shared some of his adventure art with this website.
He had begun to build stories on his own island in the Spontoon Archepelago.
He will be missed.
There is a tribute page of some of Rusty's Spontoonie art.

More information is here.

French Speedweek poster (thumbnail) by Stuart McCarthy

Speed Week 1935 (French Poster) by Stuart McCarthy
http://duraluminwolf.deviantart.com/
- Speed Week stories and art on linked webpages -

A page of Stories, Art, and Articles via the History page.

Announcing a forum: 'Spicy Spontoon'
Speculation on Spicy Spontoon Stories and 1930s fantasies.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Spicy_Spontoon/
An over-18 Yahoo Group moderated by Mitch Marmel

Thanks go to Moses Lambert for his email and suggestions,
which include adding links to stories directly from this list of new uploads..
That reminds me to thank Jonathan Nicholls for his emailed
comments and suggestions, which were also much appreciated.

This website (among several others) has been given the

Golden Mimeograph Award
by the folks at http://www.naorhy.com

"Spontoon Postcards" wanted!
Postcard illos shared from visitors and tourists
to the Spontoon Archipelago are welcome! If you send them,
they may be posted to the "Visitors & Tourists" page.
Illos (.gif) under 400k and fitting the 1920 to 1950
time period are the most welcome.
Do show your own characters, shareware characters,
or public domain characters having some PG-13 fun.

NOTICE:
Corporate trademark characters are unlikely to be seen here.
They have their own trademark protected vacation islands to visit,
and likely only send copyrighted vacation postcards to
their corporate legal staff.

January-December 2007
(Fifty-seven baskets of updates in 2007)

January-December 2006
(Seventy-two baskets of updates in 2006)