News Basket
"You are sure you are not afraid?"
"No! I believe in you Miss! And, oh, I'd risk anything to save my little girl...
Besides, I've always wanted to go up in an airplane."
(Pilot Linda & Mrs. Beach - Linda Carlton's Ocean Flight - by Edith Cavell,1931 - page 12-13)
Quotes
Basket

Midflight Turbulence -
by
Warren Hutch (Larger file here - 738 KBytes)
From Part 16 - 'Multiplication and Division' - of The Gaze: The Glass Goose
Jane & Dorothy do some relationship-disfunctional air reconnaissance.
Webpage Updates
12 January 2012
Art Basket - Art
& culture archives (a directory page of
art & text)
"The
Gaze:
The
Glass
Goose" (Part 16) (Multiplication and Division),
written & illustrated
by Warren Hutch,
on the Story page.

"Yes, we have no coco-nuts, We have no coco-nuts today!..."
7 January 2012
"Luck
of the Dragon: Hedging Bets" (Chapter 172)
by Walter D. Reimer,
(Krupmark Island: A sort-of hangover - & Ni Hao relearns his map of Fort Bob)
on the Story page.
"Island 21, 400 Keys Atoll, Spontoon Archipelago" by Ken Fletcher
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/heywulf/
14 September 2011
"Luck
of the Dragon: Hedging Bets" (Chapter 171)
by Walter D. Reimer,
(Shin acquires a convalescent's aid - Fort Bob acquires a token of civilization)
on the Story page.
31 August 2011
Speed Week will be celebrated on Spontoon Island this week -
24 through 31 August - Contributions are welcome!
Extracts from a Diary: Storm Birds: 23 July 1937, by Simon Barber
(Graduates of the Songmark Academy, and changed by their experiences,
Amelia & her dorm-mates fly East over the western Canadian mountain passes,
in Amelia's CANT-506 floatplane, the 'Storm Bird')
Stranded Angel: Autumn 1936 Part 11, by Reese Dorrycott
(reposted on this website 31 August 2011)
(Adult situations make this part for mature readers.)
(Oharu begins to unravel Angelica's curses. She brings Ada from Songmark
for counseling with Angelica. Oharu answers questions in the spirit-plane.
An artful plan to finance the care and keeping of the SilverAngel.
Two Priestesses talk, though gates are between them.)
on the Story page.
29 August 2011
"The Four Fools: Mindless Over Matter" - a radio transcript from 1937 -
produced by Walt Reimer, with material by E.O.Costello,
M.M.Marmel, & J.T.Urie
(Chuck is no longer a vegetarian?! But stay tuned!...There's more!)
on the Story page.
26 August 2011

"Speed Week with the Sorensteen Sisters" - Art by Warren Hutch
added to the Speed Week contents page.
25 August 2011
"Lights, Camera, Fire!" by Simon Barber (Prudence Akroyd & her dorm
encounter intense rivalries between movie-making crews on South Island)
on the Story page.

Speed Week is here! 24-31 August 2011 - Contributions of art & text are welcome!
(Contribution information at
this webpage)
23 August 2011
Art Basket - Art
& culture archives (a directory page of
art & text)
"Senses" by E.O. Costello (a young constable has a dangerous encounter),
"The
Gaze:
The
Glass
Goose" (Part 15) (The Hatching of the Goose),
written & illustrated
by Warren Hutch,
"Luck
of the Dragon: Hedging Bets" (Chapter 170)
by Walter D. Reimer,
(A re-united family; with some questions answered)
on the Story page.
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.

"IMPRESSIVE!" from Part 15 of The Gaze: The Glass Goose
Art & Story by Warren Hutch
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 !
20 July
2011
"Luck
of the Dragon: Hedging Bets" (Chapter 169)
by Walter D. Reimer,
(Liberty answers a question.)
"The
Gaze:
The
Glass
Goose" (Part 14) (The Mermaids of Nobikini Atoll),
written & illustrated
by Warren Hutch,
on the Story page.

"A Warm Nobikini Welcome" from Part 14 of The Gaze: The Glass Goose
Art & story by Warren Hutch
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.
4 July
2011
Art added and relocated,
reached
via the Art Basket page.
Including a mature image by Jim Groat added to Chapter 9 & the Art Archive
of Luck of the Dragon & chapter art added to The Gaze Art Archive.
"Some
Nuptials
Are
Fairly
Unusual" (Part 11)
by E.O.Costello & M.Mitch Marmel,
(Reception & changing the tuning)
"The
Otterholt House Massacre" (Chapter 8)
by Walter D. Reimer,
(Summaries & verdicts)
"Luck
of the Dragon: Hedging Bets" (Chapter 168)
by Walter D. Reimer,
(A nap before dinner)
"The
Gaze:
The
Glass
Goose" (Part 13) (A Long Way Down),
written & illustrated
by Warren Hutch,
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.
14 June
2011
"The
Gaze:
The
Glass
Goose" (Part 12) (Eye-To-Eye),
written & illustrated
by Warren Hutch,
on the Story page.
Updates and expansions on the Movie Industry page
(including animation stills by 'Sublimate' & actress story links)
via the History page
Art added and relocated,
reached
via the Art Basket page.
1 June
2011
Article added to the Map page, "Notes on
Mehitabel's..." by Taral Wayne.
(Answers to
questions by a story contributor, about Mehitabel's Bar & Grill,
as mentioned in "A Few Notes on Eastern Island",
on the Map page)
31 May
2011
Art added and relocated,
reached
via the Art Basket page.
"Pursuit!"
(Chapter 62) by John Urie,
(A
documentary
film maker - of interesting background - visits the Iso
goldmine)
"Luck
of the Dragon: Hedging Bets" (Chapter 167)
by Walter D. Reimer,
(Recovery
&
departures), on
the
Story
page.
23 May
2011
Art added and relocated,
reached
via the Art Basket page.
"The
Gaze:
The
Glass
Goose" (Part 11) (Darkness,
Dawn,
&
Dreams),
written & illustrated
by Warren Hutch,
"Some
Nuptials
Are
Fairly
Unusual" (Part 10)
by E.O.Costello & M.Mitch Marmel,
(Ceremony)
"The
Otterholt House Massacre" (Chapter 7)
by Walter D. Reimer,
(Attorneys
maneuver,
&
one trial is decided)
on
the
Story
page.
12 May
2011
Art added and relocated, reached
via the Art Basket page.
"Pursuit!"
(Chapter 61) by John Urie,
(Continuing
a
Speed
Week breakfast & comparing notes)
"The
Otterholt House Massacre" (Chapter 6)
by Walter D. Reimer,
(A
search
for
clues,
&
2 trials begin)
"Some
Nuptials
Are
Fairly
Unusual" (Part 9)
by E.O.Costello & M.Mitch Marmel,
(Getting
to
church,
&
on cue)
on
the
Story
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.
3 May
2011
"The
Gaze:
The
Glass
Goose" (Part Ten) (Strength
In
Numbers),
written & illustrated
by Warren Hutch,
on
the
Story
page.
1 May
2011
May Day on the
Spontoon Archipelago!
an
archive of stories and art by many contributors, & an essay by Ken Fletcher,
on
the
Story & the History
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.
"Some
Nuptials
Are
Fairly
Unusual" (Part 8)
by E.O.Costello & M.Mitch Marmel,
(Justice
inferred
is
defendants
surprised.
Mature
for sillyness.)
"The
Otterholt House Massacre" (Chapter 5)
by Walter D. Reimer,
(Suspects,
Alibis,
&
Access)
"Pursuit!"
(Chapter 59) by John Urie,
(Girl-talk
&
Lady-Talk
-
with
Katie
MacArran
during
Speed
Week)
on
the
Story
page.
31
March
2011
"Pursuit!"
(Chapter 58) by John Urie,
(Katie
MacArran:
Death,
Discipline,
&
Face
at
the
goldmine.)
on
the
Story
page.
18
March
2011
"The
Otterholt House Massacre" (Chapter 4)
by Walter D. Reimer,
(Brotherly
intervention,
low-down
investigations,
&
high-tone
places)
"Some
Nuptials
Are
Fairly
Unusual" (Part 7)
by E.O.Costello & M.Mitch Marmel,
(A
well-played
game
of
cards
&
a
well-played
game
of
justice.
Mature
for testimony.)
on
the
Story
page.
16
March
2011
Additions to
the Art
Archive
from
"The
Gaze", with art by Warren Hutch,
via the Art page.
"The
Gaze:
The
Glass
Goose" (Part Nine) (Home
Away
From
Home),
written & illustrated
by Warren Hutch,
"Tiger's
Tale" by Walter D. Reimer,
(Wo
Fang
-
some
of
his
story,
and
how
he
met
Ni
Shin)
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.
This
year,
3
contributions
published
in
2010
on
this
Spontoon
Island
website
have been nominated, and are on
the ballot! Congratulations to the nominees!

Best Short Fiction category: “Felis
Ex Machina” by E. O. Costello
(Appearing on the Story page here, and
featuring Dr.
James Meffit, investigating.)

Best Published Illustration category:
“Cenotaph”
by Susan Rankin-Pollard ('Sue Deer')
(As an illustration to Mitch Marmel's
story, “Sins
and Sensibilities”,
conceived by (and also appearing in stories by) E. O. Costello.
The illustration
now has its own webpage, “Cenotaph”, on this website.)

Best Published Illustration category:
“Big
Red:
Lady
Sings
the
Blues” by R. A. Bartrop
(Originally published in the Midwest
Fur Fest 2010 program book. It was reposted in Mr. Bartrop's own art
archives,
and also reposted here in this website on a page of
character art & backstory for “Big Red”.)
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.
9
March
2011
Additions to the Art
Archive
from
"The
Gaze", with art by Warren Hutch,
& 3 new
character portraits added to the "Sea
Bass" Art Archive, by L. Frank,
update of "Masie Mallard"
art archive by
Simon Barber,
via the Art page.
"Some
Nuptials
Are
Fairly
Unusual" (Part 6)
by E.O.Costello & M.Mitch Marmel,
(The
scent
of
a
cunning
backup
plan)
"The
Otterholt House Massacre" (Chapter 3)
by Walter D. Reimer,
(out-of-town
persons-of-interest
&
information
after
dessert)
"The
Gaze:
The
Glass
Goose" (Part Eight) (Turned
Out),
written & illustrated
by Warren Hutch,
on
the
Story
page.
3
March
2011
Additions to the Art
Archive
from
"The
Gaze", with art by Warren Hutch,
& character portraits added to the "Sea
Bass" Art Archive, by L. Frank,
via the Art page.
Rain
Island
Military
Syndicates
updated & linked to the Art page &
the History page.
"The
Gaze:
The
Glass
Goose" (Part Seven) (Words
to
the
Wise),
written & illustrated by Warren Hutch,
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--
"The
Gaze:
The
Glass
Goose" (Part Six) (No
Rest
For
the
Wicked),
written & illustrated by Warren Hutch,
on
the
Story
page.
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.

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

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

AFTER: "Year of the Rabbit: ...And He's
Down!"
by Warren Hutch (Larger file here
- 1 MByte)
© 2010 Warren Hutch -
warrenhutch@yahoo.com
31
January
2011
An Art
Archive
from
"The
Gaze", with art by Warren Hutch,
via the Art Page & "The Gaze: The Glass Goose" contents page.
"The
Gaze:
The
Glass
Goose" (Part Five)
written & illustrated by Warren Hutch,
(The Ubiquitous Jane Early),
"Luck
of the Dragon: Cold Comfort" (Part Five)
by Walter D. Reimer,
(Helping
Shin
-
Shin
protectors)
"Some
Nuptials Are Fairly
Unusual" (Part 5)
by E.O.Costello & M.Mitch Marmel,
(Fitting
comments
at
the
tailors
&
some
careful
instructions)
"The
Otterholt House Massacre" (Chapter 2)
by Walter D. Reimer,
(Lieutenant
Detective
Pauli
Pentaleoni
continues
the
systematic
investigation)
all on
the
Story
page.
18
January
2011
"Tiki-Thylacine" by Stuart McCarthy is
currently on the Art page,
& will migrate to the 'Art Studies'
page in a week or so.
Illustration archives of "Masie Mallard" by
Simon Barber,
& "Lei'Lani & Alex Decker" by Rusty
Haller, may be reached via the Characters
page.
Three more
illustrations by Roy D. Pounds II have been added to
the story "Felis
Ex
Mechina"
by
E.
O.
Costello.
"Happy
New
Year!" by Lila Firefly (Spontoon
Islands:
1937-1938),
"The
Gaze:
The
Glass Goose" (Part Four) by Warren Hutch,
(Catch
and
Release),
"Luck
of the Dragon: Cold Comfort" (Part Four)
by Walter D. Reimer,
(An
inexpensive
expedition
-
the
second
week
of
the
survival
test)
"Some
Nuptials Are Fairly
Unusual" (Part 4)
by E.O.Costello & M.Mitch Marmel,
(With
Grace
attending,
Willow
regards
Franklin
Stagg.)
"The Otterholt House Massacre" (Chapter 1) by Walter D. Reimer,
(Chief
Detective
Franklin
Stagg
oversees
an
investigation
in
the
New
Haven
of
1926)
all on
the
Story
page.
Lila Firefly is added to
the "Contact!" page - address & email
corrections are welcome.
5
January
2011
More advertising art, including a new Beer Ad page,
New Art Archives for Mitch Marmel's characters
(commissioned art)
including Willow Fawnsworthy, Rosie Baumgartner,
Toni DiFrancesca, & Tali H. Mason, via the Art
Page.
A new illustration by BlueWolf0 has
been added to
"The I Do's of March" (Part 1) by EO Costello & M Mitch Marmel
Two new
illustrations by Roy D. Pounds II have been added to
the story "Felis
Ex
Mechina"
by
E.
O.
Costello.
"The Gaze:
The Glass Goose" (Part Three) by Warren Hutch,
(A
gaze
at
The
Glass
Goose),
"Some
Nuptials Are Fairly
Unusual" (Part 3)
by E.O.Costello & M.Mitch Marmel,
(dinner
with
the
parents
of
the
groom,
&
the
chef
gives
his
respects)
"Luck
of the Dragon: Cold Comfort" (Part Three)
by Walter D. Reimer,
(Cold
urchins
are
found
on
a
sea
island
-
the
first
week
of
the
survival
test)
on
the
Story
page.
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) - 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.
"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

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)
(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 - 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
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.
(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.
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.
Rain Coast Republic
- Proclamation Day is 12 June!
Announcing a
forum 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
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.
Contact e-mail address is
kenfletch'at)comcast.net (substitute @ for 'at))
This is in addition to the Yahoo email address: kenandgiovanna'at)yahoo.com
January-December 2010
(Fifty-one
baskets of updates in 2010)
January-December 2009
(Fourty-three
baskets of updates in 2009)
January-December 2008
(Fifty-one
baskets of updates in 2008)
January-December 2007
(Fifty-seven
baskets of updates in 2007)
January-December 2006
(Seventy-two
baskets of updates in 2006)
January-December 2005
(Sixty-eight
baskets of updates in 2005)
January-December 2004
(Fifty-one updates in 2004)
March-December 2003
(Thirty-two updates to finish
2003)
8 March 2003
Many small updates since December
2002
2001-2002
(Fourteen uploads)
20 August 2001
Webpage launch
9
August
2001
Webpage is rolled down the ramp
to the water
Aloha!