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Fiction, stories, tall tales: by contributors
(with an occassional illo by illustrators!)
Mature Rating
Some of these text stories may contain sections with Mature content.

Recent updates for this page:
****  Update 8 March 2010  ****
***  Update 8 February 2010  ***
**  Update 31 January 2010  **
*  Update 27 January 2010  *

"1936 Pacific Basin TT races" by William Earl Haskell
"Scene from the 1936 Pacific Basin TT Races" by William Earl Haskell
(larger file here - 884 Kb)
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/trivialink/


****  Charlie Bellman stories  ****
by Antonia T. Tiger

****  A Proper Little Charlie: Chapter 1  ****
Shortly After "A Funeral in Berlin"
****  Update 8 March 2010  ****



****  The 1,001 MORNINGS  ****
****  of Reggie Buckhorn  ****

  Character by EO Costello in collaboration with Simon Barber,
and stories by a herd of fellow contributors.

  ****  8 March 2010 Update: "Where Is The Song of Songs For Me?"  ****
by E. O. Costello


**  Radio Show Transcripts  **
From a 20 May, 1937 Rain Island radio broadcast:
>>>>  The Four Fools  <<<<
in
**  "A Drain-ium on the Cranium"  **

Posted 11 March 2009
Mature burlesque humor

(Produced by W.D.Reimer, with material by E.O.Costello, M.M.Marmel, & J.T.Urie)


***  **  "The I Do's of March"  **  ***
by M. Mitchell Marmel &
E.O. Costello
Wedding plans. Too many wedding plans?
(February & March, 1937)
Part Twelve: Upload 7 December 2009
Part Thirteen: Upload 21 December 2009
*  Part Fourteen: Upload 27 January 2010  *
**  Part Fifteen: Upload 31 January 2010  **
***  Part Sixteen: Upload 8 February 2010  ***
(ending this story episode)
Inocenta & Don Carlos de Ciervos down aisle (thumbnail) - Art by Podamy - characters by E.O. Costello
Inocenta de Ciervos coming down the aisle at her wedding,
escorted by her father, Don Carlos de Ciervos.
Art by Podamy - http://www.furaffinity.net/user/podamy

Characters by E.O. Costello - Commission by Walt Reimer



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

Extracts from a Diary:
Storm Birds
Amelia after her Songmark training
edited by Simon Barber
(May include the occasional mature situation.)

20 July 1937 - 21 July 1937
"Being the twenty-seventh part of the adventures of Lady Amelia Allworthy
(neé Bourne-Phipps)
having completed her Songmark training.
She’s off to see the world now – hopefully it won’t see her first…"
> Additional text added 6 January 2010  <

Extracts from a Diary:
The Songmark Diary
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)

(May include the occassional mature situation)

"Back Into Daylight"
(May include the occassional mature situation)
Diary Update: 29 June 2009
The return from Kuo Han - after 6 weeks - is the rescue a success?
Diary Update: 8 July 2009 (& 8 July 1937)
Additional recoveries in hospital. Another consultation with Judge Poynter.
Helen gets her marriage liscense.
Diary Update: 10 July 2009
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.
Diary Update: 22 July 2009
Not everyone (in their respective conditions) will get official graduation certificates. Yet.
Amelia's Sand Flea light aeroplane gets a new home.
Diary Update: 27 August 2009
An expected Spontoonie wedding. Maria plans an impromtu fling.
Major Hawkins comes to call and talks of British matters, with some Intelligence.
Diary Update: 2 September 2009
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.
Diary Update: 11 September 2009 (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.
>>> -- <<<

and about this time, Amelia receives a desperate request for assistance:
"Matching Set"
A story by Simon Barber - Mid-July, 1937
rated mature for adult situations

Amelia helps the surviving two Pennington sisters, as they attempt their own version of grief therapy.
A story where you may observe Amelia (Lady Allworthy) outside of her Diary - perhaps to your surprise.

>>> -- <<<
Diary Update: 6 October 2009 (16 & 17 July, 1937)
A not-unexpected rescue at the Italian Embassy.
A surpising gift arrives from the past. Preparations and pre-flights for departure.

Diary Update: 13 October 2009 (18 & 19 July, 1937)
Priestess Oharu assesses Miss Cabot's condition.
Amelia goes to Sacred Island for a different kind of final exam.
The warrior priestessess contemplate some loose ends, and then prepare for their World Tour.

This ends the Diary Extracts section "Back Into Daylight"

> Amelia’s adventures will continue <
 as she heads across the globe, in “Storm Birds”.


^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
While Amelia's illustrated diaries will continue
to be uploaded in sequence on this website,

you may be able to read farther ahead at Simon Barber's

'Spontoon Tales' VCL archive

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Better Than the Rest
by Simon Barber

Beryl Parkesson tells a tale of her
school days at her English public school

Uploaded 7 July 2008

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
A new student for Songmark arrives in September of 1936:

"The Coral Curtain Mystery"
by Simon Barber (and Anonymouse)
(May include the occasional mature situation.)

The Misses Rote continue their education in:
Tales of Crusader Dorm
"Case of the Missing Misdemeanour"
Part 1: Uploaded 1 October 2007
Part 2: Uploaded 16 November 2007
(completing this case)

"The Case of the Compromising Carbon"
(December 1936) Nancy & Alpha Rote encounter a mystery of love
Uploaded 28 July 2008

                                                                                                                                                                                      
Additional Alpha & Nancy Rote stories
are posted at Reese Dorrycott's story archive:
http://www.naorhy.com
Open his "Story" archive page and search
"Tales of Spontoon" for the section "It's a Rote World"
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

The RED DORM
A Story Archive by Simon Barber
of that dormroom of Anti-Socials & Socialists at Songmark Academy
  25 November 2007 Update: "Shell Game"

Songmark Art References and Archive
Update 6 October 2009
(May include the occassional mature situation)
Archive illustrations by Simon Barber, Kjartan, Tom Foster,
Ken Fletcher, Steve Gallacci, & O.T. Grey

Songmark Notes
20 August 2006 Art Update
Dorm members: Class of September 1934



Wo Fang, husband of Wo Shin (thumbnail) - art by Jim Groat; character by Walt Reimer
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/
****  ***  Luck of the Dragon  ***  ****
by Walter D. Reimer
A serial of a family of entrepreneurs thriving on the infamous Krupmark Island.
(May include the occasional mature situation.)

Luck of the Dragon:
Pilgrimage
Summer of 1937 - An obligation for Liberty - with the "Red Dorm" assisting

> A five-part episode <

"Arrangements"
August of 1937, during Speed Week -
a story featuring members of the Ni family:

Part Ten: Update 2 April 2009
Part Eleven: Update 24 April 2009
(ending this section)

Luck of the Dragon:
****  ***  Dealing a Cold Deck  ***  ****
(May include the occasional mature situation.)
September 1937
Chapter 147: Update 27 January 2010  *
**  Chapter 148: Update 31 January 2010  **
(mature situation)

***  Chapter 149: Update 8 February 2010  ***
****  Chapter 150: Update 8 March 2010  ****


(Two story interludes from 1936 - related to Luck of the Dragon)

Snowfall in New Haven
December 1936: An Unlikely Love Story
by
Walter D. Reimer
Flag of the Red Fist

The Red Priest
January 1937: A Case for Sgt. Brush
by Walter D. Reimer


A Few Footnotes on Eastern Island of Spontoon
& Certain Other Subjects of Local Interest
by Taral Wayne
Uploaded 7 December 2009
(cross-posted from Map page & Settings page)


Pursuit!
-by John Urie-

A Spontoon Island serial story from the life of Katie MacArran.
(May include occassional mature situations)

Chapter 55: Update 30 October 2009


The Willow Pages
by M.Mitchell Marmel & EOCostello

The Giant Gnat of Sinatra
A tale of mad exploration, in six (possibly unnatural) acts
- by Marmel, Costello, & Reimer -

Conclusion: Upload 7 December 2009
("The End;
or, if you sign right here,
this lovely tract of Florida waterfront property is yours.")


The Devil Came Down to Spontoon

by Walter Reimer & Mitch Marmel
A Spontoon Story of a Visitor (who is not a Tourist)
A story with a touch of Halloween flavor.

Posted 19 October 2009


SPEED WEEK stories start!
French Speed Week poster (thumbnail) - by Stuart McCarthy
  Speed Week 1935 (French Poster) by Stuart McCarthy
http://duraluminwolf.deviantart.com/


"The Lady of Nîmes"

by John Urie
Keith Lawton, organizer of the Schneider Cup at Spontoon Speed Week,
tells a reporter the story of an unusual entry for the 1935 race.

Part Eight: Update 4 August 2009
Sophia Bianco's racing seaplane has a problem!
Part Nine: Update 12 August 2009
Unexpected assistance!
Part Ten: Update 21 August 2009
  The Histories of Denis Conlon!
Part Eleven: Update 27 August 2009
Unexpected sponsor!
Part Twelve: Update 2 September 2009
A sharp eye for cheating!



Movie (screenplay) Transcripts

A Rain Island movie serial:
The Adventures of Rocket Rat
Screenplay by Walter D. Reimer
Series 1:  “THE MINES OF THE MOON”

Chapter 1:  “A CRY FOR HELP”
Uploaded 6 June 2009

Chapter 2: "MOON OF MYSTERY"
Uploaded 22 July 2009

Rocket Rat splash page - art by Rusty Haller
Lt. Jack Carr, Capt. Rod Stone (Rocket Rat), & Dr. Jane Red Deer
(click here for larger image) - Art by Rusty Haller - http://www.aceandqueenie.com/


"The Trojan Horse"
A short anti-Rain Island film, produced in the USA in 1935.
Screenplay transcribed by Walter D. Reimer
Uploaded 29 May 2009


A Wolf In the Fold

by Antonia T. Tiger
A story of Sergeant Wolf Baginski, of the Rain Island Army Union
Chapter 1 Upload: 30 March 2009
Chapter 2 Upload: 24 April 2009
Chapter 3 Upload: 6 May 2009


New uploads 6 May 2009
May Day Celebrations on Spontoon Island!
 Come contribute to the celebration!

May Day poster 1937
May Day Celebrations on Spontoon Island!
A page of Stories, Art, and Articles via the History page.
A good celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Spontoon Island setting!


Stranded Angel: Chapter 16C
Uploaded 1 August, 2008: A sample chapter
Stranded Angel: Chapter 16D
Uploaded 4 March 2009: A second sample chapter
featuring  Angelica Silfverlindh from Freddy Andersson's SilverAngel comic strip,
by Simon Barber - with art by Fredrick K.T. Andersson.
(Based on the comic strip by Fredrick K.T. Andersson,
with characters by Freddy Andersson,
Simon Barber, & David Reese Dorrycott.

With links to further chapters at http://www.naorhy.com/


“Sinnessteuersymphonie”
A tale of mad science in six movements, with coda

by E.O. Costello
Overture: Introduction & Dedication: Upload 13 October 2009
Movement 1: Upload 7 December 2008
Rusty Haller illustration added 19 January 2009
Rusty Haller illustrations added 3 February 2009

Movement 2: Upload 12 December 2008
Rusty Haller illustration added 16 February 2009
Rusty Haller illustration added 11 March 2009

Movement 3: Upload 15 December 2008
Movement 4: Upload 24 December 2008

Movement 5: Upload 29 December 2008
Movement 6: Upload 31 December 2008
Coda: Upload 31 December 2008

concluding this performance

“Sinnessteuersymphonie” (.rtf)
Download (complete story) as an .rtf (Rich text file - 321 Kbytes)
© E.O. Costello, 2008
Upload 7 December 2008


"Echoes Loudly Waking"
A Gunboat Wars Tale
of Magistrate Harold Poynter
by Walter D. Reimer
Upload 22 January 2009

"Dies Irae"
A Gunboat Wars Tale
of Fr. Augustus Merino, SJ
by Walter D. Reimer
Upload 7 December 2008

"The Black Ship"
A Gunboat Wars Tale
of a villager of Main Island

by Walter D. Reimer
Upload 3 December 2008

"Shriek, Memory"
by Eric O. Costello

(A full-length trial transcript of a Spontoon Island court case in 1937
regarding capital crimes committed in a pirate raid of 1912.)

(With a Coda in the form of notes by an attorney present at the trial.)
(This is indeed full-length, and the equivalent of an 87-page transcript.)
Upload 3 December 2008

"Invoking Cloture"
a sequel to "Shriek, Memory"
by Walt Reimer & Eric Costello
Upload 4 March 2009

Kypriakos-Volstead Aircraft
a brief history by Walter D. Reimer
Illustrated by Fredrik K T Andersson
Upload 24 December 2008


A convention visit to the KHAN-TIKI resort
(via Wm. Van Ness)


"Ius Primae Noctis"
A new morning for Dr. James Meffit
by E.O. Costello
Upload 17 November 2008


****  Charlie Bellman stories  ****
by Antonia T. Tiger

Funeral in Berlin
****  A Proper Little Charlie: Chapter 1  ****
Shortly After "A Funeral in Berlin"
****  Update 8 March 2010  ****
Arrival: A news article
Counsular Duties
Perhaps a typical evening for a British Consular officer
Picnic With Pistols
A meet-and-greet with friends at an Eastern Island pistol range
Token Anarchist: Part One
A Speed Week dance begins at the British Embassy

Token Anarchist: Part Two: Wednesday morning
Captain the Lady Helen Todd & crew fly the Cloverleaf Derby

Token Anarchist: Part Three
Daring and skilled manuevers
Token Anarchist: Part Four
A finish; a racing finish; landings.
ending this story sequence


A Wolf In the Fold
by Antonia T. Tiger
A story of Sergeant Wolf Baginski, of the Rain Island Army Union



"Stranded Angel: Autumn 1936"
a serial Story (& art) by Simon Barber & Reese Dorrycott

featuring  Angelica Silfverlindh from Freddy Andersson's SilverAngel comic strip,
 and other Spontoon characters
Part 10 Uploaded 16 May 2006
(additional chapters at other linked websites September 2006)
Freddy Andersson 'SilverAngel' Art Upload 23 July 2006

(May include the occassional mature situation)
Freddy Andersson 'SilverAngel' Art Upload: 7 July 2008

Stranded Angel: Chapter 16C
Uploaded 1 August, 2008: A sample chapter
Stranded Angel: Chapter 16D
Uploaded 4 March 2009: A second sample chapter
by Simon Barber - with art by Fredrick K.T. Andersson.
(Based on the comic strip by Fredrick K.T. Andersson,
with characters by Freddy Andersson,
Simon Barber, & David Reese Dorrycott.

Further chapters at http://www.naorhy.com/


Tales from Rain Island
stories by Walter D. Reimer

Red Lightning
BY WALTER D. REIMER
Uploaded 8 July 2009
Not there for just the pastrami

Brightwater Smith test-fires the MT-1 submachinegun
"This is Captain Brightwater Smith, bighorn ewe, and commander of
 the Rain Island Naval Syndicate's Landing Forces. She is test-firing
 their newest weapon, the Mastny MT-1 submachine gun."
 Character & weapon design by Walter D. Reimer.
 Art by Seth C. Triggs - http://www.bibp.com/

EQUALIZER
By Walter D. Reimer, Mitch Marmel, & Eric Costello

Chapter Nine: Upload 5 June 2009
Chapter Ten: Upload 12 June 2009
(ending this serial story)
Illustrations added: by freelancer89 & Seth Triggs
Upload 17 June 2009

Mastny type 1 submachine gun - image by freelancer89
MT-1 submachinegun - image by freelancer89 http://www.furaffinity.net/user/freelancer89/

From Walt Reimer - "The weapon's chambered for 9mm (pistol round, but slightly more powder),
 30 round magazine. At 2 feet 4 inches long and a loaded weight of 9 pounds, it's good for most
anthros. The ejector port is on the top of the gun, with an adjustable deflector to keep the
spent cartridges from flying in your face. The muzzle compensator comes off to fit a suppressor
 for covert Rain Island Army Union missions or Naval Syndicate boarding actions."
from the story "The Equalizer" by Reimer, Marmel, & Costello
Larger image file is linked here.


A Busy Half-Century
BY WALTER D. REIMER
A history of the Rain Coast told in story
Part One: Proclamation: Upload 8 June 2008
Part Two: Recognition: Upload 20 June 2008
Part Three: Constitution: Upload 27 June 2008
Part Four: War (and Peace): Upload 7 July 2008
Part Five: Gunboats: Upload 22 July 2008
Part Six: Contracts: Upload 24 August 2008
Part Seven: Changes: Upload 11 October 2008
Part Eight: Proclamation Day: Upload 29 December 2008
(completing these stories)

A Leaf in the Wind
How Jian came from Kuo Han to Rain Island.
(May include some Mature situations and language.)
Chapter 3: Update 10 March 2008
Chapter 4: Update 14 May 2008
Chapter 5: Update 28 July 2008

Sub Rosa
Epilog: Update 1 February 2008
(ending this episode)

Events in the military intellegence and cryptography career of Ranua Milikonu;
serving the Spontoon Island Independencies, via the Rain Island Naval Syndicate.
(Continuing from "The Woodcarver's Son".)

The Woodcarver's Son
A young Spontoon Guide trains at the Rain Island Naval Syndicate
(Ranua Milikonu, previous to"Sub Rosa")


SEAHAWK

The adventures of  Ensign Halli Amura, RINS,
seaplane aviator.
Chapter 22 Upload 7 July 2007
(story complete)

An Officer and a Shaman
An odd story of mystery and intrigue set in the Rain Coast

(story complete)

Mission of the Raven
A ship of the Rain Island Naval Syndicate
(story complete)


Speed Week 2008 Logo

  - Speed Week stories and art on linked webpages -
Update 27 August 2009: "Lady of Nîmes"  Part 11

Spontoon archives ad - 2 dancers


Kocha Koi
by Walter D. Reimer, Mitch Marmel, & Eric Costello

 
Pirate Submarine or Privateer Submarine?
Chapter 14 Upload: 22 July 2008
(Kjartan art added: 28 July 2008)
(ending this story)

Samantha & Max Vreeland from the story "Kocha Koi" - art by Cherushi (w/Amonomega)
Samantha & Max Vreeland
Art by Cherushi - http://cheru-cheru.deviantart.com/ - (with Amonomega)
Larger file (588 KBytes) Here - Characters by Reimer, Marmel, & Costello

The events from Chapter 7 of Kocha Koi,
told from another point of view:

Chivalry Isn't Dead
by E. O. Costello

Art by Fio Purrfetti - http://www.furaffinity.net/user/fio/

Uploaded 30 April 2008



Thievery
by Mauricio Tavares

A cautionary tale of tourism and crime
Uploaded 14 May 2008

Capt. Gary's Log
sailing along with the Sloop, RED WOLF
(transcribed and edited by Wm. Van Ness)

Episodes & yarns from cruising the Spontoon sea islands!
A Log entry Uploaded  19 November 2007


  The Casebook of Inspector Stagg
by
EO Costello
Collections of short stories, and a serialized mystery, "The Wolf Without Wings."
Featuring Spontoon Island's first professional police detective,
a political refugee. Narrated by his assistant, Sgt. Brush.
Illustrations by Kjartan & Ken Fletcher

"The Wolf Without Wings"
by E.O. Costello
A serialized story complete in 5 parts,
introducing Sgt. Brush and Inspector Stagg.

"What Goes Up..."
by E.O. Costello

How Sgt. Brush became the first Detective in the Spontoon Island Constabulary.
(18 February 2007)

"Duet for Pride and Piano"
by M.Mitchell Marmel & E.O. Costello
Inspector Stagg has a part in this holiday celebration: December 1936

The Pickering Papers
by E.O. Costello
An overview of the influences on
Cheif Constable A. Abel Pickering's career through December 1936
(Art update 10 August 2006)

The Pickering Papers: A Clean Start
as told to Walter D. Reimer
by the prisoner Silas Lashley
of the Prince Kropotkin Penitentiary, Tillamooka
Uploaded 24 December 2007

The Catto Comeback
(Nominated for the 2006 Ursa Major Awards)
by M. Mitchell Marmell & E.O. Costello

Inspector Stagg (& others) go on journeys of discovery: January 1937
Part 15 Update: 29 November 2006
(concluding this story)

Inspector Stagg Radio Plays!
"A Window Into the Soul"
"All Is Not Gold That Glitters"
"A Greenhouse Divided"

"The Light That Failed"

Radio-play Transcripts done from the NBC radio network series in 1938:
"The Adventures of Inspector Stagg"
by EO Costello

"Bright Lights"
by E. O. Costello
Dr. Meffitt, Medical Examiner, narrates an investigation
by Sgt Brush and Inspector Stagg


The Willow Pages
by M.Mitchell Marmel & EOCostello

Episodes featuring the resourceful Minkerton's operative Willow Fawnsworthy,
revealing some secrets of her past and surprises in her future.
Including:
"Meet Jane Doe"
"Contrition:  It's Not Just For Breakfast Anymore"
14 September: Art added to the Willow & Reggie Art Archive
"The Giant Gnat of Sinatra"
(This story episode complete: 7 December 2009)

****  The 1,001 MORNINGS  ****
****  of Reggie Buckhorn  ****

  Character by EO Costello in collaboration with Simon Barber,
and stories by a herd of fellow contributors.

****  8 March 2010 Update: "Where Is The Song of Songs for Me?"  ****
by EO Costello

Reggie Buckhorn is firmly against all adventuring and Saving theWorld,
when he's in the Spontoons. Actions like these would interfere with his ability
 to enjoy a quiet glass of refreshment. Or two. Or three.
Nevertheless, Reggie makes his impact felt on Spontoon society,
in his own high-spirited fashion. Snooty head-waiters and impatient rozzers,
you have been warned! Pour yourself a generous G&T and read about Reggie's
various attempts to combat the boredom of the hours outside cocktail hour.

***  Let's Doe It [Let's Fall In Love]  ***
The Romantic Misadventures of Reggie & Willow!
characters & stories by M Mitchell Marmel & EOCostello

Beginning with their meeting in September 1936, told from both points of view.
***  "The I Do's of March"  ***
(8 February 2010: This episode now complete)

"Inocenta Until Proven Guilty"
by EO Costello & Mitch Marmel
Leslie duCleds has his own romantic entanglements!
(episode complete)

Sympathy From The Devil
by E.O. Costello, M. Mitch Marmel, Walter Reimer, & J.T. Urie
A Spontoon Story
set in the People's Republic of New Haven
with a definite Halloween horror story atmosphere.

Posted 19 November, 2007

"Valentines Dazed"
by EO Costello, Mitch Marmel, & Walt Reimer
January & February of 1937, as experienced by Willow & Reggie, & friends.
Chapter 23: Update 2 December 2007
ending this episode

"Opening Day"
by E. O. Costello

Gwladys Buckhorn and her Family at Home
Posted 21 June 2007

Reggie & Willow's Art Archive
(with additional characters and illustrations)


Radio Show Transcripts!
Written by E.O. Costello, M. Mitchell Marmel, W.D.Reimer & guest writers

"Who Walked In? The Story of the Four Fools"
A short history by Walter D. Reimer

"The Four Fools"
Mature burlesque humor
(Produced by W.D.Reimer, with material by E.O.Costello, M.M.Marmel, & J.T.Urie)
'Military Morons'
Posted 21 June 2007
'Trouble At Mill'
 
Posted 8 May 2007
"Syndicated Saps"
Posted 17 December 2007
"Tropical Troublemakers"
Posted 13 January 2008
"Fools' Gold"
Posted 1 August 2008
"Vostok Follies"
Posted 11 March 2009
****  "A Drain-ium on the Cranium"  ****

Posted 31 January 2010
Mature burlesque humor


"The Highwayman!"

Show 2: 'The Honey Trap'

Update 2 December 2006
Show 3: 'Tavern of Death'
Update 25 March 2007


"The Headline Chaser"
Show 1: 'Curiousity Exiled the Cat'
Update 12 October 2006
Show 2: 'If You Can't Stand the Heat...'
Update 15 October 2006
Show 3: 'Copra and Robbers'
Update 30 November 2006


"Rosie's Place"

The 1938 Christmas show: "Gift of the Magpie"

Update 23 December, 2006


The Adventures of Inspector Stagg
Show 4:
Update 23 July, 2006

"Bright Lights"
By E.O. Costello
Dr. Meffitt, Medical Examiner, narrates an investigation
by Sgt Brush and Inspector Stagg (Upload 13 June, 2007)

The Spontoon War
A Special Halloween Broadcast!

(As performed by The Spapoop Mystical Theater of the Air)
(and broadcast Halloween, 1936, with surprising results.)
transcribed and edited by W.D.Reimer & M.M. Marmel
Upload: 31 October 2008


"Spring 1936" a Story (& art) by Simon Barber
**********************************************

  If you are looking for
Reese Dorrycott's "OHARU" stories
(incorporating "Nightmares Are Not Always Dreams"):
Starting late May 2006, revised & new chapters

  may be found at Reese's archive:
(a Mature rated website)
http://www.naorhy.com/
Check his "Stories" page under the new archive title:
"Tales of Spontoon"
*****************************************


Keeping the Lights Burning

an adventure of the Navigational Aid Service
by Richard B. (Rick) Messer
An serial of the buoytender ship Ida Lewis and her crew.
14 May 2008: Chapter 13
24 August 2008:  Epilogue

Exciting Air Adventures
by Bruce Grant

Beginning a serial of new arrivals to the Spontoon Islands. A risky flight for crew and seaplane.
"The Italian Job"


  Bernie & Cheebles
A trail of letters, missives, epistles & telegrams beginning in 1930, marking the World Journey
of a Gentleman and his Valet. Republished from the early issues of the Spontoon Island amateur journal.
as collected and edited by
Stu Shiffman

The Master Detection Conference
Being a further account of the 1930 adventures of Bernie & Cheebles and their encounters with the sages
at the Master Detection Conference held at the Marlebone Hotel in the Spontoon Islands.
Including: The Testimony of Barron "Broadway Barry" Minsky
(Taken in the presense of Inspector Osamu Levene of the Spontoon Islands Constabulary,
Mick and Maura Charleston, Mr. Bernie Wister and Cheebles.)
  transcribed & edited by Stu Shiffman


Vostok Expedition
A clipping from Stu Shiffman from the
Journal of the Knickerbocker Museum of Natural History:
an anthropological expedition to the Vostok Islands in 1935,
as reported by Abel Byrd, Ph.D.


MAY DAY Celebrations!
Essays & art, and including stories by EOCostello, Walt Reimer & Mitch Marmel

Updates on 1 May 2008



Scouting Party
by Charles M. K. Horner
Chapter 3: Observation Post 33
(An excerpt from the story serialized in "The Island Navigator" in 1967)
Uploaded 25 February 2008



Welcome to visitors from the Ursa Major Awards!
Nominated contributions from 2006 include
"Cato Comeback" & art for "Sire Relief"