The Voyager Series
The official home of the Voyager Series. Find out what happens when Voyager 1 gets picked up by two itinerant spacecombers from Morys Minor...WUFOOB
woke up, fell out of bed
"I read the news today, oh boy."
A sincere and unequivocal attempt to make nonsense of a range of topical issues of the day...Short Stories
Here is a catalogue of my prose writings, including children's fiction, short stories, non-sequiturs and odd scraps of surrealism with or without a straightforward narrative. Don't believe me? Well, to prove it, here's a picture of a man being fired from a cannon:
Dark Matter
Scientists are racing to find dark matter in the universe. You may find some of it here in the form of conspiracy theories, dark secrets, sinister and bizarre tales...The Moonwalkers
The only people ever to have set foot on an astronomical object other than Earth...Featured Page
Tip Jar
The downloads on this site (e.g. pdf versions of Earthwatch and Shackleton's Shed) are free. If you would like to donate a small sum of money to be invested in the upkeep of the site then please scroll down to the bottom of this page and click on the 'Donate' button. Somebody sometime has got to make money from the internet. Let it be me.Awards
This intergalactically recognised award was presented to The Speed Of Dark Blog by The Speed Of Dark Awards Commission.
I am delighted to have been nominated for the 2012 Tony Blair Ducking Under The Bar Award for boldly raising the bar and diving under it. I knew I had the potential to be a great underachiever. 
I've racked up another prestigious award - the Eric Morecambe 'Mister Preview' Prize. According to the award citation, The Speed Of Dark Blog contains material that ranks with the finest literary works in history. All the right letters are there, but not necessarily in the right order. -
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Tag Archives: Voyager
Free ebook!
What would happen if aliens discovered the Voyager space probe? The ebook version of ‘Through The Wormhole, Literally’ is currently available FREE from Smashwords. Use the code SW79C at checkout (offer good throughout August 2019)… The Voyager 1 space probe … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Story, Voyager Series
Tagged humorous book, smashwords, Through The Wormhole Literally, Voyager
Through The Wormhole, Literally
Through The Wormhole, Literally The book is now available from Amazon! This is your opportunity to find out what might happen if the Voyager probe was picked up in space by extraterrestrials. The Voyager 1 space probe was launched by … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Nonsense, Story, Voyager Series
Tagged comic fiction, extraterrestrials, Through The Wormhole Literally, Voyager
Greetings from Earth! Have you eaten yet?
The Speed Of Dark’s contribution to Christmas 2012 is a new short story called Santa Comes Down The Wormhole featuring our cherished aliens, smolin9 and polkingbeal67. One of my favourite bits is where smolin9 and polkingbeal67 listen to the greetings … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Nonsense, Science, Story
Tagged Amoy, Annie Druyan, Carl Sagan, golden record, Jimmy Carter, Kurt Waldheim, NASA, polkingbeal67, smolin9, Voyager, Xmas story
