Raymond G. Taylor
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Author living in Kent, England. Writer of short stories and poems in a wide range of genres, forms and styles. A non-fiction writer for 40+ years. Subjects include art, history, science, business, law, and the human condition.
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A naughty boy
Do you recognise this verse: There was a naughty boy And a naughty boy was he He ran away to Scotland The people for to see And he found that the ground Was as hard as a yard was long And a song was as merry As a cherry was red And lead was as weighty And four score was still eighty And a door was as wooden as in England And he stood in his shoes and he wondered he wondered He stood in his shoes and he wondered
By Raymond G. Taylor10 months ago in Writers
A world that time forgot
Captain's log, star date 2225.100 Ship has transitioned from hyperdrive and we are now in visual contact with the target exoplanet. As expected, this planet in the Vega Three Four stellar system is, like our own, largely composed of water. Early spectral analysis confirms much of what our distant-galaxy survey predicted. Planetary crust comprising tectonic land clusters surrounded by contiguous ocean. Atmosphere largely nitrogen with oxygen and other gaseous elements. Organic composition confirms that there is almost certainly life present.
By Raymond G. Taylor10 months ago in Fiction
Almost forever. Honorable Mention in The Life-Extending Conundrum Challenge.
"Will it hurt?" "What?" "Will it hurt?" "Lawrence, you own the biggest analgesia producer in the world, among your many, many startups and acquisitions. Does anything ever need to hurt for you?"
By Raymond G. Taylor11 months ago in Longevity
