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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The Night Watch
I had plenty of time to think about it during those long night shifts. In the end, I couldn’t believe how easy it was. As a security guard at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, I had access to all areas. It took less than twenty minutes during the evening lockup. I slipped into the gallery, carefully razoring the painting out of its frame, before replacing it with a beautifully crafted fake. It would not fool anyone taking a closer look, but it gave me time to get away.
By Raymond G. Taylor3 years ago in Fiction
Simply solving sudoku
I began writing this little book on sudoku solutions shortly after the death and funeral of my dear mother. Before she became ill, Mum liked to do puzzles, including jigsaw puzzles and the word searches and simple crossword-type puzzles to be found in that wonderful magazine Take a Break. She hated sudoku though, as many people do, I suspect because they think that the appearance of the nine Arabic numerals (‘1’ to ‘9’) means that sudoku represents a problem in arithmetic, which it most certainly is not.
By Raymond G. Taylor3 years ago in Gamers
Total darkness
The darkness was total, complete, and merciless. He could see nothing, and it was as if he could feel nothing either. Nothing, that is, apart from the vague notion of an exit in the distance. The phrase ‘a light at the end of the tunnel,’ sprang to mind.
By Raymond G. Taylor3 years ago in Fiction
