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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Loving you has only just begun
Expect to see more of this photographic exploration of the Kent coastal town of Margate and nearby areas from me. This is my new home-to-be. Part of the Cinque Ports confederation, which dates back to around 1050, Margate sits at the far north-eastern point of Kent. The term Cinque Ports was first used in the 12th century, at a time when the official language throughout England was Norman French. Over the centuries, this language became assimilated with the Saxon, Danish, Celtic and other languages, evolving into modern English.
By Raymond G. Taylorabout a month ago in Wander
City thrice holy
My visit to Israel in the 1990s felt like a homecoming. Don’t ask me why. A quick tour of Jerusalem took in many historic and religious sites. Not least the excavations beside the Western (or Wailing) Wall. Here, becloaked scholars read ancient Hebrew scrolls, praying with their voices, hearts, minds and bodies. Here, Roman street divides modern office and apartment blocks. Here, east meets west, Jew lives alongside Arab. Here the most holy of Christian monuments has a church that is bisected by a line cutting through two walls, floor, ceiling and alter. One side Catholic, the other Greek Orthodox.
By Raymond G. Taylorabout a month ago in Wander
Do you understand haiku?
Do you ever get sidetracked when writing? I do. I think it must be in the nature of the creative mind to draw connections and have a need to explore them. Since the World Wide Web became established in the 1990s, this has become a lot easier to do. The phenomenon being described as ‘going down a wormhole.’ Sometimes a distraction, but I have written some of my best work when I have disappeared down one web wormhole or another. It also happened in the days when most of my research was book based so we can't blame it on the internet. Book research was just slower. These days, guided by my AI friend, it is much, much quicker.
By Raymond G. Taylorabout a month ago in Poets
Far far away from me
Sedna made the final approach, unaware of her proximity to the icy, rocky comet. Her solitary mission: the first ever comet walk. Suspended animation was necessary for the three-year flight, to preserve water and oxygen and to protect the astronaut from the effects of isolation until she could be reawakened.
By Raymond G. Taylor2 months ago in Fiction
