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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Quit the begging Wikipedia . Top Story - December 2025.
Have you ever donated money to Wikipedia? I have, but never again. I have made the decision that Wikipedia no longer deserves my financial support. It was never a huge amount but, as a frequent user of the Wiki database, I felt I ought to make a contribution. I would even be happy to make a modest regular contribution... if I thought that the funding model stood up. I don't. No charity that I know of restricts its fundraising activities to just holding out a donations tin. Maybe they have a plan that I am not aware of but who cares? You have to do better than this if you want any more of my money.
By Raymond G. Taylor2 months ago in 01
Shame on you Australia. Content Warning.
What can Australia possibly be thinking? Banning children from accessing social media! Children spend too much time on social media. They should read more books and play more sport. They need to be more outgoing and stop relying on social media for contact with the outside world. They are exposed to too much sex and violence from social media.
By Raymond G. Taylor2 months ago in The Swamp
NPG one year on
Exactly one year ago today I made a visit to the National Portrait Gallery in London. Business currently takes me frequently to Leicester Square, where the nearby NPG makes a delightful stopover. I sometimes allow myself an hour or so there, in quest of inspiration. Seldom do I not find it in one way, shape or form.
By Raymond G. Taylor2 months ago in Art
What price the lady's eyes
Don’t you think it’s fascinating that a single painting can command such a price at auction? I do. I sometimes wonder how much I would pay for a work of art, were money no object to me. I have a similar personal question about what car I would buy for myself, if I had enough money to buy any car I took a fancy to. I suspect I would go no further than a state-of-the-art Audi or BMW. I really couldn’t buy a Rolls Royce, Aston Martin or Ferrari.
By Raymond G. Taylor2 months ago in Art
Goodbye to all that. Top Story - November 2025.
Being released from prison is something that ought to be celebrated. The end of a sentence, the end of captivity, the end of a regrettable time in anyone's life, should they have the misfortune and/or poor judgment, to have found themselves incarcerated. Job done, the price paid, all square with The House (to quote a line from the movie: The Green Mile).
By Raymond G. Taylor3 months ago in Writers
The story that wasn’t
The Summer That Wasn’t? Yes! I thought. This is the one. This will be my first success as an author. $200 first prize will set me up in my new career as a world-famous writer. That night I dreamt about signing copies of my book at a gala launch event.
By Raymond G. Taylor3 months ago in Fiction
Who could she possibly be?
Early evening would often find me sitting by the village green after a walk. It was here that I first saw her. I thought she looked familiar but couldn’t be sure. Once, I went to speak to her, but she was gone before I got close enough.
By Raymond G. Taylor3 months ago in Fiction
