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 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. Taylor11 months ago in Fiction
You complete me
Ah, so you finally join me after all these years… Yes, indeed, it took some time but I am glad to be here. Such a delight for me to see the gap filled. I had been grasping for a resolution toward the end of my career and now you have brought it to me. Thus may I rest.
By Raymond G. Taylor12 months ago in Fiction
Playing a long way from home
It was a fantastic gig. Their first tour of Ireland: Monroe's Live in Galway. The Irish press were there, the group all in the special stage costumes and best makeup. The audience was amazing, demanding two encores before the house hit the power.
By Raymond G. Taylor12 months ago in Fiction
Hit the road... er... Gary?. AI-Generated.
The following story is AI generated. It was generated using an input string aimed at replicating the thoughts I had in mind when I wrote a wetware-generated story: Hit the Road Jack. By this I mean that I wrote Hit the Road Jack, and then wondered whether I could be bested by an AI. What do you think? Here is the story, 100% AI, and I make no comment here. Please feel free to draw your own conclusions, which I would be pleased to read in comments. If you would like to, please comment on whether you liked the AI story and, if you have the time, compare it with my own story. I would be interested to know which one you prefer and why. This is all part of my ongoing personal investigation into the uses of generative AI and any pros and cons. I am grateful to D.K. Shepard for their thoughtful article that inspired me to try out this little experiment.
By Raymond G. Taylorabout a year ago in Fiction
When Nigel met Ronald
Long, long ago, in a land far away... Well, actually, not that long ago and in a land quite close to here... there lived a foolish man called Nigel, who had a really clever, and incredibly beautiful, daughter called Billion. Nigel's daughter Billion had gorgeous golden-blond hair and was a mathematical genius. She was also a professor of astrophysics at the prestigious University of Fingerinhoe in Essex, England (er... yes, that is a real place... although it doesn't really have a university. Call it poetic licence).
By Raymond G. Taylorabout a year ago in Fiction
Fear and the forest
Father had promised her a day of adventure but what did she get? An afternoon at the playground by the woods. Parking the big motorcar he loved so much, he wouldn't even come to push her on the swings. He just lit up another cigarette and read his newspaper, sitting behind the wheel.
By Raymond G. Taylorabout a year ago in Fiction
