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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We are England
Met a dear friend for a coffee the other day, walking to the appointment through familiar territory. I twice lived in South Norwood in the 1970s, a district of South London (SE25) so named for the great North Wood that covered the land 500 years ago. Some tiny remnants of this once expansive forest remain, as does considerable industrial archaeology and broader social and economic history.
By Raymond G. Taylorabout a month ago in Photography
Analyse this!. Top Story - February 2026.
Wanna know how to improve your writing? There is a simple, quick, tried and tested method. Tried and tested by who? By me, as it happens, and I can guarantee that it will work for you. I know what I am talking about. Not always, of course, but certainly in this case.
By Raymond G. Taylorabout a month ago in Writers
Free £5 voucher
Dear fellow Beckenham resident, Anyone else reading this may need to adapt for context I thought you would be interested to know that Tesco Elmers End is offering a free £5 (or more) voucher to any Beckenham resident. All you need to do to get this amazing offer is to make a complaint through their new, super-sexy, high-tech, AI chatbot service.
By Raymond G. Taylorabout a month ago in Futurism
Tesco: AI and customer service
Please do not read this article. It is not very interesting. It is just the verbatim script of a conversation I had with UK store Tesco's AI chatbot customer service can'thelpline. I have reproduced it verbatim here just for the record. I will send the URL to Tesco Press reps just for fun.
By Raymond G. Taylor2 months ago in Futurism














