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Lawrence G. Taylor
Strangers in Another Country – A Short Story
by Lawrence G. Taylor
Price:
$2.00 USD.
Words: 16,360.
Language:
English.
Published: February 21, 2023 by
Lawrence G. Taylor.
Categories:
Fiction » Young adult or teen, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Literary, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Historical
Moby is only one of the countless people originally from the Caribbean and countries from the African continent who have relocated to Sweden and become a part of the black diaspora there. His life in the Nordic region has given him reasonable contentment. Moby is fond of dating women but avoids protracted relationships, which might be a personality fault or from fear of commitment. He is...
Strangers in Another Country
by Lawrence G. Taylor
Price:
$4.00 USD.
Words: 40,310.
Language:
English.
Published: February 9, 2023 by
Lawrence G. Taylor.
Categories:
Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Literature » Literary, Fiction » Historical » General
Set in London and Stockholm in the late 1960s, these four stories are driven more by characters than by action. The protagonists face social, economic, and existential problems. David frets about discrimination in the workplace but is rude and vain during a dispute with his girlfriend. Charlie is a poet suffering from the blues and disillusioned with life. By chance, Charlie meets a new male...
Darker than Blue -- This Mortal Coil
by Lawrence G. Taylor
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 9,920.
Language:
English.
Published: December 12, 2022 by
Lawrence G. Taylor.
Categories:
Fiction » Humor & comedy » Satire
Description 1.10.22 Will Boy Blue avoid a ten-year prison term after his mental institution release? Darker Than Blue - a Mortal Coil is a dystopian short story set in the fictitious nation Atlantis Island in 2030. The inhabitants have various hues: pink, yellow, brown, and darker-than-blue. Boy Blue, the antihero, is a psychiatric patient who suffers from seasonal depression and recurring...
Dos Chicas en un Café
by Lawrence G. Taylor
Price:
$1.00 USD.
Words: 3,140.
Language:
Spanish.
Published: December 12, 2022 by
Lawrence G. Taylor.
Categories:
Fiction » Women's fiction » Chick lit, Fiction » Historical » General
Descripción: una historia corta intrigante en la que un joven se convierte en el sujeto de una conversación polémica entre Felicity y Ruth, que alguna vez fueron amigos cercanos. Tienen diferentes impresiones sobre el carácter del hombre. La pregunta es si las dos chicas tienen el extremo derecho del palo. "Contemporáneo, ingenioso, honesto e irónico". "La narrativa es muy descriptiva, y el...
Religion As Tormentor Of The Soul & Negative Refuge – An Essay
by Lawrence G. Taylor
Price:
$1.05 USD.
Words: 5,350.
Language:
English.
Published: December 12, 2022 by
Lawrence G. Taylor.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Essays
Foreword I wrote this essay as an assignment during my university days which was in the late 70s. Go Tell It On The Mountain was the first novel I read by James Baldwin, and I enjoyed it immensely. Religion was very much a part of my life while growing up. My parents were practising Christians, so I had to attend church Sunday morning mass and Sunday school at midday and occasionally...
Betty And The Black Puppy
by Lawrence G. Taylor
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 5,240.
Language:
English.
Published: December 12, 2022 by
Lawrence G. Taylor.
Categories:
Fiction, Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Literature » Literary, Fiction » Historical » General
"The most interesting feature of the book for me is how the author masterly writes about relationships, interactions, and personal reactions." -- Customer's Review Betty and the Black Puppy is a story about a young Scottish woman and her love of animals, which leads to a dispute with her much older Caribbean boyfriend David. The dispute arises over an abandoned puppy in need of shelter. However...
The Eternal Struggle: An Amorous Story
by Lawrence G. Taylor
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 33,590.
Language:
English.
Published: December 12, 2022 by
Lawrence G. Taylor.
Categories:
Fiction, Fiction » Literature » Literary
Updated 6.1.23: The story first appeared in third person, but a year ago I changed the storytelling to first person. The narrative is set in Stockholm, Sweden in the early 70s. I've chosen the categories literary, contemporary & historical fiction The story presents a psychological portrait of gender struggle between the two main characters, James is from the Caribbean and Maud is from Sweden...
Making Sense Of Past Time
by Lawrence G. Taylor
Price:
$3.74 USD.
Words: 64,530.
Language:
English.
Published: December 11, 2022 by
Lawrence G. Taylor.
Categories:
Fiction » Young adult or teen
Description Through the prism of memory, middle-aged Harry sets out to recapture his youthful years and the right but mostly wrong turnings he made. Making Sense of Past Time is a coming-of-age story of an idealistic young man's attempt to escape his provincial hometown in pursuit of a life of enrichment. Just age twenty, Harry could not know that leaving his country to enter another would...
A Day in The Life of Charlie Cheddar
by Lawrence G. Taylor
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 4,510.
Language:
English.
Published: December 10, 2022 by
Lawrence G. Taylor.
Categories:
Fiction » Urban, Fiction » Literature » Literary, Fiction » Historical » General
Description A tragicomedy: Charlie Cheddar suffers from sensual deprivation. He practised celibacy and yoga for three years to liberate himself from thought-provoking fantasies and desires. Charlie espoused a hermit's way of life after being pissed off with relentless teasing from friends and foes about his failure to find a girlfriend. He is zealous in his admiration of book knowledge and has...
Tell Me Who My Enemy Is – a four-act closet drama
by Lawrence G. Taylor
Price:
$5.00 USD.
Words: 12,980.
Language:
English.
Published: December 8, 2022 by
Lawrence G. Taylor.
Categories:
Fiction » Literature » Literary
The scene is an outdoor café near a lake. It is early autumn in the 70s in Stockholm. Berry an Afro-West Indian and two Swedish cronies Gun and Kerstin are socialising. Sam, the Afro-American in time, encroaches on the trio. The black men have conflicting views about how it is to live in Sweden. Berry is belligerent towards Sam: suspects him to have something up his sleeve. Sam, on the other...
Two Girls in a Café
by Lawrence G. Taylor
Price:
$1.50 USD.
Words: 2,970.
Language:
English.
Published: December 8, 2022 by
Lawrence G. Taylor.
Categories:
Fiction » Historical » General
TWO GIRLS IN A CAFÉ London, England: The 60s. Two Girls in the Café is about an English and an American who were once close friends, meeting for old-time for a cup of tea, chatting and giggling to the delight of their hearts. By chance, the American sees a young man in the street walking she claims to know. The English girl is surprised since she also claims to know the young man, and the idea...
Binky's Reverie
by Lawrence G. Taylor
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 13,750.
Language:
English.
Published: December 8, 2022 by
Lawrence G. Taylor.
Categories:
Fiction » Coming of age, Fiction » Romance » Multicultural & Interracial
For those without luck or courage for a consummate love Binky's Reverie is a YA story that first appeared in my debut book, Strangers in Another Country––a short story collection. The story is about the coming of age of Binky Brown, a young Guyanese man with an idealised view of love and, to a lesser degree, about his quest for self-realisation and his place and calling in life. Linda is a...
The Ballad of Calle and Maja -- Novella
by Lawrence G. Taylor
Price:
$3.00 USD.
Words: 12,640.
Language:
English.
Published: December 8, 2022 by
Lawrence G. Taylor.
Categories:
Fiction, Fiction » Literature » Literary, Fiction » Women's fiction » Chick lit, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary
A slice of Romance Realism: a poignant love story for readers of all ages and walks-of-life. Maja sends Calle crushes, and he is flattered and becomes infatuated. But Calle suffers from low self-esteem. As his affection for Maja grows, his fear of failure begins to kick in. For years Calle was lonely, desperate, and vulnerable, had experienced a string of disheartening one-night stands and...