http://www.openwriting.com/ Openwriting Web magazine features a feast of words from regular columnists, U3A writers and other authors. Every day there is something new to read in Openwriting. 2010-03-21T11:02:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2010/03/this_and_that.php Ah but why had he been invited into the house? Richard Mallinson tells a tale that will leave you guessing.... Fast Fiction Richard Mallinson 2010-03-21T11:02:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2010/03/rachmaninovs_rh.php If Rachmaninov had been a footballer his manager would undoubtedly have called him a natural declares Paul Serotsky while introducing the composer’s bewitchingly blended and matchless rhapsody.... Views And Reviews Paul Serotsky 2010-03-21T10:02:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2010/03/sunday_best.php A brother is not always pleased to see his sister, as Owen Clement's tale reveals.... Clement's Corner Owen Clement 2010-03-21T09:02:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2010/03/113_machu_picch_1.php Eric Biddulph describes his visit to one of the world's leading tourist attractions. Eric’s book The First Seventy Years can be obtained for £10 by contacting http://mary@bike2.wanadoo.co.uk or telephoning 01484-658175. All the cash raised by the book goes to a... The First Seventy Years Eric Biddulph 2010-03-21T08:02:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2010/03/chapter_32_4.php ...Early on, we promised James we would take him, and some of his friends, on a special holiday anywhere he wanted to go, when he was well enough. This was by way of giving him a dream, something to look... A Life Less Lost K B Walker 2010-03-20T12:02:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2010/03/prologue_2_2.php Raymon Benedyk traces his family roots back to the 'shtetl' of Topola near the city of Lodz in Poland.... Lest It Be Forgotten After I Am Gone Raymon Benedyk 2010-03-20T11:14:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2010/03/the_sugar_bird_1.php ...Robin approached the Western Australian Department of Health for permission to carry out a vaccination program in the North and North West of the state. Permission granted, she borrowed money and bought a Cessna 182. On 22 May 1967 she... Bonzer Words! Paula Wilson 2010-03-20T11:02:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2010/03/affenruchen_1.php Message by Keith Roelofse from East London... About Our Words Peter Hinchliffe 2010-03-20T09:02:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2010/03/dreams_7.php William Burkholder’s poem celebrates the saving grace of dreams.... North American Dreaming W B Burkholder 2010-03-20T08:02:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2010/03/people_they_lau_16.php Val Yule says that much human progress has relied on the efficiency of co-operation, even more than the spur of competition.... Useful And Fantastic Val Yule 2010-03-20T07:58:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2010/03/lord_of_the_fli_7.php …Film adaptations can sometimes disappoint, when they change a story, move the setting, leave out characters, and change the plot. The makers of this film do not seem to have understood the novel or realised that it is an allegory…... The Scrivener Brian Barratt 2010-03-19T12:28:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2010/03/ikea_syndrome.php If you are one of the millions who have shopped at an IKEA story you will associate with every word in Ronnie Bray's brilliantly funny article.... Letter From America Ronnie Bray 2010-03-19T12:02:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2010/03/swinging_arms_1.php Enid Blackburn looks back to yesteryear and the days of Whit Walks.... In Good Company Enid Blackburn 2010-03-19T11:02:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2010/03/when_to_do_it.php Never mind what he did, When did he do it? Ron Pataky has more fun with words. Do visit Ron's chuckle-filled Web site http://worlds-premiere-ransom-note-factory.us/... Dr Ron's Laughter Clinic Ron Pataky 2010-03-19T10:02:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2010/03/39_divisionalis.php Robert Owen tells of the biggest change in the history of the giant Tyneside manufacturing firm, Reyrolle.... The Reyrolle Story Robert Owen 2010-03-19T09:02:00+00:00