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. 2012-02-03T12:12:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2012/02/wagners_ring_cy.php Huddersfield Recorded Music Society members had a special treat this week. Jim Bostwick introduced them to the first complete cycle recorded in stereo of Richard Wagner's four "Ring'' operas - some say the best ever recordings of these monumental works.... Open Features Jim Bostwick 2012-02-03T12:12:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2012/02/another_look_at_1.php Brian Barratt, continuing his ruminations on the origin and meanings of perhaps the best-loved work in the operatic canon, indicates direct links to Masonic ritual.... The Scrivener Brian Barratt 2012-02-03T12:02:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2012/02/the_national_tr_2.php "On average, 3 film crews are using National Trust locations every day of the year. As we start to think about awards season, including the Oscars on February 26, we’re showcasing some of the best places to retrace the steps... National Trust News Phil Harper 2012-02-03T11:44:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2012/02/lessons_that_co_1.php ...Once, when I heard a woman say her goal was to live a life that defied explanation, I was seized with envy... Ace columnist Leanne Hunt considers the course of her life.... Through Lattice Windows Leanne Hunt 2012-02-03T11:02:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2012/02/a_pint_or_two_o.php Wine helps another day along for the great diarist Samuel Pepys.... Sam Pepys – His Diary Samuel Pepys 2012-02-03T10:02:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2012/02/thirteen_3.php Inspector Hartley and Sergeant Khan go in search of a missing girl. John Waddington-Feather continues his intriguing murder mystery story.... The Museum Mystery John Waddington-Feather 2012-02-03T09:02:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2012/02/the_early_bird_1.php Ron Pataky reminds us that there are two sides to every meal.... Dr Ron's Laughter Clinic Ron Pataky 2012-02-03T08:02:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2012/02/humanticide_hum_1.php Dan Bloom, a freelance writer based in Taiwan where he blogs for the Polar Cities Research Institute, profiles a new ecological term coined by Michael Adzema in Oregon.... Open Features Dan Bloom 2012-02-02T12:12:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2012/02/dont_be_alarmed_1.php ...Thus the burglar alarm has its eye on us. It waits to mock us if we put a foot wrong. It knows if we are trying to trick it by remaining in the house when it has been set... The... Skidmore's Island Ian Skidmore 2012-02-02T12:02:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2012/02/thirty_2.php ...Harry looked at the glass in his hand and put it on the table. He carried his breeding as easily as he wore his shirt. Harry Simms was elegant even when he was not trying. He was a gentleman, and... Flood Emma Cookson 2012-02-02T11:02:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2012/02/post_125.php ...Nothing is more noble or makes a finer sight to the dog lover than the rippling black mane of the Chien de Berger Belge moving in the evening’s breeze as she surveys all the land around with stiff erect pointed... Letter From America Ronnie Bray 2012-02-02T10:02:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2012/02/fibromyalgia_1.php Tina Trivett's poem concerns chronic pain.... Down The Holler Tina Trivett 2012-02-02T09:02:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2012/02/13_rodeo_1.php Jack Merewood is thrilled by what he sees at his first visit to a rodeo.... It's A Great Life Jack Merewood 2012-02-02T08:02:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2012/02/the_silver_scre_1.php ...The auditorium was without embellishment of any sort: just a plain box. The movie began without preamble, except for a couple of cheap, car dealer commercials. The sound was crisp – and deafening. Even a key turning in a lock... American Pie John Merchant 2012-02-01T12:28:00+00:00 http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2012/02/savers_and_spen.php Michael Poyntz, the Canadian poet, brings two diametrically opposed attitudes to life.... Dusk To Dusk Michael Poyntz 2012-02-01T11:04:00+00:00