December 2009’s edition of With Painted Words is now available.

This bumper edition features the following:

‘Anointed’ ~ by Lena Judith Drake
‘Les Danseuses’ ~ by Joseph Hesch
‘If Duncan Had Daughters’ ~ by Holly Schwartz-Coignat
‘When Elements Collide’ ~ by Patricia La Barbera
‘These Are Different Fates’ ~ by George Moore
‘The Yearning of the Lighthouse Fairies’ ~ by Brenda Blakey
‘To Keep the World Turning’ ~ by Salena Casha

Submissions for the January 2010 edition are now open, and will close on 25th January 2010. The inspiration image, for this edition, comes from Christopher Woods – a writer, photographer and teacher who lives in Houston and in Chappell Hill, Texas.