Andy Bodinger
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Literature & Other Virtues
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Thank you @xraylitmag.bsky.social ! After several years and multiple revisions, I’m so appreciative to see this piece in your journal!
we have a story by Andy Bodinger @andyandybodinger.bsky.social !
it's about a man who falls in with a group of 'amoebas' -- a group of isolated ppl w/ keys to a secret den where they can drink coffee & smoke cigs. no chit-chat.
but then a stranger shows up...
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it's about a man who falls in with a group of 'amoebas' -- a group of isolated ppl w/ keys to a secret den where they can drink coffee & smoke cigs. no chit-chat.
but then a stranger shows up...
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THE DEN by Andy Bodinger
I’d been in the Midwest a month. I had stepped off the Greyhound with clothing, toiletries, documents, and a cremation urn, which I kept my savings in. The locals considered my new town dead. At first...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Thank you @xraylitmag.bsky.social ! After several years and multiple revisions, I’m so appreciative to see this piece in your journal!
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we have a story by Andy Bodinger @andyandybodinger.bsky.social !
it's about a man who falls in with a group of 'amoebas' -- a group of isolated ppl w/ keys to a secret den where they can drink coffee & smoke cigs. no chit-chat.
but then a stranger shows up...
xraylitmag.com/the-den-by-a...
it's about a man who falls in with a group of 'amoebas' -- a group of isolated ppl w/ keys to a secret den where they can drink coffee & smoke cigs. no chit-chat.
but then a stranger shows up...
xraylitmag.com/the-den-by-a...
THE DEN by Andy Bodinger
I’d been in the Midwest a month. I had stepped off the Greyhound with clothing, toiletries, documents, and a cremation urn, which I kept my savings in. The locals considered my new town dead. At first...
xraylitmag.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
we have a story by Andy Bodinger @andyandybodinger.bsky.social !
it's about a man who falls in with a group of 'amoebas' -- a group of isolated ppl w/ keys to a secret den where they can drink coffee & smoke cigs. no chit-chat.
but then a stranger shows up...
xraylitmag.com/the-den-by-a...
it's about a man who falls in with a group of 'amoebas' -- a group of isolated ppl w/ keys to a secret den where they can drink coffee & smoke cigs. no chit-chat.
but then a stranger shows up...
xraylitmag.com/the-den-by-a...
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"It was the 90s, baby. My first job was wearing a fire hydrant suit for a short-lived novelty shop in the mall called District Red. I was supposed to stand out at the entrance, but I had just enough pride to not do that.
fr "District Red" by Andy Bodinger
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fr "District Red" by Andy Bodinger
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Issue 32 | Andy Bodinger – LEON Literary Review
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October 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
"It was the 90s, baby. My first job was wearing a fire hydrant suit for a short-lived novelty shop in the mall called District Red. I was supposed to stand out at the entrance, but I had just enough pride to not do that.
fr "District Red" by Andy Bodinger
leonliteraryreview.com/issue-32-and...
fr "District Red" by Andy Bodinger
leonliteraryreview.com/issue-32-and...
hi I have a website now andybodinger.com
Andy Bodinger | Fiction Writer and Essayist
Andy Bodinger is an American fiction writer and essayist. He earned his MFA from Oklahoma State University and is in his final year at Ohio University pursuing his PhD in Creative Writing.
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July 13, 2025 at 12:13 PM
hi I have a website now andybodinger.com
Chekov was ahead of his time
June 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Chekov was ahead of his time
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Our next Issue Six release was a Finalist in our 2025 Leopold Bloom Prize for Innovative Narration. Read "Twilight in the Amphitheatre," by Andy Bodinger below!
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Twilight in the Amphitheatre
I brought my girlfriend on a date to Art Hoe theatre to see an indie flick directed by and starring a rich girl I went to high school with. She, the rich girl, was known for her straight-A’s,…
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May 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Our next Issue Six release was a Finalist in our 2025 Leopold Bloom Prize for Innovative Narration. Read "Twilight in the Amphitheatre," by Andy Bodinger below!
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Thank you to @willowspringsmag.bsky.social !! can’t wait to read this!
March 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Thank you to @willowspringsmag.bsky.social !! can’t wait to read this!
the word slop is wearing thin
March 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
the word slop is wearing thin
Thank you South Dakota Review can’t wait to read this !
February 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Thank you South Dakota Review can’t wait to read this !
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This flash fiction will take you on a family's collective memory of one moment in their life. Share it with your own families and see if you have any memories you have spun into inside jokes like the family in Ransom, by Andy Bodinger! You can find it at: pinchjournal.com
October 9, 2024 at 3:00 PM
This flash fiction will take you on a family's collective memory of one moment in their life. Share it with your own families and see if you have any memories you have spun into inside jokes like the family in Ransom, by Andy Bodinger! You can find it at: pinchjournal.com
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"If nothing else, you must respect the classic hustle; the Roman legionaries signed 25-year contracts, sacrificed their youth & delayed marriage to be muscle. This is how men should be: youth isn’t a dalliance—it’s meant for raw, myopic exertion." -Andy Bodinger mrbullbull.com/newbull/fict...
October 4, 2024 at 1:46 PM
"If nothing else, you must respect the classic hustle; the Roman legionaries signed 25-year contracts, sacrificed their youth & delayed marriage to be muscle. This is how men should be: youth isn’t a dalliance—it’s meant for raw, myopic exertion." -Andy Bodinger mrbullbull.com/newbull/fict...
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𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 for our upcoming issue 𝐕𝐨𝐥. 𝟓, 𝐢.𝟐: #inkinthirdspublished
𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥/𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒:
𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐄 Paul Allatson, Emma Allmann, Lynn Bey, Andy Bodinger, Kelli Short Borges, Nicole Brogdon, C.W. Bryan...
𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥/𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒:
𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐄 Paul Allatson, Emma Allmann, Lynn Bey, Andy Bodinger, Kelli Short Borges, Nicole Brogdon, C.W. Bryan...
August 30, 2024 at 3:00 PM
𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 for our upcoming issue 𝐕𝐨𝐥. 𝟓, 𝐢.𝟐: #inkinthirdspublished
𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥/𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒:
𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐄 Paul Allatson, Emma Allmann, Lynn Bey, Andy Bodinger, Kelli Short Borges, Nicole Brogdon, C.W. Bryan...
𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥/𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒:
𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐄 Paul Allatson, Emma Allmann, Lynn Bey, Andy Bodinger, Kelli Short Borges, Nicole Brogdon, C.W. Bryan...
It looks like Bluesky is here to stay so I should start actually posting on it
November 22, 2024 at 6:02 PM
It looks like Bluesky is here to stay so I should start actually posting on it