Andi Leitz

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2022

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“Fateful Friends or the Enrichment of Splatter Art” by Andi Leitz

According to the plaque on the wall, the squiggles of colorful triangles and squares in front of me was a representation of the artist’s late period.  As I stared at the painting in silence, all I could think was that my daughter, a kindergartener with questionable taste in art, could have created this masterpiece in her sleep.  Even the signature looked like the artist had dipped his finger in paint and swiped it across the bottom of the canvas.I couldn’t believe I was even here.  I should have gone to see a movie.  Ther...

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“New Year's Possibilities” by Andi Leitz

Submitted to Contest #231

Diary of Andi LeitzJanuary 1, 2024New Year's Resolutions Goals PossibilitiesLearn to sew.Remember when you were a kid and you stepped on a needle because it was dropped on a dark carpet in the basement?Buy sewing machine.Learn to use sewing machine.Sew a quilt for Mom for Mother's Day.How much fabric do I need for a queen-sized bed? How do you sew in the batting again?Look up quilting on YouTube. âś“Crochet scrubbies for everyone for Christmas.Buy scrubby and cotton yarn.Look up patternsGet started in July.Realize it only takes an hour to make...

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“Doppelganger” by Andi Leitz

Submitted to Contest #186

*This story mentions or contains scenes including mental health, self-harm, and violence. “You live in an alternate world where twins can feel each other’s pain.  You are an only child.  One day, you’re walking down the street and you feel a burning pain in your chest.  What do you want to do?” “Ooh, so I must have a twin somewhere in this world.  But you said I was an only child…  I roll for perception.  Oh, this heartburn is killing me.  I think it was the chicken wings.  Do you have any antacids?”...

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“Third World Mona Lisa” by Andi Leitz

Submitted to Contest #144

The photo took on a life of its own.  Much like the secret smile of da Vinci’s masterpiece, those piercing green eyes held a plethora of mysteries.  The subject, a twelve-year-old girl wearing a red scarf around her head, was captured on 35 mm film, rather than oil on poplar.  The film was sent off to a laboratory for processing and cleaning and finally delivered to the publication that owned all the rights to it, with no consideration taken for the rights of the girl portrayed.  Only her identity was kept hidden, an over...

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Author bio

Andi Leitz lives with her family just north of Cincinnati, OH.