Write about two people in a relationship. One of them has special powers, the other does not.

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“Tina's coffee shop.” by Marta Miralles

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“An expresso with three shots of charisma for Fred!”. He comes and picks up the small cup, takes one of the ices in the buckets and swallows down the cup in one huge gulp. He places the ice in his mouth and smiles at me.“Wish me good luck.”“Only one pound for a shot of it.” He laughs and leaves the coffee shop, smiling at the people in the line. The keys on the door frame jingles constantly as customers come in and out.“Hey Tina, can I get a shot of positivity in a frothy hot chocolate please?”“Sure thing, is your uncle giving you trouble ag...

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“The Johnson Girl” by Kellie Green

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Rya Avery Johnson has always been the town’s weirdest residence and it wasn’t until I was turning eighteen that I had wondered why? I assume you can call it curiosity but to me it was an itch that I needed to scratch. I feel kind of drawn to her as I hand her her library books. Her large blue eyes look me over with caution and attentiveness. “I’m sorry. I wasn’t paying attention. My name is Dominic. You’re Rya Johnson, aren’t you?” I hold my hand out to her. She doesn’t shake it. She looks at it in shock then looks at me. Her blue eyes ...

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“The Decree” by Aeris Royal

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I watched her lay in bed and struggle to roll over as the weight of her pregnant belly fought to stay in it's warmed nest among our sheets. Slowly, on her back, slowly, to her left. A groan scratched at her sleepy throat.I shuffled down to be nose to button with her belly. I whispered, "Be nice to your mom and let her sleep."The tension of a stiff leg pushing against her skin released. I heard her sigh and her own tensed muscles eased.Pleased with my child's obedience, I moved back to my pillow and watched her tranquil face.My mind wandered....

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“Memory” by Jared Murphy

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Memory was my Gift. We all had one— gifts, I mean, but mine was on the rarer side. As far as I knew, I was the only person in the whole world who had it. It made me feel special, and needed, but in the end I had grown to hate it. You see, when my parents found out what my Gift was, they had hatched a plan to make it suit their own goal, and it turned out their goal was money. So they spent what little savings they had on a tiny little building on Main Street, and set up shop. “Marie’s Memory shoppe,” they said, tricking my naive little ...

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“Love is Our Superpower” by Claudia Gollini

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Your mission this week, should you choose to accept it, is to practice these two superpower relationship skills. Every day, stretch a little.Put some extra thought and energy into what questions you ask. And, while the other person is answering, practice listening with your full attention and with an attitude of curiosity, patience, encouragement, and respect.We have been taught to use one of the four ways based on personality assessment results; however, I have found that we all have all four ways and can combine them to make highest good c...

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“Ocean of Despair” by Rory Freed

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My boyfriend and I have been together for a year and half. I still have yet told him about why I'm different from most people. I was born into a family of people with powers and I was born with the ability to control any body of water. My sister was born with emotion manipulation, father has time freezing and my mother has control over electricity. In past relationships whenever I told someone about my power they got scared. I heard the usual "You're a type of monster!" or "You freak!" and at this point I just don't tell people. The only oth...

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“Simple ” by Arvie Dean

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Cassidy throws her bills down on her side table in frustration and sits head In hands trying to not cry. She looks back the paper and relises the bills are smoking and shocked she taps on them until the smoke clears. Her door bell rings and she takes a deep breath as she rubs the tears off her eyes and slowly walks to the door. Cassidy opens the door to see her ex, Melanie standing in front of her, she rolls her eyes and goes to push the door closed before Melanie‘s hand holds the edge of the frame.”please let me in“ Melanie looks away and a...

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“License to Be a Hero” by Wendy Goerl

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I remember the day we met. It’s as indelibly burned into my memory as 9-11, or the Columbia, or the Challenger. I suppose it’d rank right up with the Kennedy assassination, if I’d been alive back then. Or maybe the A-bomb. That might be the best analogy. A realization that some powerful genie had been let out of the bottle, and couldn’t be put back again. It began innocently enough: freshman orientation at Southern Lake Michigan University, where I was going to major in engineering. They paired us up ...

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“And She's All Smiles” by Mellie Alethea

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“What are you smiling at?”“You,” she says in a way that sounds like smiles and it makes me sick.“Ok then, why are you smiling?” I look her in the eyes and bop her lightly on the nose with my thumb.Her loving yet mischievous smile spreads to every crevice of her face and she sticks her tongue out at me. “I can’t tell you, now can I? It’s for our anniversary.” I push her shoulder and stick my tongue out at her. “Good relationships are based on communication,” I muse.She tuts me. “You tricky boy. I’m not telling you.” She starts pushing al...

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“Final Wish” by Aylah Hardesty

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First was the gunshot. It echoed off the stony walls of the nearby buildings and assaulted Ace’s eardrums. His head ducked and his shoulders shot up to his ears. He stood frozen for a moment, his jaw hanging open on a hinge. Second was the realization. He’d been walking alongside a woman, their fingers intertwined, their shoulders brushing with each step. Now she was strewn across the dirty sidewalk, her stomach trembling with each ragged breath she dared to take. Ace dropped to his knees and pressed his hands against her abdomen...

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“Some Things Aren't Meant to Last” by Chantel Chamonix

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Miranda scanned the carpeted floor of her kindergarten classroom. Someone, or several someones, had been playing with the Barrel of Monkeys and had made an impressive chain that connected the backs of two unused classroom chairs together. She smiled despite herself. It took a lot of time and patience to carefully connect each plastic monkey’s arms together to form a chain of that length. She’d been working with the kids on putting the toys away where they’d found them. At the beginning of the school year, she’d painstakingly labeled al...

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“Dry my tears” by Romina User

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She had not moved for the past thirty minutes. I tried to reach out to her but I knew my touch could not make it better, not this time. Why I stood in front of her this whole time? I could not find it in me to leave her. She had not said a word for the past forty minutes. She was hurt. And I encouraged the pain by not comforting her. I should have caught her when she fell. I should have taken her into my arms and carried her to bed. But, I did not. I knew she despised me, at least for these past few moments. If only I could tell her..."Will ...

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“Garden Flowering, Bamboo Dying” by Diane Lin

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They stand on stones sunk in dead grass, green moss curling over grey rocks, softly filling in harsh cracks.“Please.” She gestures to the glass sliding door where their reflection stares back at them. He looks at himself, black hair and high cheekbones, six-foot and still in the prime of his life. Always in the prime of his life.“No, dear.” He turns to look at her, white streaks in her hair and lines of laughter around her eyes. She is past her prime, well into sixty. She will never be young again.Her eyes harden. They are the only thing fam...

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“Mother's Day” by Nino Gugunishvili

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6:30 am - Opening my eyes, Sam’s next to me. Not sure when he got home yesterday.7:00 am - Lucy, our kitten crawls under the covers, meows. She’s hungry. “Get her off,” Sam mumbles without opening his eyes and turns on the other side of the bed. I sneak out, holding Lucy. I can’t find my slippers. 7:10 am – Feeding Lucy. The kitchen floor is too cold for my bare feet. There are three tiny water puddles slowly forming on the tiles. Again! No matter how hard I try. I have to calm myself down, otherwise our flat will be flooded in no time again...

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“Too Close to the Sun” by Imogen Atlas

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“I can do this. Just give me one more chance,” I choked, tears welled up in my eyes, “I promise things will be different this time. Please …,” I whispered through shaky voice and shakier fingers, “… just trust me.” *** I couldn’t remember the last time I’d laughed so hard my jaws went numb afterwards – though I think that was just one of the perks of being so easily entertained. Also thanks to the fact that – &nbsp...

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Write about two people in a relationship. One of them has special powers, the other does not.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 77 stories

“Tina's coffee shop.” by Marta Miralles

“The Johnson Girl” by Kellie Green

“The Decree” by Aeris Royal

“Memory” by Jared Murphy

“Love is Our Superpower” by Claudia Gollini

“Ocean of Despair” by Rory Freed

“Simple ” by Arvie Dean

“License to Be a Hero” by Wendy Goerl

“And She's All Smiles” by Mellie Alethea

“Final Wish” by Aylah Hardesty

“Some Things Aren't Meant to Last” by Chantel Chamonix

“Dry my tears” by Romina User

“Garden Flowering, Bamboo Dying” by Diane Lin

“Mother's Day” by Nino Gugunishvili

“Too Close to the Sun” by Imogen Atlas

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Write about someone who works an average job — but incorporate elements of magic into it.

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