Write about someone who has a superpower.

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“The Nerd” by Marty Katz

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Eric was a computer nerd. He accepted this as his fate in life. Ever since elementary school, he was the subject of constant bullying. His black-framed glasses, overweight size, and unkempt hair made him the subject of far too many practical jokes. These jokes hurt and cut deep. In fact, that action shaped his future. In high school, to ease the pain of lack of friends and name-calling, he considered himself a kind of computer wiz. He excelled in all his math and computer classes. In time, he retreated into...

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“Her first steps.” by Jordan L

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She made her way through the bushes, stalking the prey she had been tracking. Her footsteps replacing the hoof trails of the deer, she slowly followed, making sure that the creature couldn’t hear the crushing of the snow approaching it. The deer found a decent patch of grass it could feed on, looked around, looking in the direction of the dark hooded predator that lay in the bush immediately behind it. I’m too close, he’ll notice, she thought. Looking through the branches, she saw the large rack of antlers lower themselves as the animal...

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“Who We Are” by Conan Helsley

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From the sofa, Jimmy opened the fridge and floated the Pepsi through the kitchen, down the hallway and into the living room. He reached up as it approached and pulled the soda down, the cap twisting off as he brought it toward his mouth. He took the lid with his free hand and drank. Closing thebottle, he sent it to the table. He tried to find something to watch, but it was all the same old shit. Movies he'd seen a hundred times, reruns of shows that were barely worth watching. Everything was just a remake or a reboot or a...

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“What the Future Holds” by Emily B.

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Jeremy peered through the backyard window at his usual perch in the hedge. Inside was a well-organized bedroom, with chess and martial arts trophies lined up, soft cream walls, checkered bed sheets, and a stuffed chess piece. Jeremy waited for this special time of the day, the moment he thought about all day long. It's 9:45 pm she's going to get changed and surf online till twelve-ish, Jeremy predicted to himself. Sure enough there she was as predicted.Her name was Sarah, she goes to Jeremy's school. She had soft features, curly brown hair, ...

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“Living in a Stupid Bubble” by A. Marya

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I shot up the street and heard Cent chasing after me. Wind rushed past my face, and my lungs burned in exhilaration. I dashed up the pavement as fast as possible, determined to win this time. His cries of frustration echoed behind me. I turned a sharp corner, dodging a few people. My goal—a small brown building—rapidly grew closer. I grinned in victory. Thump, thump, thump. It was the sound of pounding footsteps creeping at my heels. I strained my neck, and sure enough, Cent was closing in. Cursing, I willed...

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“Soul Searching” by Grey Oberst

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This time she’s a bartender. Curly blond hair rests just below her chin, and thick black frames surround large, dark eyes. She’s short, shorter than you for once, and round and soft and perfect. She’s beautiful, just like every other time you’ve met her. “Don’t believe I’ve seen you here before. What’s your name?” you ask, taking your drink after she slides it down the table towards you. She looks you over, thinking for a second, before deciding that you’re probably not a creep. “Amanda. I just started working here, so expect...

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“But my heart cried out” by Lisa Topping

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I have never been to California. My mother had always told me about it, bedtime stories filled with tales of sunshine that could peel the skin right off your back, boys with eyes bluer than the ocean, men with wallets filled with crisp dollar notes that smelled of the press they had just come off of. She was invariably drunk when she tucked me in and climbed in next to me, the alcohol escaping her pores like multiple slow punctures in a tyre. I would be trapped in the small space between her too hot body and the cool wall while she slurred...

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“The greatest hero” by Reannah De Souza

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A Superpower is an exceptional or extraordinary power or ability. Powers can be obtained in 2 ways. The first way is through a great act of heroism, The greater the act the better the ability will be. Your power can change or level up if you complete and even greater action or a bunch of small act's which will slowly increase your level. The second way is to steal an ability from another. However, to completely steal the ability of another, you must kill the original owner of the ability. That does not guarantee that you will be able to use ...

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“Immaculate Fertilization” by Fern Goodman

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Immaculate Fertilization Tiny spaceships landed in my swimming pool. I didn’t actually see them land. I turned around after kicking in the water for five minutes and they were there. As I got closer, the clear green tinted dome and the oval flat sphere on the bottom looked even more like spaceships. I expected the lids to flip open and miniature upright spider-thin creatures with bulging eyes to emerge. In the bright sunlight I focused on the buoyant foam. My tentative finger connected to the top of the capsule and it “popped”. A green bubbl...

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“Death's Messenger” by Ariel Niforatos

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I wasn’t sure when I gained the ability to talk to the dead. People said that I was a normal child, happy, talkative, carefree, as young children tend to be. It was only after the fire that had permanently scarred half of my face that I became quiet, looking into the distance as if I could see another world invisible to everyone but me. I didn’t remember the accident. It was rumored that I died that night, that I passed through death’s door and somehow evaded death’s grasp to return to the land of the living. The rum...

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“HOMAGE TO SHERMAN AVENUE” by Andrew Grell

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HOMAGE TO SHERMAN AVENUE By Andrew Paul Grell “Hi, Nick! Bye, Nick!” Nick valved off the garden hose and waited for the rest of the greetings, seventeen more, all present and accounted for, Lydia, Jack, Sam and Sammy from two buildings up, his own building’s kids, to Nora, Carter and Em from the corner building. When the school bus showed up and eighteen kids boarded, the hose came back on, as if by magic. “Careful there, Mr. Hemmings. Petunia’s probably right around the corner. I think she may be in a mood.” “How can you...

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“Heroes” by Michele Duess

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“So, explain this to me again,” Sam said. “Why would you not want your superpowers? Being able to fly is pretty icy.”“What if you're afraid of heights?”“Why would you be? You can’t fall. You can use your mind to keep you off the ground.”“You don’t grip it.” Christie turned away from him.“I’m trying to understand.”Christie sat watching as Sam fished. She looked at his curly hair bright in the sun, his blue eyes. Her eyes were the color of sunlight. They’d been friends since the day he stood up to a bully that was picking on someone else. She ...

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“Murder Hobos” by Raven Quill

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“I move we kill Evan- I mean Backstabbath.” “Nooooo c’mon, please don’t.” “Do you say this in-game?”, I sigh resignedly. These damned murder hobos are impossible to work with. “Yes.” “NO!” rings out in dissonance as Evan frantically tries to answer for Will, who is terrifyingly resolute. “You know that a character death will set your party back, right? I want you to be certain this is the course of action you really, really want to follow.” Perhaps my emphasis on the stupidity of this idea would save me from weeks of replanning and time-cons...

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“URGENT: Please Read” by Kat Gruszka

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I am a carrier. There is no other way to adequately convey the disease that plagues my life. There are others like me. They may not know it yet, but they will find out one day. One day, when they lose the love of their lives. One day, when every person around them suffers from terrible illnesses, yet they remain unscathed. One day, when every person they touch ends up sick, or more likely, dead. But until that day, they will think themselves a god. They will think they soar higher than eagles and roar louder than lions. They will never fa...

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“Burning Bright” by Fida Ancy

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The fire swirled around Eliane; never ending and power hungry. It didn’t burn. It never did, unless she commanded it to. The flames were a part of her and she was a part of the flames. Her flaming red floated around her; blending in perfectly with the flames and her emerald green eyes shone with power. Master Ethan was in the Control Room, monitoring her. Here at Super High, superpowers were not exactly unusual. But a Pyrokinetic like her………. They were very rare. As far as she knew, she was the only one to walk through the...

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Write about someone who has a superpower.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 148 stories

“The Nerd” by Marty Katz

“Her first steps.” by Jordan L

“Who We Are” by Conan Helsley

“What the Future Holds” by Emily B.

“Living in a Stupid Bubble” by A. Marya

“Soul Searching” by Grey Oberst

“But my heart cried out” by Lisa Topping

“The greatest hero” by Reannah De Souza

“Immaculate Fertilization” by Fern Goodman

“Death's Messenger” by Ariel Niforatos

“HOMAGE TO SHERMAN AVENUE” by Andrew Grell

“Heroes” by Michele Duess

“Murder Hobos” by Raven Quill

“URGENT: Please Read” by Kat Gruszka

“Burning Bright” by Fida Ancy

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Write a story that begins and ends with someone looking up at the stars.

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Write about someone who returns as an adult to a place they last visited as a child.

Write a story about someone who's haunted by their past.

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