Write about someone who has a superpower.

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“The Missing Piece ” by Hailey Monnie

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I always thought there was something missing in my life, a piece of myself I hadn’t discovered yet. Something empty that needed to be filled. I always thought it was emotional or physical or I was crazy. I thought it was a part of growing up. Never did I think it was fantastical. My life was ordinary, I was ordinary. Every night since my mother died, I had been getting these nightmares of her death, but not the way it happened. She died of breast cancer. Only, in my nightmares it was different. It wasn’t a sickness, but a murder. And I was f...

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“Who Is That Superhero?” by Samantha Nguyen

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What is the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about superpowers? Is it invisibility, super strength, mind control, or laser beams coming out of someone’s eyes? Usually, superpowers associates with comic superheroes like Superman, Batman, and Spider-man. What if someone told you that superheroes can also be everyday people like you? Yes, professionals like doctors, law enforcement officers, judges, nurses, and firefights are heroes too; that is something taught in school. And yet, the superheroes imagined in this story are so ...

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“Yes, No, Maybe So” by Kevin Leonard

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“Go ahead, have a seat on the couch.”The doctor strode across the room, doing her best to ensure the door made as small a clack noise as possible as it latched. That was an old trick her advisor had taught her back in graduate school: close the door softly so the patient doesn’t feel trapped. Yes, shut the door to maintain privacy, but not so loud as to bring up unsettling memories of locked childhood rooms or images of prison and institutional cell doors slamming shut. The patient should always know that they are in control of their own act...

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“Away with Acrophobia” by Joanne X

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My body trembles in fear as I take in my surroundings. This is my worst nightmare. The one thing I’m most afraid of in the world. The ground beneath my feet seems to quake, as if reading my thoughts. “Gee Kevin, I never knew you were so scared of heights.” My friends chuckle behind me as I shuffle across the blocks of splintering wood beneath me. I will myself not to look down, but my mind betrays me and my gaze moves downwards. The wooden panel I’m standing on is about 300 feet above the ground, and under that, I can hear the crashin...

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“Betrayal” by Max Miller

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I has always tried to hide it. No one ever knew, or ever would know. At least, that was the plan. I had always knew I was different, from the moment I discovered my powers. The kids at school talked about superhero's and there powers. How Hulk could lift a whole bus and how spiderman could shoot webs. But me? no, I wasn't a superhero. I had first discovered my power in first grade. the first time i did it, it freaked me out. I had no idea a person could do something like that. but then it got me thinking. was it just me? or were there other ...

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“Rising” by Asphodel Glass

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“Heroes. One word that seemed to define everything. Fantastical powers, death-defying battles between good and evil, and the individuals who rose to power all because they were gifted with a breathtaking ability which could strike awe into the hearts of the light and fear into those who resided in the dark. People who, no matter the circumstances saved lives again, and again, and again. People who refused to give up on the world and all the others living in it. Heroes. The world’s so-called paragons of virtue who live to protect the defensel...

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“Armageddon Avoidance 101” by R Rose

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This really wasn’t how I had imagined attending the All-Seeing Academy would be. As a young witch attending The Bradblaith School of Elementary Magics, I was something of a teacher’s pet. I won the Junior Conjuror’s award four years in a row, I was top of my class in Spellbinding, Familiar Care and Potions – and my Runes reading age was off the charts. Which is why I was so excited to graduate and begin afresh, attending the All-Seeing Academy and majoring in Prophecies and Interpretation under the tutelage of Professor Petyr Dulin, a well-...

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“Penny for your thoughts?” by Eunjae Yoon

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The first time it happened, he thought that his sister was talking to him. It was their somewhat usual banter, like the problematic sibling duo that they were. She said mean things to him, and he does the same. His sister detests his grubby mannerisms and his carelessness. Undeniably so, he also detests her over-enthusiasm and finickiness. As she defined him once before, he was like a pebble sinking in the river, because no matter what he does, he sinks because he's too dense. Like a pebble. He's not being carefree, he's being careless. He's...

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“The Purple Pumpkins are Here” by Maira Finn

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Once upon a time, there was a kid named Tim. Tim was no ordinary kid. He had superpowers! He could make stuff blow up. You may think that this is a lousy superpower to have. But read on and you will discover that this power is useful. One day, Tim was walking to school. He was thinking about how useless his explosion powers were. But he was wrong. Then the sky darkened. It looked like it was night, but it was still 8:14 in the morning. "What the heck?" exclaimed Tim. Then it started raining purple pumpkins! Yes, purple pumpkins. They were ro...

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“Wishes (Lucy, part V)” by Ken Coomes

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It’s late, it’s dark, it’s lonely. I’m sitting at the train station, waiting for the next train. I don’t know where it’s headed, and I don’t really care. As long as it’s away from here. And not back to San Quentin. There’s no one else here. I can’t even buy a ticket yet. Out of nowhere this woman appears and walks over to my bench. She sits down next to me, leaving a small amount of space. I can smell her perfume; Woolworth’s Summer. Lucy’s favorite scent. I can’t not look at her, even though I really want to be alone with my thoughts....

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“Into the Unknown” by Jane Syphert

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Erik looked toward the horizon. Again. He was leading a group of adventurers somewhere. The only reason he had been allowed to lead the party was because of a power that he considered rather useless. He could hear the soundtrack of the world. Sometimes boss music shocked him to wakefulness and the party would get ready to fight. But now, it felt like his powers were going haywire. It was calling him. Somewhere. He didn't know where, but the music said that they should keep northwest for about six more miles. Erik pursed his lips, wondering...

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“I REMEMBER SIMBA...” by GLOW Gloriatsu@gmail.com

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I remember when our neighbor, Mr. Makhuyu proudly brought Simba’s lifeless body in a sack ready to collect his bounty from my father. A bounty that had been issued almost a year before this sad, sad day. There was an air of loss coupled with a sense of relief that hung uncomfortably in our compound that day. I come from a traditional African home. We do not mourn the death of animals and especially not those ones that had practically terrorized the whole village and made my father pay two hospital bills on their account. Simba was not ...

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“Part three” by Hallie Blatz

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“What is our real mission?” Simeon asks. I turn to the director expectantly. “The organization from your training is real. They are called E. F. A and they are trying to make it illegal to use powers for any reason unless you have a permit or a direct order from the province.” He says. “But that’s not necessarily a bad thing, even if we don’t agree with their opinion they’re still allowed to have it.” Says Violet. “You are right. But when their opinion turns criminal that’s when we have a problem.” He continues...

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“Epic Fail on Revenage in a Musicial” by Rayna Quinn

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In the Godspeed Prison, there's a column of jail cells where those who have turned humans into a Supernatural being or serial killers are. The worse of them was a nineteen-year-old girl named Pearl Garrett, and she's so bad. They bound her wrists as well as those slim ankles with Silver shackles. She was about to get a visitor, she didn't want. Pearl was worried the guards came out, and the She-wolf had a Ball-gag fitted around her mouth to be transported. Her binds were removed but then was placed in cuffs for her arms as well a...

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“Lucky” by Maddicyn Taylor

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The eerie blue figure locked eyes on me waiting for what the dice were about to do. I just needed them to roll like they always did for me, which shouldn't have been a problem. They never rolled any other way, but it didn't stop me from being anxious about the whole ordeal. I mean, if I didn't roll the right number, then the world was doomed. I shook the cold metal dice in my hands for a few seconds before throwing them across the table. Time seemed to slow down while my heart was beating through my chest. The world is about to get invaded b...

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Write about someone who has a superpower.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 148 stories

“The Missing Piece ” by Hailey Monnie

“Who Is That Superhero?” by Samantha Nguyen

“Yes, No, Maybe So” by Kevin Leonard

“Away with Acrophobia” by Joanne X

“Betrayal” by Max Miller

“Rising” by Asphodel Glass

“Armageddon Avoidance 101” by R Rose

“Penny for your thoughts?” by Eunjae Yoon

“The Purple Pumpkins are Here” by Maira Finn

“Wishes (Lucy, part V)” by Ken Coomes

“Into the Unknown” by Jane Syphert

“I REMEMBER SIMBA...” by GLOW Gloriatsu@gmail.com

“Part three” by Hallie Blatz

“Epic Fail on Revenage in a Musicial” by Rayna Quinn

“Lucky” by Maddicyn Taylor

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