Write about someone who has a superpower.

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“Tree Talker” by Alicia Powers

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Jennie rubbed her hand along the oak tree’s bark. She felt the smoothness of the groove where her hand had traced the length of the trunk so many times over the past thirty-five years. Her family had received the tree in celebration of Jennie’s birth, and she and the tree had been constant companions ever since. “I’ll miss you,” Jennie thought and pictured herself far away from the tree with tears in her eyes. She pictured herself in her current shorts and t-shirt, but then corrected her image to long shirt and pants w...

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“the elemental kids” by Taylor Pastore

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"Is everyone ready?"Mr. Scott asked. The six of us crowded into our billionaire adopted father’s limousine, prepared for our first mission as a team. I was only nine at the time, missing my mom and home. I remember my mom getting the call from Mr. Scott, the CEO of FutureStar, offering her more money than she knew what to do with just for me, a freak with the ability to manipulate the wind, to attend his “elemental” kids program. Little did I know, there would be five other nine-year-olds with abnormal powers like mine.&nbs...

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“Mutual Responsibility” by Adelaide Brenner

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This was probably Liam’s worst idea to date, and he had had so, so many bad ideas, most of which involved too much vodka and the power of flight. He took a deep breath and knocked on the door. Immediately, an insurmountable amount of weapons were pointed at his face. He sighed. God, he was way too sleep deprived for this“Put them away” he said dryly, “I come in peace” To hammer this home, he held up the patented Spock hand. “Holy fuck, you’re such a goddamn nerd all of the time” a raspy female voice groused. The weapons all retreat...

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“Demons and Angels ” by Stella Sullivan

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hen humans evolved and got superpowers, not everyone got a cool power. Of course, there were the super-strong people, the super-fast, super-tough and those that could fly, teleport or read minds or throw fireballs, or pretty much do anything cool. Then there were the uncool or odd powers. Some people could smell the future or see around corners, others could transform into a fish or summon custard pudding. Not all uncool powers were nasty, though. Many of these Pseudo-supers or “Pseuds” (as they became known) were accepted and loved in ...

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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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“Sick” by Audrey Zimmer

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The scrubs I was given were scratchy and dull. Like the rest of my life. Scratchy and dull. Although, recently it’s been more painful and dull. Like a numb buzzing circulating my body. That’s how I had described it to the EMTs. After that, I had been poked and prodded like an animal. By now I should’ve been used to that. Should’ve. The woman who walked in was tall. Her entrance shifted my gaze. My scratchy gaze. I wasn’t getting over the discomfort I was in anytime soon. They were going to have to deal with that fact. They cou...

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“The Eyes of Pity” by Anna Gaskill

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It started with my cat. She was a pathetic little thing who would purr at the slightest touch and curl up in your lap if you so much as fed her a scoop of off-brand dry food from the superstore around the corner. My mom got her as a kitten for my thirteenth birthday. I had wanted a dog, but she wanted me to try out the responsibility of a cat as a “transition animal” to prove I could take care of a dog. Ethics of using an animal as a temporary crutch aside, it was ultimately a good decision because we became fast friends. One look into her...

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“ I Am A Superpower ” by Terry Parkins

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As she walked into the Superpower Café, she saw the superpower to move objects sitting with power to fly, super human strength, and power of invisibility. She ordered an iced tea and walked past the power’s table and with a smile she greeted them. They all shrugged and gave her a halfhearted hello then continued with their discussion. She walked to a neighboring table to sit and relax. As she sat quietly, enjoying her iced tea she could hear the new conversation from the superpowers table. ...

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“I Couldn't Believe It!” by Suzanne Urowitz

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I have lived in this building for eight years now. I wish I had my own ways machine. I don't go out that much. . I'm an author so thank goodness I haven't been affected by covid-19. I wish I had a better job. Over the summer I'll take some courses to up my pay. Most like over a long weekend. I have a simple life. I work from home, go out to shop, banking and I pray once a week aswell. I don't like online banking. I don't have much of a social life. I eat most of my meals at home. I eat breakfast and dinner at home seven days a week. I m...

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“Devil charmer-Appu” by Sandhya R

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DEVIL CHARMER-APPU Appu was a wizard. He would speak to ghosts and knew how to deal with them. He lived in a small village on the Konkan coast. He moved up in the world as a powerful sorcerer and was up for grabs anytime. One day something unusual happened. A small boy in the neighborhood suddenly became a cinematic hero. He passed law and orders, punishments, and demanded everyone to obey his words just behaving like an emperor. It was paranormal yet a very funny scenario which everyone nearby enjoyed for a while. The laughter did not las...

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“Shyam” by Arathi Raghuveer

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“Mayaaaa, what on earth are you trying to do “yelled Shyam.” Press the brake damn it, the car is out of control, are you out of your mind, have you forgotten to drive, an ace racer is not able to drive a Cherokee. What is wrong with you, if you don’t put the brakes we will fall off the cliff. “Oh, just shut up Shyam, I’m not able to pull the car to a halt; there is something wrong with the brakes.” I cannot even shift the gears, Oh god, Shyam we are going to die”, yelled Maya. There was screeching sound and a rumble, the car dashed ahead and...

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“Power to Feign” by Justice Semolina

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He stood with his hands on his hips looking at the hundred year old red brick facade. He prepared himself to face multiple evils each trained with a specific deadly skill in order to reach the kingpin. He had trained for this moment his entire life. Even before he opened the door he could smell the strong scent of death in his nostrils. Carnations, he hated carnations. He took one last breath of fresh air then pushed through the doors of the church. The church’s vestibule had a small table with neatly stacked pamphlets for...

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“Tuesday Morning Crush” by Matthew McLean

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In his more guarded moments, when he was the least honest with himself, George never thought of them as victims. Like most humans, he had a curated version of his self-image; in it he was a trickster who used his cleverness and secret knowledge to make his way through the world, leaving those he interacted with feeling a bit foolish, but none too worse for wear.Then there were moments like these, sitting on the stairs of the subway entrance, watching the morning crowd move by like fish in a fast river, and he knew what he really was. From th...

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“Nightlight” by Kaylynn Lee

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A soft knock on my door interrupted the beginning of a fitful drift into sleep. They always showed up at night. It was odd that it people used the cover of the night, like they were hiding some secret, but I preferred it that way. Even though tonight would be no different than any of the others of the previous month, in that sleep would play an unamusing game of hide and seek with my unconsciousness, surely the wakefulness of sunlight, breaking in through the windows, would be a much better setting than what I could offer now.Kicking free of...

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“Don't Call Me Firebomb ” by Robyn Jipp

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"Are you okay?" Carla asks me as I tie my apron around my waist."Yeah, I'm fine.""You're limping.""Yeah, l sprained my ankle last night. My dog got out and I was chasing him."That wasn't exactly how it happened. The truth is a little more...complicated."I would've called out sick if it was me," Carla states."I can handle a sprained ankle." I slip the hair tie off my wrist and use it to pull my hair back in a ponytail before I put my uniform cap on."Did you watch the News this morning?""No. Why? What happened?""Firebomb struck again.""There w...

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Write about someone who has a superpower.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 148 stories

“Tree Talker” by Alicia Powers

“the elemental kids” by Taylor Pastore

“Mutual Responsibility” by Adelaide Brenner

“Demons and Angels ” by Stella Sullivan

“Part three” by Hallie Blatz

“Sick” by Audrey Zimmer

“The Eyes of Pity” by Anna Gaskill

“ I Am A Superpower ” by Terry Parkins

“I Couldn't Believe It!” by Suzanne Urowitz

“Devil charmer-Appu” by Sandhya R

“Shyam” by Arathi Raghuveer

“Power to Feign” by Justice Semolina

“Tuesday Morning Crush” by Matthew McLean

“Nightlight” by Kaylynn Lee

“Don't Call Me Firebomb ” by Robyn Jipp

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

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

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