Write about someone who has a superpower.

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“I Was Right!” by Robyn Jipp

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I'm almost one hundred percent sure our new next door neighbor has super powers. She seemed pretty normal when she moved in last week, but yesterday I saw something that made me think there's something weird about her. Yesterday was only a half-day at school because it was the last day before summer vacation, and when I got home I went out into the back yard to shoot my Nerf gun at the bullseye I taped to the fence. I heard the neighbor's cat meowing really loud and when I looked up I saw it was really high up in a tree in her yard. I think ...

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“Gifts from The Sirens” by Alyssa Lutz

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The streets on the little island were crowded as people moved all around it. The sky was clear and the water that matched it stretched for miles. From the streets you could hear a woman singing on the outside of a decorated shop. People stopped to listen to her and admire her singing. As the day grew on the bigger the crowd became. At sunset, with few breaks in her day, the woman performed her last song and with the applause ducked into the shop. “Calypso. My musical angel,” the sly shop owner sighed as she approached the counter, “...

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“Of Shadows and Strawberries” by T.K. Ellory

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She hadn’t always been Shadow. There had been a much simpler time, growing up in a cramped, one bedroom apartment in the city with her parents. They had always loved the strange baby they’d adopted, even when she’d begun to conjure objects, pets, and eventually a whole person out of the shadows. They’d taken Javier in stride, of course. “Great!” they had laughed upon Hera’s introduction of her new ‘friend.’ “We’ve been saying we needed a babysitter.” But Javier wasn’t really for them: he was for Hera. She had always been a ...

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“"Rest is a fine medicine..."” by Chloe Chan

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I was 12 when my power manifested. My mom had been cutting vegetables for dinner that night and sliced her finger when I accidentally bumped into her. It wasn't a serious cut, probably would've needed a couple stitches at most, but I hated seeing people hurt. When I grasped her finger to check the wound all I could think was that I wished the cut would go away, and it did. My parents were overjoyed, and so was I. A healing ability! I could be helpful! I could help people in ways no one could!Now, I wish that I didn’t have a power at all...

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“You Need To Fly Higher” by Arie Toro

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“Maia, can you get me the cereal?” “You can reach it Oma. The shelf isn’t even that high,” Maia complains after getting the box anyway, throwing it at Oma, who expertly catches it. Oma’s used to Maia throwing things around, so it isn’t a surprise that she’s mastered catching things by now. If she didn’t, well she wouldn’t survive being Maia’s best friend for this long. Oma doesn’t look up from her Algebra homework, but grins at Maia’s exasperation. “But I’d have to stretch to get the cereal Mai. You, on the other hand, can just fly over ...

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“Love is selfish” by Osagiede Best

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There is a knock on the door.'Check your hands, look at your palm, it will testify against you on this day. The book of revelation sae And, behold I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his works shall be." Their father’s radio is still playing.The knock is not stopping, Bola wakes up. She looks to the floor; her brothers are still sleeping. They sleep like they don’t hear the banging on the door that seems to be synchronizing with the beating of her chest. She’s going towards the door; she doesn’t...

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“Celtic Plains” by Sara Blanch

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" You should be honoured to have received the gifts of the royals with your humble origins." " The gods have specially chosen you as one of their representatives, you should be grateful ." " It is a great gift normally bestowed to those higher than you in society, this is unheard of." Angelica had heard it all before...numerous times across the years from various people across many backgrounds and different walks of life. The nuns were the worst offenders though, both the ones she had known since she was a child...

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“Who would have thought......” by Valerie Preston

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WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT? I never knew I had superpowers until the day I had to rescue Major Drummond. I was sitting in my PJ’s on the lounge reading. It was a Saturday morning and my day off and as usual I felt lazy. I usually stayed in my PJ’s for most of the morning, ate my breakfast, read my book, watched TV, and drank copious cups of tea, all in my floral flannels. The only thing that was important to me at this very moment was deciding what I should do with the rest of the day. I could call up a couple of friends and we could wander arou...

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“Elmer” by Robin Isaac Monang

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The day was very nice, the sun shone so bright like the day never ends, the children are very cheerful playing in the park while their parents are happily chatting with each other however for some this day is just like their other day and chose to do what they always do. Like the 7-year-old boy, who has a wavy hair cut in a bob way with a little bangs covering partial of his almond brown eyes, is sitting facing the window while sitting in the floor with his legs spread. He is Elmer Cuppert and the very noticeable facial feature he has i...

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“Magically Yours, Forever !” by Piya Gajbe

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“I am not going to stay here for another second.” She stomped out of the dark tunnel and through dimly lighted the staircase, arrived at the underground opening of the neighbourhood backyard.The soft curls playfully fell on her flushed cheeks as she struggled to raise herself on the lawn. The long white skirt and suede boots, all soiled up, added the fuel to her irritation. Her apron appeared loosened at the right shoulder and the black blouse underneath crumpled up. After a few minutes of puffing and pushing, she placed herself on the ...

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“The Girl” by Becky Katsaros

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I followed the guard to the gray door, trying to ignore the “Do Not Engage” sign. My soft-soled shoes were quiet on the broken tile. The guard swiped her ID card in the large lock mechanism on the wall then pressed her thumb against her watch. A glowing code appeared. She entered it into the keypad on the lock. She raised her eyebrows and smirked at me. I looked away from her maroon eyes with deep red flecks and tried to keep from shying away from her. Most of the guards had red undertones in their irises. But many had another color as fleck...

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“Extraction” by Saad Masud

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The first thing I noticed walking into the house was the bits of porcelain coating the ground like dust. The wobbling steps leading up to the door should have braced me for the worst, but the damage was more than I expected. The chairs in the dining room looked practically dismembered and had their colorful fabric ripped off. If I hadn’t known better, they would have almost looked like festive tapestries strewn across the room like that. I picked up the pace, fearing that I was walking on haunted ground. Kicking aside broken china, I made my...

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“[PRESS X TO START]” by Caroline Jackson

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[PRESS X TO START]A shrill scream pierces the stillness of a brisk morning in November. A boy is born, all seven pounds of happiness equipped with a healthy set of lungs and kicking legs. He is bathed, wrapped in a soft blue blanket and fed. His mother holds him in her arms with great care as he peacefully sleeps through the day.Little does he know that Fate marked him even before he was born.The parents keep crying. And while there are tears of happiness, there are also tears of great despair. Young woman clings to her husband, shaken and c...

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“Too Little Too Late” by Zane Dickens

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Pacing the darkened room, I spoke to the gathered crowd at my feet. These everyday people, all together to witness this moment. Late afternoon rain pelted down above us onto the atrium, giving the light a sombre caste. "I didn't just wake up one day with a superpower." My audience sat there huddled together staring up at me. Silent and still. Not even a whisper, the moment drew out a long slow beat or two. There really was nothing like it. "I wasn't bitten by a radioactive spider or struck by lighting or blasted with gamma rays." Their pure...

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“Wave Rider” by Emily Han Hett

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One day, not so very long ago, a young nurse named Angela needed to use the laundromat. She loved to ride the waves after work, to let her surfboard carry her through cool water and salt air. She loved to ride the back of the ocean, to feel the power swell beneath her feet, to let the water take her on adventures, to spy sparkling shells buried in the sand, to follow sharks and dolphins, to make the water sing with her. But all her suits were sodden with salt and sand, so she made the trek t...

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Write about someone who has a superpower.

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✍️ 334 stories

“I Was Right!” by Robyn Jipp

“Gifts from The Sirens” by Alyssa Lutz

“Of Shadows and Strawberries” by T.K. Ellory

“"Rest is a fine medicine..."” by Chloe Chan

“You Need To Fly Higher” by Arie Toro

“Love is selfish” by Osagiede Best

“Celtic Plains” by Sara Blanch

“Who would have thought......” by Valerie Preston

“Elmer” by Robin Isaac Monang

“Magically Yours, Forever !” by Piya Gajbe

“The Girl” by Becky Katsaros

“Extraction” by Saad Masud

“[PRESS X TO START]” by Caroline Jackson

“Too Little Too Late” by Zane Dickens

“Wave Rider” by Emily Han Hett

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Write about someone who always comes to the aid of others.

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