Write about someone who has a superpower.

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“Colours” by Felicity Edwards

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Elspeth Hully was a quiet child. She doted on her Dad and loved to help him in his workshop. He, in turn, loved fixing things and woodworking. She would stand beside him, like a surgeon he said chisel and she slapped it into his waiting hand. Their time together was not silent, though. She chattered about school and things that happened to her. Then one day, she said something which made him stop and look at her closely. “Daddy, can you see colours?” “Yes Ellie, of course, I can see your dress is red, my overall is a dirty white, what brough...

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“The Refractor” by Greg Gillis

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Even as a small child, I was obsessed with Superheroes and the incredible feats that they could achieve. Now, as an adult, my love for the Super Powers still exists; in fact, it may be stronger than ever before. My name is James MacAvoy, a simple suburban-living chemist with a keen sense for numbers. I had been working on several formulas over the years which would allow me to develop my own superpowers. Unfortu...

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“Fire and Ice” by Amelia K

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Fire and Ice By: Amelia K Lily McArthur awoke to a bright yellow sun shining through her curtains. Lily was an orphan and lived in an orphanage. She never really knew what had happened to her parents except for the fact that they had abandoned her at birth. All she had left of them was a tattered photo of her mom and dad on their wedding day. 11 years earlier “Donald guess what,” exclaimed Hillary....

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“The Masks We Wear” by The-Burrowing-Owl- Author

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The strongest deceptions are based on truth. Even so, it was remarkable just how flexible the human mind is. It was surprisingly easy to make someone believe in the supernatural. It wasn’t a problem for me to conjure an imaginary spider big enough to face off against a car, and it was even easier to make people scared of it. I only had to show what they were most likely to believe in, and these two men, it would seem, were slightly arachnophobic. I watched the unfolding scene from a perch on the base of a fire escape. I didn’t want to...

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“My Worst Nightmare - Not so Bad” by Ella Kinnett

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First day of school. A.k.a the first day of the worst nightmare anyone could dream of, at least for me. Some kids look forward to school. Some look forward to the social part, and learning enthusiasts look forward to the actual material, but let me tell you. I look forward to none of it. We are only ten minutes into the first period and Mrs. Gibson will not stop talking. “This is my first year teaching here and I'm very excited." When is this period over? These kids are giving me nothing but blank stares. I need to make something up to distr...

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“He Could Make Himself Invisible” by Gip Roberts

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I don't know why everyone considers the ability to become invisible a superpower. For me, it's always been a curse. I've had this ability ever since the Seventh Grade. All it took was one goof while having to give a speech in front of the class to gain it. I'm nearing fifty and it shows no signs of going anywhere. It will be a haunting fact of existence until I really do become invisible as a ghost, or until I've deteriorated into raw nothingness with but a sentence of cold facts about the date I appeared and the date I vanished. The incons...

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“Passed” by James Ashton

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Theodora’s bare feet sank into the soft, red sand. The warm, dry wind blew through her long, black hair. The sky was a clear blue, but a red and orange light formed a flaming horizon across it. Leaving nothing, but black behind. Theodora knew this sensation, this ability she’s always had since she was a small child. Looking around, she saw the environment that she had been forced to enter. Souls preferred different natural landscapes to make their last pit stop on their eternal journey. Theodora has walked through forests, jungle...

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“A Psychological Effect” by Blane Britt

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This story I’m about to share with you may sound incredible. Like something straight out of the minds of Madeleine L’Engle, Haruki Murakami, Eileen Myles and Kazuhiro Okamoto. I wouldn’t blame you if you’re starting to get skeptical. I should have kept this epic tale under strict confidentiality. I was real incredulous too when I first heard Rosemary Clooney’s invisible beliefs. She spent months on trying to convince me that she could turn herself into becoming a superhero by becoming transparent like The Invisible Woman (Susan "Sue" Storm ...

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“Preconceived notions” by Rita Janela

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It was almost six o’clock when, abruptly, the intercom buzzed, snapping me out of my perfect focus. As a result, the flask on my right hand fell on the floor and some droplets of the fluoroantimonic acid began corroding my shoes and all the way to my bone. In spite of my quick healing powers, I cursed as I felt the excruciating pain. “Aleksander, Queen Aaliyah requests your immediate presence in the main hall.” With a puff of annoyance, I stomped down the stairs. “What is it you want mother?” She shot daggers at me, but I was too tired...

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“SuperPowers” by R L Brewer

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"Stop following me!" She glared into the eyes of the teenage boy that had been following her since the bus stop. He looked shocked, and she felt her cheeks flush, a little shocked as well. Five times out of five she was having troubles in the mornings, since her sixteenth birthday several months ago. Things were just not coming easily, and being aggressive to strange boys her own age was not going to make life any easier. She sighed, and shifted her backpack a little higher on her shoulder, and tried to focus on her aim. The school bel...

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“To Break A Promise ” by Ananya Bhalla

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Jade sat in the tall oak tree, the moonlight cascading through the foliage, breaking into tiny diamonds that filled the forest. It was silent except for the girl’s quiet humming. Her long curls fell across her face as she watched over the woods and above the dark silhouettes of trees and vines that engulfed them. She was high up. Higher than she normally dared to venture, especially in the dark. But she couldn’t care less as she hummed and waited for him. He came to her like the autumn breeze, softly and quietly. Without ev...

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“How I accidentally saved a person's life” by Kaiden Beats

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"If you were to pick a superpower, which one would it be and why?" Don't you just hate that question? Of course you wouldn't hate it, heck, you would gladly give your answer and began talking about the things you're gonna do with it and how many people you're gonna save. Some people would love to have a superpower, just think of the lives they are gonna save or the lives they are gonna destroy. Who wouldn't want a superpower? The ability to turn invisible to hide from your friends in a game of hide and seek or your parents who are gonna beat...

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“The Empress ” by Caitlyn Ash

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A girl ran barefoot, light as a whisper across the forest floor. Her long caramel hair bounced in their pigtail braids, the sun shone in her happy forest green eyes as it peeked around trees. She was running with the deer, leaping over logs, climbing quickly in and out of fallen trees, splashing through the river, laughing, smiling with her pearly teeth, joyfully splashing into the mud, and finally landing in the meadow. With one hurdle, she rolled down the hill, landing at the foot of a stag...

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“The Color of Clairvoyance” by Libby Carter

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Trigger warning: violence and domestic abuse A burst of red. A dash of blue. A spiral of black slowly absorbing all the other colors around it. Taking over. The void grew bigger and bigger until there was nothing left. That’s when Amie woke up. Her dreams were always strange in a way like that. She could never make sense of them, but she liked seeing the colors. Unless it was a black void of emptiness. She didn’t like that at all. She always associated colors with her d...

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“SCORPION'S MAMACITA” by Skyler Woods

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Erika Lions had blood on her hands, literally. She just executed three men and she had one more man to kill. Erika still had to kill the man who ordered his thugs to kill Erika's family. The young woman came back from the dead a few hours ago and she had to dig herself out of her own grave. Erika could hear the summer night wind breathing through the trees in the forest. This is where the men buried her before, amongst the tall trees in the dark woodlands. When Erika returned from the dead the second time, the men tried to kill her agai...

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Write about someone who has a superpower.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 334 stories

“Colours” by Felicity Edwards

“The Refractor” by Greg Gillis

“Fire and Ice” by Amelia K

“The Masks We Wear” by The-Burrowing-Owl- Author

“My Worst Nightmare - Not so Bad” by Ella Kinnett

“He Could Make Himself Invisible” by Gip Roberts

“Passed” by James Ashton

“A Psychological Effect” by Blane Britt

“Preconceived notions” by Rita Janela

“SuperPowers” by R L Brewer

“To Break A Promise ” by Ananya Bhalla

“How I accidentally saved a person's life” by Kaiden Beats

“The Empress ” by Caitlyn Ash

“The Color of Clairvoyance” by Libby Carter

“SCORPION'S MAMACITA” by Skyler Woods

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

Write the 'origin story' of a person who goes on to achieve great things.

Write about a person who collects superhero comics.

Write a story that features a protagonist with an archnemesis.

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