Write about someone who has a superpower.

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“Trans” by Spider Baby

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Mika thought the hardest hurdle would be the surgery. But the truth was that the post-partum hump, when you were still navigating gauze and getting to know your body again--getting to understand the indents, the silicone or lack thereof, the shifting fabric of your own organs--the sagging flesh and stolen body parts, in truth, was by far the worse part. When Mika looked at herself in the mirror, she was not like she once was. Her skin was different--the stitches and incisions made her look like a practice medical dummy--perfectly thread...

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“Inner Demons in the Mind” by Talia M

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She closed her eyes, focusing in on her target while letting everything else around her fade into the back ground.She took a deep, steady breathe, and she was in.She watched him reach into his suit pocket for his card, tap the machine on the counter, then return his card loosely to his pocket. She watched as he starred at the cups of hot lattés, demanding a tray from the young, petite barista behind the counter, then shaking his head impatiently as she handed it to him.He expected everything to be done for him abruptly and without question. ...

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“start of a fantasy” by Zakaria Attioui

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I sat at the front table of a famous restaurant with my mom, who doesn’t seem to understand when to stop talking. “Like I said, I will have you attend Middlegin School after next year. Registration will start in a few months,” my mother said, but my mind was miles away. I passively listen while she spoke as I flipped through the dinner menu. People occupied all the tables inside the restaurant that night. “Sarah, didn’t you hear what I said,” she repeated tapping near my menu. I raised my eyes off the table. “Yes, mom. I heard bu...

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“The omniscient” by Adhena Madhu

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“Close your eyes, Chris!” “Yes, Aster.” “Now what do you see?” Young Chris smiled. “The chocolate you hid behind your back.” “You peeped at me!!! That’s not fair!” Aster protested while Chris tried to convince her that he didn’t. As usual, she didn’t believe him. Nobody ever believed him when he said he could read their minds. He found out about this when he bit his mother’s hand and felt her pain through him. That happened during his pre-schooling period. When he told his mother, she merely patted him and didn’t even stop for his expl...

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“The Reality of being Super” by David Watson

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" What is the meaning of life?", I ask myself," Do we wander around Earth just to be like everyone else? Or are we meant to be more than just an infinitesimal speck in the Universe? Should we create something and leave behind a legacy?” These are some of the things I was asked during my philosophy class. Part of the reason why I took philosophy was to broaden my horizon and learn more about the meaning of life. My professor was Dr. Schwartz-a famous, world-renowned philosopher who had the respect and admiration of some of the most prestigi...

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“Senior Superpower” by Bettina Karpathian

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Doris opened the door and welcomed her guests, waving at Mr. Hodges, her neighbor, who was trimming his hedge. He blushed and averted his gaze as Hortense, an ample Jamaican lady, blew him a kiss. Doris covered her smile.“Nosy old coot. He’s out there chopping that hedge every time we come. It’s going to be down to a nub soon,” said Hortense.She settled herself on the couch next to Judith and Maude. Lillian sat down primly in the armchair. Doris wheeled in the hostess trolley and began to distribute teacups and pour tea. Doris was famous for...

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“Ready to Talk” by A.J. Brown

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She was a beautiful woman, that was for sure, but if they thought he was going to start talking just because they brought in an attractive woman then they didn’t know Frank Shaffer. It did surprise him that they left her in the interrogation room alone with him. Considering what the accusation was, he’d think they’d have to at least consider him dangerous, and leaving dangerous men alone in a room with a good looking woman normally wasn’t a good idea. Granted they could have gotten in there pretty quickly if he tried anything,...

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“It isn't a superpower.” by Ilona Thomas

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Getting out of bed at 5:30am on every weekday doesn't feel like a superpower.So I do it.My alarm goes off at 5:30am, most days I wake somewhere between 5:28am and 5:45am. I wash my face with face-wash that works for me and my budget, I brush my teeth with the toothpaste that was last on sale, and I comb my hair with the brush I was gifted as a teenager. Making good fiscal choices isn't a superpower.Sometimes I moisturise, sometimes it's with hand-creams or body moisturisers because they were a gift, or they come in bigger tubs than face crea...

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“Someone's Hero” by Amber Shepherd

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It’s one of those nights where time is slow. Where my eyes are tired, but my mind is buzzing. I have to get up for work in the morning, though if anything, that just makes me more reluctant to sleep. The living room is dark for all but the lonely glow of the television. I pull my blanket around me and settle in. I’m kidding myself if I think I’m going anywhere but the fridge anytime soon. I’m watching some sort of documentary about whether the titanic was haunted – or was it whether the chef was from outer space? All this late-night telev...

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“The Myth of Gina” by Rhonda Everett

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Gina Baker pushed her light curly strawberry blonde hair back behind her right ear and sipped her coffee in the bleak sunlight that seeped through the faded kitchen curtains. “Meow” Purr… She felt a cold wet nudge at her ankle. She picked up a small little tabby cat, whom she named Trixie. She held Trixie in her lap petting her softly as she sipped her now warm coffee. After morning coffee, she would feed Trixie, then be off to the library to study the latest batch of antiquities. Gina was a 26 year old bombshell. She was absolu...

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“Whispers” by Benjamin Goldstein

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I don't know if anyone will ever read this. I know that's cliché, but I have to start there because it's important. I don't know a lot of things. I don't know how long I've been here; I don't know how long I've spent trying to find a way out; and, most importantly, I don't know how long it's been since I stopped time. I suppose I should go back a bit and explain that. You see at some point I was offered a wish. The how I've never been clear on, but the why is because I saved a woman's life. I don't know who she was, but in the aftermath and ...

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“Lady Luck” by Peony P.

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Your odds of being struck by lightning in any given year are 1 in 700,000. Your odds of being killed by a tornado are 1 in 5 million, although those odds rise to 50 in 5 million if you live in a mobile home. Not even probability is free of classist influences. Your odds of dying in a plane crash are 1 in 60 million—much lower than your odds of dying in a car accident. Your odds of winning the lottery depend on how many people are playing, but they hover around 1 in 300 million in most cases. What if you could change those odds? Not just for ...

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“The Most Important Power” by Ian Gonzales

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I sit behind my desk, pretending to busy myself with paperwork, while I wait for my students to finish filing into the classroom. It’s the usual eclectic mix, a complicated cross-section of young people, defying simple classification. Sure, there are a few with tells, like the big kid who even at fourteen has a burly physique and a likely future as a school jock, or the one who’s helping to program another kid’s smart phone, revealing what some might call a nerdish bend, or the very quiet girl who takes a ...

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“Iam not a Anywhere door but a Anywhere being! ” by Story Teller

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Ugh, where am I? What's pressing on my face so hard? Am I in a weird place again?(You'll probably think who am I?) Iam Scott Jefferson with unique supernatural powers.Wait is someone sticking his Ass on top of my face?(Screaming ) AhhhhhhhhhhhhhThe person in front of me is someone whom I don't even know WTF?(Moving eyes around the room! And questioning himself how he ended up here) Um, May I know who are you?I Should be the one asking who are you? You were the one who ended up in my room suddenly. And I was a little bit drunk last night so I...

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“Snow and fire” by Wadoomy M

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It’s time, I have to do this. I settle my hand on my stomach benevolently, rubbing on it, a tear escapes my eyes. This will be the hardest thing I will ever have to do. This is the only way for one of us to survive and take care of you, I speak to my growing stomach. I put on my white cloak; I gaze at it recalling the day I was gifted this it was a representation of my tribe the Chióni. I used to hear the folk tales as a kid, the rivalry between the Chióni and the Fotiá. It all started when Christopher Fotiá, the leader of the Fotiá t...

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Write about someone who has a superpower.

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✍️ 334 stories

“Trans” by Spider Baby

“Inner Demons in the Mind” by Talia M

“start of a fantasy” by Zakaria Attioui

“The omniscient” by Adhena Madhu

“The Reality of being Super” by David Watson

“Senior Superpower” by Bettina Karpathian

“Ready to Talk” by A.J. Brown

“It isn't a superpower.” by Ilona Thomas

“Someone's Hero” by Amber Shepherd

“The Myth of Gina” by Rhonda Everett

“Whispers” by Benjamin Goldstein

“Lady Luck” by Peony P.

“The Most Important Power” by Ian Gonzales

“Iam not a Anywhere door but a Anywhere being! ” by Story Teller

“Snow and fire” by Wadoomy M

🌟 Similar prompts

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

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Write about a person who collects superhero comics.

Write a story that features a protagonist with an archnemesis.

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