6:00 AM The alarm clock sounds and he immediately knocks it to the ground, breaking it. He opens his eyes and looks up at the ceiling for a while – tears rush down his face.
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One Second
I’ve been chewing on this one for about a year. ______________________________________ One Second Blood drips from the sewer up the manhole cover. It flows up the street into a huge red puddle with a body lying in it. The puddle…
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Christopher – The Short Tale of a Superhuman
Christopher was the fifth superhuman ever born. His superpower was intelligence; ever since he’d been a little boy, he’d had a remarkable ability to absorb and process information. By the time he turned 21, he found cures for 7 life-threatening…
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A Storm from the Past
A personal experiment. ______________________________________ A Storm from the Past The room’s filled with smoke, wine glasses are clinking and the sound of laughter almost drowns out the music; everyone’s having a good time. The party’s a huge success, all thirty…
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Emily – The Short Tale of a Superhuman
Emily was the fourth superhuman ever born. Her superpower was righteousness; she was fair to everyone and always saw to it that justice got served. After becoming a police officer at the age of 28, she was killed by her…
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William – The Short Tale of a Superhuman
William was the third superhuman ever born. His superpower was trust; he always had faith in people and trusted everyone. After being conned out of all his possessions in his mid-thirties, he was stabbed to death in an alley by…
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Jane – The Short Tale of a Superhuman
Jane was the second superhuman ever born. Her superpower was compassion; she loved and cared for everyone she met. After a life of being abused and taken advantage of, she took her own life, somewhere in a run-down motel. Read…
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John – The Short Tale of a Superhuman
John was the first superhuman ever born. His superpower was honesty; he never told a lie and always spoke his mind. He lived the second half of his life isolated, somewhere in the mountains, where he also died, alone. Read…