Even Heroes Get the Blues
A sparce wind flicked bobbing weeds this way and that. The field stretched in all directions, a sea of green and tawny brown. Solitary and still, a hulking…
Sidekick
The Avenger and the purse-thief spiraled up the fire escape to the roof where they jumped gap after gap across the high-rises. Eventually the man dropped the…
SuperHero Black Hole: Part V
Now, before my story goes any further, there is one last facet of my power you must know about. And it’s the most critical part of my power. Using me as an…
SuperHero Black Hole: Part IV
Seeing my dad this way, MINUS the ugly scar that had cut a vicious curved line into his face for nearly two months after the anti-climactic aftermath of the…
SuperHero Black Hole: Part III
You have to understand that my ability, as freaky as it sounds, is as weird to me as it is to you. The time I first realised I had this ability was on Monday…
SuperHero Black Hole: Part II
Time to explain the limits of my ability. Ready? You see, every second that expires of every hour of every day becomes part of The Past. Once it’s past, it’s…
SuperHero Black Hole
I won’t give you my origin story. There’s no point dwelling in the past. Which is ironic, given my power. Yes, you read that correctly. POWER. I’m what…
Dieter touched his fingers to the wall.
And pushed, cracking plaster and crushing concrete, pushed with both hands then strode through the weakened barrier. Above him, the building groaned as it…
Aggressively Normal.
The council watched in solemn silence as the video played on the gigantic presentation screen. Napalm’s fires went out in an instant and she skidded to a…
Special
She kicked the can farther than the rest of the boys who looked on from perches that dressed the sides of the alley way. It wasn’t her plan to beat them at…
Superhero Convention
“So, what’s your power?” James looked at the eager face in front of him and sighed quietly. He hated questions like this. He only came here for the free food…
Infamous
The steel door burst open, allowing the metallic scent of the wet city into the corridor. Struggling forward into the night, Andrew lost his balance, smacked…