My Superhero Origin Story By Hannah Moore
Epic Beginnings
This is a true story. What? Nobody said it had to be fiction.
I’m a pretty ordinary person. An all-rounder, my teachers said. Shows potential. Well the thing about potential is it’s only possibility, and the thing about all-rounders is they excel at nothing. Don’t get me wrong, it makes life pretty…. adequate. I’m rarely terrified of losing my job, for example, because I believe I can secure another one before we starve, even if it wouldn’t be my first choice. It’s never my first choice.
Anyway, like most ordinary people, I have dreams of the extraordinary. Like, for example, how one day I will be walking down the street and Putin will be coming the other way, and we will fall into casual conversation over, say, the unseasonable weather, and before you know it, I will have said something that gets him right in the feels, like, really in the heart, and later, he will broker a worldwide peace deal and it will all be because of what I said. Or that I am actual friends with Dolly Parton. Dreams, you know? Only dreams.
Anyway, Monday, 12th August, I was stung by a jellyfish – this was not the dream, you understand, though I did offer medical advice off google to assist a young child. Then Friday 23rd, I was bitten, twice, by a spider. Same ankle. It’s the 25th now, and I know, I just KNOW, that when the pain and swelling go down, I’m going to be fricking awesome. Don’t know how, but it’s gospel that I will, and there is potential for development, well, all round. I’m going to save the world. Or a life. Or a tree. I’m going to help where help is needed! I'm going to matter! Come to think of it…
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Smart take on the challenge- good luck for it Hannah! Thinking outside the box, but still relatable, because who hasn’t had dreams of somehow making improbable change?
Surprise awesome is some of the BEST kind of awesome! A great read Top Story-an!
Oh dear… bit of a tough couple of weeks 🥹… good thing you’re still a Vocal Superhero… saving us from boredom with your excellent tales & poems.🤩
OMG!!! Incredible!!! Love it!!!💕❤️❤️ Congratulations on Top Story!!!
Sorry 2 hear of your troubles! This was such a clever entry! Congrats on your Top Story!
Bloody awesome piece of writing Hannah. Haha. Frigging great.
Oooo! Can't wait till the swelling goes down. Maybe you'll be the first ever spider woman 😮😁. Fun story and nice take on the challenge. Congrats, Hannah!
Congratulations on Top Story Hannah!
All rounders can be good at one or two things. Life is flexible, hope you are better after the pain. A fun read.
Congrats on top story!! 💌🥳🎉🥳🎉
This was a very different superhero story and definitely a fun read. Congratulations on the Top Story!
Congratulations Great tale of whoa and misery
And back again to say congrats on honourable mention!! It's a pretty good day for you!! 🎉
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Congratulations on the Honorable Mention for the "Most Discussed Stories" this week on the leaderboard. Well done!
Congratulations on your Top Story, Hannah! Very well deserved!
The irony of the first line of a story published in the fiction section being “this is a true story” be like:
Congrats on Top story! Loved the playful and conversational storytelling in this
Congrats on TS! Ya sure it wasn't a spider with fangs wide, wide apart? Put some heat on those.
My superhero radar is saying, “Yes! Hannah is a superhero” :) I really enjoyed this unique entry!
We are all superheroes in some ways. Good on you for giving yourself credit
You defo are a superhero! I can feel.the force of your powers rippling all the way up the Blighty M1!!
Back to say congrats on Top Story!! Nice work Hannah!!
Oh my word if this is all true! Your poor ankle. Still makes a great superhero story too! Congratulations on Top Story ❤️