Adventures Of A Rookie Superhero [updated] ✦

—crashing through a laundry line, getting tangled in a bedsheet, and landing face-first in a dumpster full of expired yogurt.

“Three… two… one… heroic stupidity,” I whisper.

The cat saunters over, looks down at me, and meows. It sounds suspiciously like laughter. adventures of a rookie superhero

They don’t tell you about the nausea.

Being a rookie superhero isn’t about glory. It’s about getting back up, wiping the yogurt off your chin, and realizing that the only thing braver than a perfect landing is a spectacular failure… followed by a second jump. —crashing through a laundry line, getting tangled in

For one glorious second, I am flying. The city sparkles below me, a sea of headlights and possibilities. I am magnificent. I am unstoppable. I am—

Here’s a draft for a short story or opening monologue titled Title: Learning to Fly (One Disaster at a Time) It sounds suspiciously like laughter

I’m standing on the edge of a downtown parking garage, staring at a four-story gap. On the other side is a fire escape where, according to a slightly unreliable raccoon who seems to be my only informant, a cat is stuck. Not a civilian. Not a priceless artifact. A cat.