The world had just begun to understand Mother Nature's first gift to humanity when she bestowed her second. Humans born with incredible powers started growing worldwide, plunging society into the chaos of Heros and Villains for many years until a singular hero fought for a better tomorrow. Many years after Ulta-man achieved his rise and retirement and relative peace for humanity, they believed their trouble was over until the new generation all displayed Mother Nature's second gift ushering in the new age of super society.

A weathered soldier is faced with one of the most difficult fights that life has to offer. Based on this prompt: write a story about someone who knows it’s time to retire or change jobs, but is hesitating.

The nature of being one log in a pile. Based on this prompt: Write a story in which someone says “You'll never be content.”

A story that begins and ends with dancing in the rain.

In an electronic world that's always connected through screens, it can get a little difficult to retain one's sense of self. The need to belong is endemic to the human condition, and the desire to be with or be like those we see living incredible lives can be overwhelming at times. As an individual prone to daydreaming, I found myself caught up in the glamor of the internet years ago, and believed myself a part of something that turned out to be hollow.Sometimes internet communities are real. Sometimes they're only illusions we've created in our minds as a means of escaping our very tangible issues."Go out and touch grass," indeed.