Phenomenons: Every Human Creature
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"Salt for Gold"
by Mary Fan It's been a few years since 17-year-old Jojo Fang, prep school student and aspiring punk rock bassist, discovered she could manipulate salt. As Sarcastic Fringehead, she uses these questionably useful powers to play the part of a schoolyard vigilante - intimidating bullies and making them back off. But when she discovers that a priceless artifact stolen from her grandmother's village in China is coming to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, it's time to graduate to a higher level of superhero and return the item to her ancestral homeland, where it belongs. Little does she know that she's not the only one after the object, which holds mysterious powers... Featured in... PHENOMENONS: EVERY HUMAN CREATURE Edited by Michael Jan Friedman Every world needs heroes. And an alternate reality in which society's been buried under a crushing financial crisis? Such a world needs heroes more than most.
Some may remind us of ancient archetypes we still hold in awe. Others will be utterly fresh and quirky. All, under the expert hands of our caring and experienced writers, will be people we'll grow to care about. These are the Phenomenons—vigilantes who haunt the streets, the rooftops, and even the skies, fighting the good fight against the world's leeches and power brokers—and risking their very human lives in the process. |