After the long-awaited Captain Man movie hit theaters in Brian Hill’s town, it seemed like everyone had caught superhero fever. Kids everywhere were running around pretending to be the crime-fighting hero, striking poses, and imitating the moves from the film. Brian was no exception—Captain Man was his absolute favorite, and he had watched the movie so many times he could recite the lines by heart. Soon, the craze escalated. The movie studio released official Captain Man costumes, complete with flashy jerseys, for fans to buy. They weren’t cheap, but any

After the divorce, Elsa’s ex-husband’s family did everything they could to destroy her life. It was as if they woke up each morning planning new ways to crush her spirit. Every day, they made her life harder—whispers in the community, legal tricks, and even turning neighbors against her. They wanted her broken, alone, and without her son. She held on as tightly as she could, but she was reaching her breaking point. It felt like she was about to lose both her sick mother and her little boy, Arnold. But

I was always told to respect adults, but nobody ever taught me what to do when adults didn’t respect each other. The day I heard my mom’s boss making fun of her thrift store clothes, I realized some lessons couldn’t wait until I was grown. It had always been just me and Mom—our little two-person team. She was the captain, the MVP, the whole game. And me? I was her biggest fan. She worked as a secretary at RSD Financial, the same job she’d had since before I was born.