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Feature: Superhero: An Unlikely Tale
"Did you see it? It bit me. I let it. I wanted that spider to bite me. Now I have spider powers. Now I am Spiderman!" - Sammy

For months, the extent of my conversations with Sammy had been "Hey..... stop that..." and now, here he sat in my backyard, reclining in one of the patio chairs revealing something I sensed was more than cartoon fantasy.

"Do you want to be Spiderman?" I asked the question quietly and seriously.
"Yes. I am Spiderman. I have Spider powers now."
"Why do you want them?"
"Because when I grow up I want to save the world." Sammy was not joking.
"What do you want to save the world from?"
Sammy's answer was clear and direct, and for the first time in a long time he looked me straight in my eyes.
"Thugs and drug dealers. They don't make things safe for kids. Glenna, I'm going to save the world."