I'm Not Evil

by Aaron Paulos

My name is Sam, and I am a supervillain. I've held a special hate for the world that's lasted my whole life, and I think that it's filled with terrible people. Millions of them are hurt and bullied and killed and stolen from, each day, and there's nothing anybody can do about it. It's just how society is. The same kinds of people are found anywhere. Friends who don't care about you, girls who only want your money, and parents that want you out of their hair. Bosses that hate you, companies who screw you over, and a thousand other things. And don't get me started on the worst of us. The murderers, the rapists, and the thieves who steal millions–no, billions of dollars, from a whole lot of people. The world is evil, and nobody is going to do anything about it. Not unless I make them. I hear that there's a meteor flying by in two-thousand twenty-nine named Apophis. Most people say that it won't hit, but I have the power of telekinesis. I can make sure that it does. This is what I'm going to do. I have the ability to change this world for the better, and I'm not going to pass up the chance. You might think that I'm a supervillain, and I can understand you. But once you see how much better the world gets after I do what I do, you'll see how much better your life will get. You'll see that I was right. I'm not evil. You are.

262 pages, Paperback

First published April 11, 2012