Firestarter

The term pyrokinesis was coined by the author Stephen King in his novel Firestarter. The word is derived from the Greek pûr meaning "fire" and kinesis meaning "motion". This of course makes no sense since telekinesis is the ability to move things from afar using your mind. The word created should have been "telepyro", which of course is not half as much fun as saying "pyrokinesis". The myth that there are people who can start fires with their mind has been around for centuries and shouldn't be confused with pyromancy or spontaneous combustion, two other really cool words that were coined by people other than Stephen King. 

Mom: "Your going to school!  I don't want to hear another word about it!  Your not sick!.  Your just tired, and I'm tired of hearing about it!"
Olympia (Age 14): "Youuu donnn't understaaand.  I donnn't feel welll and I cannn't go to schoool."
Mom: "Go sit on the couch.  Do not turn that TV on, do not pick up your iPod, do not text anyone.  Just sit there and stare out the window at the day passing you by."
Olympia: "Whaaat....everrrr."
crink crink crack crin hmmmm....
Mom: "Kire!  I think the printer is on fire!"
Dad: "Move!  I killed the power at the surge protector.  What did you touch now? "
crink crink crack crin hmmmm....
Dad: "I don't smell smoke.  The printer isn't even plugged in.  What is that noise?"
crink crink crack crin hmmmm....
Mom: "Oh my God!  The telephone pole in front of the house is on fire!"
Dad: "Call 911!  The capacitor on the transformer is burning out.  We're gonna lose power.  For once you didn't start the fire."
Mom: "....Yes, thank you.  The Fire Department is on the way and thanks for blaming me."
Dad: "Well, you have a track record of destroying things that run on electricity."
Mom: "Why do we still have power?"
Dad: "It hasn't burned through the power line yet.  Olympia, did you see this?"
Olympia: "Look, I was just doing what you told me!  Sitting on the couch, staring out the window at the telephone pole!  Don't blame me!"
Dad: "Whose blaming you?"
Olympia: "Can I just watch TV?"
Mom: "The power is going to go out any second."
Olympia: "No it isn't.  It isn't that big a fire.  Look, it's already putting itself out.  Where's the TV remote?"
Dad: "Maybe...we should just...leave her alone for a...little while."
Mom: "I'm liking the way you think.  I'm going to go change out of these pajamas into something less flammable."