Routine day with a dirt cheap brush, then a week goes by and it goes untouched. Then two, then three, then a month, and the rest of your life you beat yourself up. - Aesop Rock, "Rings"
The Snippet Series Season 219 storiesThe Snippet Series returns for another round in 2022! More anthology gooodness that can be read after or entirely without Season 1.
A seapony wants to know where all her land friends have gone. What's that falling from the sky? Why are all the ponies of Maretime Bay prancing around in it?
Hide when company is over. Keep your wings covered. Never speak the mysterious name "Rainbow Dash." Mum's rules keep Dee safe, but not when a scary purple unicorn shows up. One asking dangerous questions about Dee.
Lightning Dust is back again, having proudly undergone some... "changes." Her personality is exactly the same though, which is annoying news for Rainbow Dash.
Maudie Pie needs advice. Maybe from a friendlier version of her younger sister. But what are the odds that one of those will appear? As far as Maudie knows, dimensional travel isn't a thing.
Times are tough for Twilight Sparkle, mare-at-arms in the Equestrian Royal Guard. But it’s the only life she’s ever known. Somewhat related, Celestia’s faithful student is suddenly floundering in his own role.
The ponies of Maretime Bay don't know the lone Sea Pony who lives near their shoreline. She knows them, though. If only she could find a way up there...
It was preposterous, of course. Every detail in Sunny's notes went against the possibility of a pony being able to live and survive on the inhospitable summit of Mount Everhoof. But the sightings won't stop rolling in...
Reinbow Deer is a carefree caribou, but a junior herdmate of hers is toubled. Something about a vivid dream, a dark blue alicorn, and one weird word: "reincarnation."
Its been hectic, but Spike has finally settled in as Equestria's inter-species ambassador. His latest (and trickiest) meeting is with an eccentric equine hailing from Discord's dimension. She seems to want help with a personal problem.
As a budding diplomat, Flurry Heart often travels out of Equestria and into other dimensions. It's not uncommon for her to get stalled in the Between Place, but something is different this time. Someone else is here.
"Now for Trixie's greatest and most difficult trick, she will... she will attempt to beat cancer. Starlight, you'll be my assistant during this death-defying stunt, won't you?"
Small time roles suit Pinkie Pie fine, since Hasbro can't give just ANY pony a spot in the protagonist roster. Her latest gig is the intro logo in some new show, “Friendship is Magic.” It's not much, but maybe she'll make some friends on set.
Even at a family bakery, retirements happen and ownerships change hooves. The transition hasn't been an easy one for Pound Cake, but an elderly regular customer might understand responsibility-related stress better than he knows.