Shortly before extracting the Pillars of Equestria and the Pony of Shadows from Limbo, the Bearers of Harmony faced off against a stallion trying to erase all records of an ancient evil, lest that knowledge fall into the wrong hooves.

Nopony ever considered that the two incidents might have been related. Not until Stygian's first novel hit store shelves.

An entry in the 2024 May Pairings Contest for the Original Pairings group. Last minute best minute.
Rated Teen for implied concepts a bit more grim than what the show could get away with.

Cover from the Friendship is Magic mainline comics, Issue #53

So what does one do upon finding out that their best friend (and lately a bit more than that) has been hiding something from them? Namely, the fact that, once a month, they transform into the body of a destructive dark angel and spend the night hiding in their room?

Well, if you're Sunset Shimmer, you ask Twilight a magiphysiological question.

An entry into the Dialogue-Only Contest and the Sunset X Villain "Monster-shipping" Contest. Pre-read by Dewdrops on the Grass and The Sleepless Beholder.

Featured on 1 June 2024!

"What?" Everyone shouted and I winced. I really should have seen that coming.

How the topic of everyone's relationship statuses got brought up, I blame Rarity. I really should have known she would have been the most annoyed at me keeping the fact I wasn't single hidden from her.

Starlight Glimmer has a secret project researching a totally new way to use magic, but she needs help. Twilight's help. Except, what if the princess doesn't approve? What if she can't see the potential? This is too important. Starlight must convince her, because the results will help ponies everywhere.

Written for the Dialogue-Only Contest III.

Thanks to Airy Words and Nines for proofreading.

Professor Ocellus visits the Crystal Empire to escort a new student back to the school, and possibly commits some minor faux pas in the process. Cadance worries.

Based on an entry to the Quills and Sofas 2023 Snowponies Contest; this version has been significantly expanded for publication.

Entry in the 2024 May Pairings Contest.

Inky Rose doesn't really interact with other ponies all that much. But that doesn't mean she doesn't ever leave the house, and underground shows are exactly her scene.

But the last thing she expected to find at a show like this is Troubleshoes, who looks like he wouldn't know the difference between a goth and a punk if his life depended on it.

Written for the 2024 May Pairings Contest.

Grubber is determined to make sure his paying customer has a pleasant ride while he works to fly him safely to his destination.

Meanwhile, Thorax is just happy to be aboard.

An entry in the May 2024 Pairing Contest.

(Due to publishing this at almost literally the eleventh hour, no cover art for now as I've got no time to make one)

Rainbow Dash asks Spitfire for teaching advice. Spitfire's not sure the analogy she's using is actually helpful.

Originally written for the Quills and Sofas 2023 Disability Pride contest, where it received second place.

Disability depicted: Neurodivergence, likely autism.

When Twilight was little she wanted a friend. Lucky for her, she owned a book with a nice dragon on the front cover. She didn't expect the dragon to be real though! Songfic!
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In a city of bright lights and constant sounds, a mare tried to hold onto herself even as she battles demons inside and out. Will her bits take her to the end of the rainbow only she can see? She's ready to dance on the edge of a knife to find out.

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