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alarajrogers


Okay, I admit it, I'm probably not your mom. But odds are I'm old enough to be. Now with Patreon account (under alarajrogers) and short stories on Amazon (under Alara Rogers).

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  • 23 weeks
    Dream log, epic Fluttercord edition

    Had a dream during a nap that is perfectly suited to be a story; I'm not even sure I need to tweak it.

    So in the dream, Fluttershy was dying of old age, and Discord couldn't fix it. (She also had insulin-resistant diabetes, but that's kind of less important.) Discord was very upset by this, and decided to take drastic steps to prevent it.

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    7 comments · 540 views
  • 33 weeks
    Dammit, just discovered a friend here's been dead for two years...

    Today I learned that Jordan died in April 2021, and I had no idea. I was re-reading some of my older fanfics, saw his comments, thought, "Huh, I wonder how Jordan's doing", and the answer is, he's not. Dammit.

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    15 comments · 759 views
  • 35 weeks
    FUCKING DONE FINALLY

    "The God of Breaking Rules In The Land of the Dead" is one of my oldest stories on this site. It's not my oldest incomplete -- "The King Who Would Be Man" and "Stumble In My Footsteps" are both older, all part of my initial rush in 2013-14 when I'd first gotten into the fandom and the writing came like a river. But it is old, posted almost 10 years ago (closer to 9 years, 11 months), and

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    10 comments · 447 views
  • 35 weeks
    I'm back, bitches!

    I don't know for how long, because I never know these things.

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    17 comments · 582 views
  • 84 weeks
    A thing y'all should maybe know

    I may or may not make the change here on Fimfiction, but on Archive of our Own and Fanfiction.net, I am changing my handle to Kaleidolon. Mainly as a branding differentiator between fanfic and profic. It's not like I can hide that Alara J Rogers writes fanfic, not after posting it to the Internet for literally 29 years, but when I get published in real life I want it to be slightly

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Sep
23rd
2016

A bit torn here · 8:05pm Sep 23rd, 2016

On the one hand, "No Escape From Yourself" hasn't been updated since May 2015 and is way overdue.

On the other, "Elements of Opposition" is more popular and has more people hanging on it waiting for updates.

Decisions, decisions...

Report alarajrogers · 734 views · Story: No Escape From Yourself ·
Comments ( 15 )

Listen to your heart...

Personally, I'm okay with whatever you choose. Which would you prefer?

Well, I enjoy every single story of yours, so whatever you choose I'd be happy with. Go with what you want to write.

I love both of them.

Elements of opposition! !!!

I love both stories. I have to admit I'm a bit more excited about Opposition, but I'd be happy with an update of either. I suggest writing whichever of the two feels smoother to write currently. Or flip flop between the two. Or whichever is more enjoyable. :P To prevent yourself from hitting an unpleasant writer's block.

(But I'm super hyped about Not The Hero! :D Thanks for the update!)

I like NEFY better and it's more interesting in terms of characterization, because self-doubt isn't something that's often attributed to Discord, so there's that. Lots of self-recrimination, lots of self-irony, lots of self-centeredness, but not a Discord who genuinely wonders if he might actually be a bad person (rather than being quite certain he's a bad person and smug as hell about it.)

Hell, either's cool, but in the interest of fairness, I'd say go for the one that's been languishing without an update the longest.

Well, you have two completed chapters after the one you're working on for No Escape From Yourself, right? I'll say go for that one, because I think that three chapters would satisfy people for a while.

Please tell me that you won't cancel "No Escape From Yourself"! I really want to see what happens! :pinkiegasp:

While I would prefer opposition, it's ultimately up to you. What do you WANT to write, Ala? That's what you SHOULD write.

I'd prefer to see more No Escape From Yourself. But it is largely about which you would prefer to write!

/me takes a third option and suggests The Tale of the Terrible Doctor Twilight instead.

But I'm sure I'll be happy with whatever Discord you write; no other author turns me into quite the screaming, rabid fangirl compared to my usual serious mien. (It's like you Discord me with your Discord!)

I'm watching both, but I must admit I'm in the camp that is most excited about Elements of Opposition. Been enjoying that one for years! :heart:

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