Although Equestria and the Crystal Empire have remained peaceful for years, the tales of Twilight Sparkle and her friends' adventures saving the world from evil are still at the forefront of many creatures' minds. Princess Flurry Heart, by way of her parents, has knowledge of her aunt's other escapades that never reached the news. Of course, as a young filly, she wants to emulate her heroic aunt. As her supporting father, Shining has actively encouraged her by rarely interfering in her attempts at mimicking Twilight. Even if her current interest might involve ending the world if it goes poorly.

Sometimes, Cadance wished he'd be less blasé.

Late (but not quite late) entry for the Shining Armor is a Terrible Dad competition.

And, as always, thank you to Everfree Pony for all the editing assistance!

To say that life is simple for Berry Punch, regular of the pubs and bars of Ponyville, would be understating her routine. Go to work; deal with mental anguish at the hooves of unrelenting mares, stallions, or whoever, who thought they could push around managers and service workers; then go to one of her favorite establishments to forget the day. The Hearth's Warming season is no different, and in fact, brings more reason to end each evening in a mental fog. Who can have an enjoyable time while they live alone and rarely meet with anyone during the holidays?

However, at some point, everypony needs a little help to get out of a rut, and after a particularly difficult day, she might finally have the pony to help nudge her on the right path. Somepony just as broken as her. Just with a little magic inside her.

This epic has been written for Winter_Solstice for Jinglemas 2023.

Once again, an infinite thanks to Everfree Pony for editing this. Cover art by slushpony.

Only a few months ago, Starlight finally rekindled her friendship with Sunburst, and despite promising to stay in touch, the planned letters never surfaced, by either. To this end, Twilight has brought Starlight back to the Crystal Empire, for little other reason than to make the two of them get closer - much closer - for a few days. But after learning from Sunburst of a new artifact discovered in the Empire that he is currently studying, Starlight is presented with a choice: with the power to rewrite the past entirely with little consequence, should one do it?

Manipulating the past can have drastic consequences, even if all intentions were for others' good...

Written for the short story compilation, Scattered Pages, a collaborative effort between multiple authors who volunteered for Ponyville Ciderfest 2023's writing team.

Cover art by slushpony. Edited by sonicsuns.

Ever since the sirens overthrew the monarchy in Hippogriffia and cemented their power with their enthralling magic, Adagio, Aria, and Sonata have had nothing but work cut out for them to keep their growing empire of Sirenalia in order and their vision of vengeance on the Pillars in sight. With Northern Zebrica and the Canterbbean under their spell, there is little else to stop them in their schemes. Therefore, it's the perfect time for a break to finally enjoy all the perks of being in charge!

At least, if Sonata could have her way and convince her fellow sirens to chill for once.

Set in the world of the Hearts of Iron IV mod, Equestria at War.

Written for Equestria at War's Sixth Annual Writing Competition.

As always, a massive thanks to Everfree Pony for their assistance with editing the story.

Cover art is Sonata Dusk half-ponified by xbi.

With Hearth's Warming come and gone, only one final holiday is left in the year before the next rolls around for Starlight and her motley crew. Although her coltfriend, Sunburst, has reassured her that something special for New Year's Eve isn't necessary, how could she pass up an opportunity to show how much she cares for him? Besides, it's not like she forgot! Surely a trip to grab a few items for their romantic evening won't be too hard, right?

Editing provided by the wonderful Everfree Pony.

Cover from Derpibooru by Montrey.

Semi-sequel to one of my other stories, It Was a Magical Time. No knowledge of the previous story is needed.

Trixie has been down on her luck since "the incident" in Ponyville about half a year ago. After being shown up by the upstart Twilight Sparkle, who stopped the Ursa Minor attack on Ponyville instead of her, she has become the laughingstock of magicians, and her shows have suffered for it. She has barely made ends meet, and it has not been helped by recent events with her family. Now, on Hearth's Warming Eve, she is back in the blasted village and awaiting when she can strike at the most-hated Twilight Sparkle to exact some petty amount of vengeance.

That is if another societal outcast didn't come along and spoil her plans.

As another unicorn in a blessed lineage of scribes and minor mages, Golden Swirl has established himself as a loved practitioner of the recent field of communication magic. Life is simple: go to work, jot down what ponies want him to send to loved ones or business partners, and send the letters off into the ether, where they'll appear a few hours later.

But now at the dawn of the second millennium, life in the city of Mareposa is rapidly changing, like much of urban Equestria. Where artisans provided excellent work and earth ponies harvested the crops with innate magic, factories have been erected and large industrial farms have taken root. But none of that matters, so long as his life is secure. There is no way that ponies could speak over long distances without magic, right?

Set in the world of the Heart's of Iron IV mod, Equestria at war.

Written as an entry in Equestria at War's Fifth Annual Writing Competition.

As always, a massive thanks to EverfreePony for all their editing work.

Cover art by saxopi.

This story is a sequel to Starlit Romance

Once more, the Hearth's Warming season has arrived and Starlight was caught unprepared. While virtually everypony appeared to have plans for the season, only an empty nest is around to greet her. Others may be experiencing the joy of Hearth's Warming, but lonely minds love to bring back painful memories, and Starlight has them in abundance.

With Sunburst away to assist with the latest series of "incidents" that Flurry Heart has caused in the Crystal Empire, and her own gift purchasing left to the last moment, reliving memories is the only companion she has, and it is an unkind one at best.

Edited as always by the amazing EverfreePony. The story is already complete and will be updated every Saturday.

Cover art is Warming Up by Novaintellus.

Hearth's Warming has come again and Firelight has prepared the stupendously amazing, unquestionably-loving, full of heart and passion celebration for his Pretty-Witty Cinnamon-pop, Stellar Flare. If only they could have spent the hours coming up with new pet names, it would have been the best Hearth's Warming ever. It would have spectacular, if not for his own mess-up on the gift department for her.

How hard can it be to get the perfect surprise present for Stellar, anyway?

Written for Talon and Thorn for Jinglemas 2021.

Thanks to EverfreePony for their consistent editing help through all of my insane ideas.

Cover art by the wonderful Little Tigress.

Dear Princess Twilight,

I just wanted to quickly thank you again for helping me settle into Ponyville. I'm writing from my dorm room in the School of Friendship now.

Tomorrow is the start of a new day and a new life. I look forward to seeing what surprises my new friends have in store for me.

I will write more soon. Thank you again for believing in me.

Your faithful student,
Luster Dawn

Once again, editing provided by the wonderful EverfreePony.

Cover by the amazing Julunis14.

Story is complete and will be updated every Saturday and finish on October 12th.