How can a pony move on after they lose everything?

How can they come to terms when faced with the reality that they may no longer be able to return to their old life?

Spitfire finds herself critically injured and hospitalized. How can the captain of the Wonderbolts — a pegasus proud to soar across the wide blue sky — deal with finding herself unquestionably grounded?

Expanded from my entry to the Quills & Sofas Spitfire contest, tied for first place.

Also an entry into the 2024 Wonderbolts Site Contest.

Special thanks to Drider for pre-reading!

Cover art by 1662222 on pixabay, edited.

Diamond Tiara regrets many things in her life. She meets with Apple Bloom, by chance, at a Manehattan coffee shop and pours her heart out to her old enemy-turned-friend.

Sometimes life just doesn't turn out like how you want it.

Originally written for Quills and Sofas' 2024 Hearts & Hooves speedwriting contest. Heavily edited from the original version.

Thanks to ScreamQueen3 for prereading.

Cover art by qimono on pixabay, edited.

Beneath the wan light of the moon, the Beast hunts for her prey.

For us.

My siblings and I must retrieve the sacred sword Sundrop and fell the Beast before it is too late.

Before Equestria falls beneath her wicked hoof.

Thanks to GreyTheGriffon for prereading / proofreading.

Utterly gorgeous cover art by Princeling.

You found my book in the library. Cracking the cover, you found me waiting for you inside.

My name is Princess Twilight Sparkle. I am trapped in my book and need your help to get out of here. I'd do anything to get out of here.

Please help me.

You have to help me.

Please.

Featured 2/6/24 — 2/10/24
Featured on Equestria Daily 2/9/24

Thanks to ScreamQueen3 for looking over and providing feedback on this story ahead of time!

Cover art clipped from Season 5 Episode 12 Amending Fences.

Roseluck has decided to move to Ponyville to be with her two sisters. Fed up with city life, she is ready to kick back and enjoy the slow and calm countryside life.

There's just a tiny problem with the house she's looking at buying. It's nothing though. It's really nothing. There's just a lot of closet space — too much closet space.

Is she just overreacting, or is it actually weird to have an endless void in your closet?

Featured 1/15/24 — 1/17/24

Cover art from the MLP CCG — Canterlot Nights #79.

Honey Cake and her mother have a conversation in the aftermath of the Canterlot invasion.