The Sisters' Moon.

For generations the ponies of Equestria called eclipses by the same name, even while divided by fear and hate. All celebrate it the same way, displaying their affection and love for their close friends and family. To this day, nopony remembers why.

Sunny Starscout discovers this mystery when she and her friends prepare to celebrate their first Sisters' Moon together in the Crystal Brighthouse, and she wants to know the story behind the holiday that bound them even before their reunification. Her only lead is an elderly pony who might just have the answers she seeks.

Bonus prize winner in the Beans Writing Group's "New Blood" contest, for the bonus prompt: "From the beginning, you know the end."

Cover art by the amazingly-skilled Little Tigress

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Pilot Light

Featured 7/31/23 - 8/4/23

Deep in the cosmos there flies a solitary starship, drifting aimlessly and without purpose to the chagrin of the thousands of passengers inside.

Among those many escapees is Roseluck, a criminal whose hidden secrets could doom every creature on board. She won't stop, though, for her crimes are crimes of passion and a driving need that no law could ever hope to staunch.

This is her story.

An honorable mention in "The New Blood" contest hosted by Bean's Writing Group.

The opening day at Silver Frames’s art gallery is quiet, and disastrously empty. That suits Crackle Cosette just fine. She’s got her eye on one particular painting, and she’s not planning on buying it. But that’s it, there’s nothing else to see here.

2nd place winner of Bean's Writing Group's 'New Blood' Contest!

This will eventually become part of AdmiralSakai's Extended Cut, but right now it stands alone.

Sabot Élégant, a famous and mysterious food critic, visits a new up-and-coming restaurant in Ponyville. Disappointment ensues.

1st place winner for the New Blood Contest!

Same continuity as The Queen of the Dark.

In the hot rainforest of Farasi, ponies met up to partake in an adventure that might be their last. Was it providence or happenstance? It was left unspoken.

Entry to the "New Blood" Contest.

Bonuses:
1 "From the beginning, you know the end.."
4 "The main character’s name and identity is never mentioned."

Fluttershy has been keeping a secret from everypony she knows. A problem she's tried dealing with on her own, but it's been getting harder. Hearing about a place for ponies with her... condition, she decides to visit to hopefully find somepony to help her before somepony gets hurt.

Of course, things never go as expected, and she finds a familiar creature under any other circumstances she would rather avoid...

This story was written for the New Blood Contest 2023, and I would love feedback from the judges.
I'm also fulfilling the bonus "Include a bug"

The changeling heart icon used in the cover image was found: https://derpibooru.org/images/2381676

Violent, ridiculous, uncouth.

All words usually used to describe the world pro-wrestlers submerge themselves in week after week. To the average outsider, it seems like a frivolous waste of time. But to all those drawn to the ring, it’s a high-stakes battle of strength in pursuit of glory.

Tonight’s main event sees promising young hopeful, Clean Finish, take on the twisted but talented Nature Mare. Follow the infamous Nature Mare as she defends her title as the Undisputed South-Equestrian Heavyweight Champion!

Written for the New Blood Writing Contest

This is an attempt at Bonus #4: "The main character’s name and identity is never mentioned."

"This night was going to be perfect."
--Prince Blueblood
(misattributed)

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An entry for the New Blood Contest, featuring a bug in an unusual matchup.
Check out Bean's Writing Group, tell me if you find anything good: https://www.fimfiction.net/group/215333/ (checked)

The worst things happen on cold days. In the wake of Maretime Bay's deep freeze, Misty walks home alone.

Written for Bean's Writing Group using the prompt "I'm cold" and the bonus "include at least one very vivid description." Set just before Winter Wishday.

Content warning for verbal and emotional abuse.

Cherry Jubilee’s lived in Dodge Junction her whole life. She knows the ropes—she’s tied them twenty times over.

Somepony comes into the shop with pretty makeup running all down her face. It's no hard decision of what to do next.

Written for the New Blood Contest, where it tied for third place. Uses the bonus "an unusual matchup."

Review by Loganberry. Review by PaulAsaran.