Pinkie Pie regularly goes out of her way to make her friends feel good. Every one of them thanks her in their own way, but she wasn't expecting Twilight's simple little gesture to leave her so utterly and thoroughly confused.

Written for the Quills and Sofas Speedwriting Publish-A-Story Contest with the prompt 'It was only a kiss'.

Thank you to applezombi, AuroraDawn, Exodd and Holtinater for reading over this fic in the contest.

Thanks to StraightToThePointStudio for the audio reading!

Thanks to Rainbow Infinity for another audio reading.

Twilight reads a book about literature and, analysing her world, decides that everything she does is planned by someone other than her.

She does not take it very well.

Rated Everyone for adult humour.

now with a reading

The fruit of Sweet Apple Acres are grown with skill, experience, and love.

That last part makes them nutritious for changelings, a fact which Applejack is only now about to learn. But the changelings themselves have known for a long time – after all, they are some of her closest friends.

Equestria is a magical land where hopes and dreams come true. Come in and you'll feel the magic of friendship inside you not only growing, but thriving...

Just make sure you don't forget to breathe.

Audio reading by StraightToThePointStudio now available!
Audio reading by Pony&Wolf Productions now available!

What happens to those poor pegasai who fail their flight exam? They're taken to a special, secret factory. Their insides are then ground up to create rainbows. Figuratively.

Obabscribbler and Neighrator Pony made this happen. Congrats to her and Reverbrony on their engagement. SENPAI NOTICE ME AND BE MY FRIEND.

Thanks to Dustchu for editing.

Idol Hooves holds a special place in Equestria. He's probably the only exiled changeling to serve in the Royal Guard, or at least, that's what he expects, as exiles don't really broadcast that fact. However, it's well known that Princess Celestia loves all of her little ponies, and her guards perhaps more so, and that makes it one of the best ways for a changeling to discreetly feed.

But how does a changeling even get there, let alone get exiled in the first place? For that matter, why would it ever go to Canterlot? Set a number of years before the series proper, before Luna’s redemption, Idol details how he was exiled, the ponies he’s met, and the series of misadventures that led him to joining the Royal Guard, and should continue a good ways into the series, as something of an alternate perspective.

Soon, he’ll have to deal with a boisterous new princess to serve and a royal wedding in the works bringing a third to power. Will his old instincts bring this new life crashing down around him? What precipitates Chrysalis’s ill-fated assault on Canterlot? Is it really so wrong for a changeling to enjoy good craftsmanship to an obsessive degree?

New cover art provided by the fantastic Carnifex

And a TVTropes page here.

And an Ask Blog of questionable canonity!
Out of Idol Curiosity

Fanart by Norad2! Major thanks! Short For a Royal Guard

Art by Egophiliac of Idol and his Daring Duckie Please don't tell him what that brush is meant for.

Rating updated to (T), it's a bit darker than (E)
Comedy Tag added as well
And changed the character tags a bit.

After a rough couple of days, Rainbow Dash decides (read: is forced) to take some time off and clear her head. Applejack throws her a party to celebrate.

A birthday fic for LunaTheFox, who is pretty epic. Originally written for the Quills and Sofas AppleDash contest where it somehow placed first. Thanks to Holt, Decaf, AuroraDawn, AppleZombi, applejackofalltrades, Vis-a-Viscera, wishcometrue, and Mushroom for prereading during the contest.

Additional thanks to AuroraDawn again for helping with the final edit.

Cover made be me and should be sufficient evidence that I am a terrible artist and you should never ask me to make a cover image, ever.

Rated teen for references to addiction and substance abuse.

Double Diamond has always been forced to hide his true nature. Behind the affable mask he wears lies a stallion colder than ice and crueler than steel, only just in control of his darker impulses. That's what makes living among the changelings, who can sense all of his emotions - or lack thereof - such a delicious challenge.

Written in one hour for the Quills and Sofas 'Black Sunday' contest.

While having tea with Fluttershy, Rarity notices that there is somewhat of an ant problem in her friend's cottage.

Inquiries into why this is the case are more difficult than expected.

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Various speedwrites written for Quills and Sofas that, for one reason or another, I don't want to post as their own stories. Entries will have some minor edits, but will mostly be unchanged from the original speedwrite. Each chapter is a distinct story that has nothing to do with the others. Genre, character, and content warning tags will be in the author's notes for each story. Rated T to be on the safe side, red tags will be added if I upload a story that needs one.