Spike goes to Sugar Cube Corner to pick up the gem cupcakes he ordered for the dragons at this year's Hearths Warming party, only to find that they are not ready. Not only that, but Pinkie Pie needs help with baking and Spike is the only pony-um...dragon available. What ensues is a long and partially serious talk that turns into hilarity and the creation of fire-breathing cupcakes.

Fire-breathing cupcakes?!

Cover art HERE.

This fic is also based on a Cake Boss episode where Buddy becomes a technical genius when he is tasked to creates a cake that shoots out fire. A fire-breathing dragon cake! My favorite episode; so cool!

Written for Tangerine Blast for Jinglemas 2022.

(Almost didn't come out at all, but I pulled myself together in time, LOL.)

Discord lives in a world where the Pegasi control the weather, the Earth Ponies make plants grow, and the Unicorns even control the very sun and moon.

Everything is controlled by ponies. Everything is orderly.

There is no chaos.

And that is a problem.

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Written for Choices: A Species Change Contest.

Dash brings her old friend Gilda over to hang out. Turns out she knows Sunset and they tell the story of how Sunset got her motorcycle.

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Second place winner in Sunset Shimmer x Villains Unseen Contest!

My dear sister Pinkie Pie,

I will be arriving in Ponyville tomorrow.
I have made a reservation for us at Hearty Grains Bistro for seven o' clock.
Please be on time. I'll be bringing somepony special I'd like you to meet.
I think you will be surprised.

Sincerely,
Emp- Your sister Maud

An Entry for Bicyclette's Crackship Contest hosted by the Original Pairings group
Preread by: HapHazred

Discord has something on his mind. Cadance isn’t completely sure how she can help but she’ll try her best to solve this puzzle.

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The third place winner for the Iron Author speed writing contest at Everfree Northwest this year. I was honestly so shocked and honored when I heard. Everyone’s stories were so good! I can’t wait to see everyone post theirs soon.

Speaking of that, I want to edit this story more since I think I could smooth things out a little. But I don’t want to make everyone wait until then so here’s the unedited version submitted at the contest. I’ll leave the story complete but a second chapter that’s just a better edited version might be out soon.

This story is a sequel to Girlfriend Friend

Sure, all of Rarity's closest friends got the wrong idea about their relationship with her. But Rarity already has a special somepony. And they're royalty no less!

No not that one.

Or that one.

Oh dear...

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StraightToThePointStudios did another amazing audio reading!

Pinkie Pie is super excited to stay at Applejack's for Hearth's Warming so she can finally catch Santa Hooves coming down the chimney! Though, when she finds out that Applejack doesn't believe because of a lack of presents, she has a bit of a change of plans.

This was written for the Quills and Sofa's December 19th Speedwriting contest, where the prompt was "December Holiday" and "Belief". Thanks to The Hat Man for editing!

Missions are dangerous, and sometimes the Bearers get hurt. But this time, treating Pinkie's injuries only took about an hour. No sealant to constantly reapply and lingering deep aches from the wound: just a simple, magical regrowing of her left forehoof's keratin. Really, it's a pity the procedure isn't available to the public yet.

And because it isn't available to the public yet, there's just one little thing which the inventing company's representative wants Pinkie to do. One little thing that leads into a full swarm of not-so-little things.

It's okay. It's for science!

(Now with author Patreon and Ko-Fi pages.)

It wasn't like Pinkie didn't make a list of all the things she needed to do. She did! It was just the whole doing part of her to-do's that she struggled with.

Thank you to Wishcometrue, Rice, Holtinater, Red Parade, and HapHazred for your help with pre-reading! You're all delightful people and I love your writing. Everyone, check them out, they're amazing!!!

This fic was for a panic fiction contest with the prompt "Much To Do" for the Quills and Sofa Speedwriting Group. Here's our Discord, feel free to come write with us!

Fierce foalhood bullying taught Applejack to keep a certain hobby of hers to herself. Years of holding it in has made her a bit skittish, but like every pony with a secret, it was only matter of time until she got caught.

Tight, dreamlike character vignette striving to capture the mood of the source pic. Pinkie was certainly a tough pony to portray in way that felt “right,” but those characters tend to be the most rewarding when things finally click.

This is an entry in the Snippet Series, an anthology of old oneshots that I (and my good buddy Str8aura) wrote based around interesting pics I found. New ones will be posted every Thursday for the foreseeable future.