Dear Letters Readers,

This week and the following weeks will play host to a series of life events that will absolutely decimate my free time. Simply put, I'm stuck in the middle of a transfer for work to a new location, one much closer to home. Couple this transfer in with a review I'm slated for for WRITE, on top of my usual time-eating schedule, and I can't possibly get daily updates in at this time.

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Man, what a rush it is. I forgot how short it was compared to the other seasons, but hey, that's what I have to deal with.

First off, I again extend my thanks to all the devoted readers of Letters. The conversations are wonderful, the comments are glorious, and I'm sittin pretty with about a hundred likes short of that coveted thousand, and even a hundred followers to boot!

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After some strong consideration, the letters will now get two updates per day. Pretty sweet, right? Right?!

I'm so excited to have this much free time! Leaving my job has given me so much freedom to work without cumpulsory restraints and responsibility!

For those more keen on the whole "living life" thing, you might call this a dumb decision on my part. Of course it is! Overall, it's probably the worst decision I could make!

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I regret to inform that there won't be an update tomorrow for Letters. However, it's not due to my time being stretched thin this time.

Some of you are aware of the Bar Hoppers story I started some time ago as a side story for Letters. Well, I've been putting more time into the next chapter for it, and I'm finishing up a few touches on that for posting by tomorrow.

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It's about time Tia started on some of these questions, so the floor is yours, girl.

Dear Celestia:

Is your sister single?

"Yes, but if you're interested, you better know exactly what you're getting into. I'm serious, don't mess around with her too much, or you'll be deaf the rest of your life.

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Unfortunately, life things have given me a twist of fate that finds my time severely occupied today, and it's so crammed I can't even churn out a measly five-hundred word letter.

That's not to say I'm not working on it, but this next letter IS the one where Pinkie shoved her face in a photocopying water pool. So there's that to stew over while I write this thing.

Hell or highwater, it'll come tomorrow for sure though.

The second season of Letters is finally done. And damn, what a finish, huh?

With that done, I've decided to open up Tia's fanmail box once again. I did this around the time the story first began, and her responses have been interesting to write in that regard.

So why not make some more?

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First off, I'm sorry to state that there will be no letter today.

"Aw come on!"

Yes yes, I know, but as you can see from the title, my head's rattling harder than a jackhammer with a pounding headache that won't quit.

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In less picture-based terms, it's the other triple I'm familiar with. While I probably won't walk away a big casino winner, I am holding my head quite high.

Now, for your reading entertainment, the last question Tia currently has in her fanmail box.

What happened 1,000 years ago? Discord, King Sombra, Nightmare Moon? A millennium ago you must of been a pretty bad ruler, Celestia, to let all that happen.

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So the first chapter of those lovely bar hopping old ladies is loaded up and ready to go. With the main work out of the way, I took the next logical step: scrounge up some coverart.

I could not find coverart. Not a single picture of these three together. Maybe it's my garbage google-fu or inability to find anything on derpibooru. Or maybe noone's just drawn these three together whoopin and hollerin it up in a pub.

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Alright. So, things are starting to get seriously busy here. Work, education, life things. You've heard this schtick before in a million other blogs, so I won't bother with those details.

The details that DO matter is I'll be slowing the daily letters down a bi--

"Boo! What the hell, man?! I liked the daily funnies!"

I know, I know. But see, I got a good reason for slowin them down. I'm writing a sidestory for the letters.

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I believe someone commented a while back when this first started that this story was on the verge of 66 likes and 6 dislikes.

This is probably the next best (worst) thing.

And because the fan mail train never stops rolling for Tia, she gets another letter!

Exactly how old are you, Luna, and Cadence, and will Twilight be able to live as long as you? In fact, what is the average life expectancy for ponies in Equestria?

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It just hit me that I haven't really given a proper thank you to those that really enjoy these letters.

So. Thank you. You guys and gals have no idea how much your jokes, praise and criticism mean to me and this story. They're great to read, and fun to respond to as Tia when I can.

And if I haven't said it before now, any and all advice is appreciated on potential improvements to make this even better. Especially if it involves bits with Luna. I know you good folk enjoy those the most.

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You see it right there. 500 likes.

Good gods, I just started the second season! The second season! I haven't even so much as sniffed the third or fourth yet, and this is where we're at?!

I'm gonna really look forward to how high this story gets, then. If this somehow breaches 1k, I'll be elated, even if that means Tia will be under more scrutinizing eyes than before.

...aaaand that now sounds slightly intimidating. Now I have real work cut out for me.

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So, Season 1's about to come to a close for Letters, but it seems that there's this controversy regarding Tia's actions involving Rarity and the Diamond Dogs. Some believe she is in the right, but an overwhelming amount see her in the wrong for blaming Rarity for getting herself kidnapped.

Just so I can hopefully lay this thing to rest before season 2 starts, I'll explain to the best of my ability what Tia is mad at Rarity for, starting from how the incident is seen from both sides.

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In case anyone is confused about this update, a reader pointed out that I skipped Suited for Success in the letters.

I'm not really sure how I forgot that, but bam, it's there now. My apologies for anyone who missed out on that earlier.

But, uh, for any new readers that didn't notice, well...

So earlier today, I posted the latest Letter from Celestia, sniffling the whole time. A cold can be a real bugger to recover from.

The fact the chapter involved mucus is ompletely coincidental, I assure you.

Anyway, I should have taken a picture for posterity, but for about twenty minutes, Letters was in the feature box.

Well, like most dignified readers, I'm taking this in stride. And I am most certainly not celebrating with some Angry Orchard hard cider. Applecrack might be mad.

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Well hot damn. I didn't think these letters would be such a hit.

...okay, small lie. I knew they'd hit, but not this much.

Shoot, looks like I got to keep writing letters then. Although if I'm honest, the second season scares me, because that's when Tia opens the floodgates.

...you know, maybe just the first season isn't a bad idea. It'll save her a ton of irritation, me time, less headache for both of us and--

That's not gonna happen, is it?

So some of you may have noticed I put up a new "story" a few days ago.

I use that term loosely because it's just a bunch of angry letters written by an angry princess, but hey, it's something, right?

Anyway, because this is all letters and things, Tia does get fan mail. Of course, I make sure she's not foaming at the mouth when she gets them so that she may answer them in a simple, eloquent manner.*

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