Hearth's Warming is considered the most wonderful time of the year. It's especially true in Our Town, where the holidays promise an opening of a new ski resort and a plethora of family reunions. Everypony is anxious to rebuild old relationships and show them their home, and spend the snowy days in the comfort of their homes and the warmth of family love.

With the exception of Sugar Belle, who doesn't want anything to do with her father.

When Party Favor realizes that Sugar Belle would be lonely on Hearth's Warming, he, Double Diamond, and Night Glider conspire to have their friend be a part of each of their families for a short time, so that she would have somepony to celebrate with.

Still, with Party Favor still having tensions with his own father, Night Glider clashing with her sister, and Double Diamond trying to make sure the opening goes smoothly while simultaneously keeping his siblings under control, Sugar Belle is not sure that plan would go smoothly.

Warning, ship alert! This story has a bit of SugarFavor, so read at your own risk.
Takes place before The Cutie Re-Mark.

"Most things out here are ambivalent. The animals, the forest, they don't care about you. But the river? The river is trying to kill you."

"I have found that in our darkest days, we judge ourselves not in terms of what we can do, but in what we fail to do."

CW: death by drowning in the background, implied suicide attempt

Entry for the Twilight Files contest. This story is a media fic best read on the site. If any piece of media is not working (and Red is still active on FimFic) please let him know.

Starlight Glimmer is content with running her little village just outside of Equestria's borders. Having built from the ground up with her own four hooves a town where everyone is Equal, Starlight is satisfied. Ponies wander in and they decide to stay. There's no reason for her to return to her homeland.

Then Tirek defeats Princess Twilight Sparkle, and an undercover changeling tells Starlight Glimmer she's the last hope to save Equestria from the mad centaur.

The Elements of Harmony: Equestria's most powerful Magic, and the greatest Magic of all is Friendship. But what makes Friendship possible? What are, as one might say, the Elements of Friendship?

Starlight Glimmer seeks to stop an ancient evil, and if she is to succeed, she's going to need five other ponies to help her find out . . .

Cover Art by unsavorydom

Taking advantage of the extra snow because of winter, and wanting to spend more time together before they go to celebrate Hearth’s Warming with their families for the first time in years. Double Diamond and Night Glider turn their second date into a small skiing-adventure. However a small accident forces them to not only use mobility aids for a time, but also change their plans for the holiday completely.

Written as a gift for Blueninetails as part of Jinglemas 2023 (FiMFiction’s “secret Santa” event). 

Every original character has a background story, and you’re about to read mine. For years and years I’ve tried to postpone writing this tale, for fear of diving up traumatic experiences and unpleasant memories. Yet one cold winter day, my brother enters my little cabin in the woods, and soon enough I find myself sitting behind my typewriter writing down what happened to me and him from beginning till end. I still don’t believe how I did that.

Indeed, my story is not a happy fairy tale where everything is bathed in sunshine and unicorns dance on the proverbial rainbows. In the beginning it does look like that, with my brother and I, our mother, the great herd of elks, deer, and reindeer, and the guarding of the Shimmering Eye making up the happiest part of my life. But very soon a game of predator and prey is played on a snowy and dark winter plain. After that, I end up in a very peculiar village, where I discover my true talent thanks to a very special somepony. Then love somehow wriggles itself into my life, followed closely by deceit. Believe me when I say the two go hoof in hoof. Next, I find myself abducted to another village, even stranger than the first, where I am forced to use my talents for a dictator’s regime. And what happens next…? You’ll have to discover that as you read.

Every story has a sliver of the writer’s soul in it, and in this story, I practically poured all of my soul. I hope it will help you to get to know me and my brother better. And if that is not your goal, then I hope it will teach you something. And if that too, is not your goal, then let me and my brother’s (mis)adventures at least entertain you from beginning till end. Read on, and discover a story about brothers and antlers.

Thanks to Caroline Cottrell for prereading. I know I can always count on you!

When the leaves turn golden and crisp,

fried by the Summer Sun to a tender perfection,

the salmon come home to die.

Weird experimental piece that took second place in the Quills and Sofas pegasus contest. The prompts were "broken wings" / "hostile skies". It was originally written in 75 minutes. This version has only received minor grammatical edits.

Read the sequel!

Three strangers ride out a bad storm in a small outpost.

This story is an entry for the Renaissance Contest, though it began as an entry into a quills and sofas speedwriting contest. The cover art is by my lovely younger sibling.

How did the festival in Starlight's village get its name? Perhaps a certain pony wandered into town one day, a pony who knows firsthoof about making a huge mistake, and what's needed for everypony to get over it...

After having been stuck in the monotony of Starlight Glimmer’s village for so long, Night Glider has no idea what to do with her newfound freedom. Knowing nothing about her past and having no friends or family to return to, she decides to go to the Princess of Friendship to discover what it means to have friends, and hopefully discover what lies within her own past. With such mysteries to uncover, will the two become fast friends, or will it all fall apart when the going gets tough?

Collab with ForgottenExistance up to chapter twenty-three
Cover by downpourpony
Latest edits by Midknight Defender and TuxOKC

This story got a lot of build up before anything really happens!
Later there will be some heated scenes, but no clop!