Hey ya'll. It's been, what, over half a year since Magicles has updated? Seems like as good a time as any let everyone know what's happening. Don't worry, nothing's getting cancelled. I've been writing up a storm recently. As much I would like to make promises like, "the story will update on this day, at this time" or "expect the story to be finished by this other time" I've realized by now that I can't make claims like that. I have enough deadlines in my life, I don't need to give myself even

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I just finished reading the first book in a trilogy yesterday. Devices and Desires, Book 1 of the Engineer Trilogy by K. J. Parker. The first book was a little over 600 pages long. It's not uncommon for people to take pride in completing things that, in the grand scheme of things, don't really matter. Finishing a video game, a TV show season, a really long book. Why do we do that, I wonder? Why do we sometimes push ourselves to finish something frivolous, even if we're not really

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Today is June 8th! I created this account exactly three years ago, making this my three year anniversary on Fimfiction.net. In my previous blog, I talked how I discovered, and subsequently joined the fandom, so this little story picks off from right there.

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My first real encounter with My Little Pony was when my little sisters started buying the toys. Compared to the Polly Pockets, those horses weren't little at all. But I quickly forgot about them as the years went by. Before I came to this website, my internet stomping grounds was centered around Gameinformer.com, the blogging community there specifically. I wrote topical

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Life is full of discoveries. Eleven days from today will be the anniversary of the day I discovered fimfiction.net. While thinking about how I wanted to celebrate, I decided it would be cool to blog about the first story I ever read on this site. To make the occasion even better, I could build up to it with blogs about other life discoveries and keep running with it afterwards. For example, how I discovered fiction writing, or how I discovered that wonderful little cartoon with the magic

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Sometimes pony names are simple. Rarity is always Rarity, and Fluttershy is always Fluttershy. Then we move onto tricker ones, like Rainbow Dash, Applejack, or Twilight Sparkle. Is Dash a last name, or is it the second half of a first name? Is Applejack's last name Apple? Shining Armor seems like a first name, if only because it kind of makes sense to tack a Sparkle to the end of it. Shining Armor Sparkle. Don't even get me started on Mi Amore Cadenza. What is that, french or something?

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While watching the most recent episode of Gravity Falls, "The Love God", it dawned on me that the plot had a lot in common with Friendship is Magic's "Hearts and Hooves Day." For me, the parallels weren't nearly as interesting as the fact that each show resolved the conflict in quite different ways. As a result, the moral takeaway from each episode was very different as well. The plot for each show's episode involved a character who was single, and someone else trying to make them happy by

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I'm not generally a bashful person. If I disagree on anything I will flat at say so, no matter the time or place. I wear T-shirts that raise eyebrows and I can talk to any member of the opposite sex with ease. Maybe it's pride. Maybe it's confidence. Maybe it's a little bit of both. But despite all this, one thing never fails to embarrass me.

The gosh dang fan fiction writing.

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Ever wanted to hear someone with a New Zealand accent read my story, "Ransom for a Pretty Pink", out loud? Well now you can, thanks to the fine folks over at The Living Library Player Society. Features include an OC that sounds like Batman and really good voices for the other characters. It's an unedited live reading with a few bumps and hiccups, but

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