This isn't the Equestria you know. The days of resolving things peacefully are well past. Friendship is just a luxury. All that matters is Order. That is where the true peace is: in Her Highness' Vision. No alternative, no questions. Either follow it and live by her grace, or deny it and face merciless retribution. The full force of her holy wrath, dealt by her most Vicious Agent.

It's not an easy job, but someone has to do it. Books can't find their way home on their own. Gotta collect 'em all. And Celestia help those who get between them and their guardian angel. He's a mean one.

And I should know: I'm him.

A lot is required to maintain one's musical finesse. Regular practice, unerring dedication, and an ongoing appreciation of one's craft go into the advancement of every artist's talent. In the case of Frederic Horseshoepin, it takes something more.

Winona has always been faithful to her masters. A hard-worker when she's needed, and playful when it's time to relax. The epitome of the family farm dog.

But how far will she go if one of the family were in danger? What boundaries is she willing to cross for the sake of another?

The answer awaits in the impending storm...

(Featured on Equestria Daily)

A collection of incredibly short, self-contained stories written for Ponychan's /fic/'s Microfic Write-Offs, ranging from the pretty good to the "what the hell is this?". Nothing special, and no entry is more than 750 words, so much love to those with short attention spans!

(Okay, turns out one of them is a "smidge" longer than 750 words. My sincerest apologies to my attention deficit brethren for that one)

The once fearsome King Sombra has had a rough life. Aside from his stint as tyrannical overlord of the Crystal Ponies, things just haven't been going his way: banished to shadow, getting blasted by the power of love, warped to another world entirely filled with talking mushrooms, and getting suplexed by fat scaly idiots. To top it all off, his precious hand-me-down of a castle just got demolished.

Rebuilding an empire isn't easy, but luckily for Sombra, there's someone to lend a hand... or rather, a claw.

(Sequel to "Upstart Villainy". Special thanks to TiredFoal, PinkyDash, and Kurbz)