WALL OF EGOBOO
"Horizon, like Ray Bradbury in 'The October Country,' has a knack for writing things that are sweet, funny, and creepy-sad at the same time." – Bad Horse
"The first thing I thought upon reading Hitchhikers was that the gods of ponyfiction … had smiled upon me." – Ezn
"[No Regrets] is incredibly well done." – Daetrin
"Horizon rewriting 'My Immortal' is, unironically, a better story than things appearing in the feature box." – Bradel
FURTHER PONY READING
Back in 2012, most of my writing time went into Dark Side Of The Moon, a MLP/D&D forum-based game I ran to completion. It got literary.
My favorite moments players contributed to game: We learn how Daylight Savings Time nearly restarted the Celestial War … Luna goes undercover for a day (a major inspiration for Hitchhikers) … Gemini Star fights a dragon and her doubts … Luna has a breakdown … Flare Star quits the Guard to serve justice.
FURTHER NON-PONY READING
If you can't wait for me to scribble more ponyfic, I've written several hundred thousand words (in short stories and novellas) set in The Tomorrowlands Universe, an alternate Earth in which the sudden (re)appearance of mythical creatures and magic sent history into a screaming left turn ca. 1996. Start with:
Dangerous Waters [Slice-of-Life] (7,375 words) - In search of a therianthrope homeland that doesn't exist, the New Atlantis Project has decided to take the next logical step: Make one. This article follows the crew of the MV Discovery on one of their expeditions to test the feasibility of raising a new island in the South Pacific.
Change Of Mind [Tragedy] (7,600 words) - An idealistic and driven mage, Alethea, has just hit the jackpot: a spell that lets people consciously modify the behaviors that are causing problems in their life. But once those problems start to follow her home, she has to figure out if she's really prepared to accept the price she's paying to change the world for the better.
Dinosaur Gods [Slice-of-Life] (5,600 words) - It's just another day at work for a tour guide at New Atlantis' foremost museum — until one of his guests starts smiling at the 65-million-year-old statue known as the Atacama Dragon. Nobody smiles at the Atacama — adults go silent at its aura of ineffable importance, and kids find it a boring hunk of rock …
>>467074 Thank you! It certainly feels like a big landmark.
Congrats on your .1 kilopones!
>>463642
Awesome! That's a big compliment, to hear I've gotten someone's mind going. Drop me a line when you publish it!
Your story One Knight Stand gave me some ideas for a story I've been thinking about. Thanks for the inpiration!
Now what makes you think I like dark stories?
>>443078
Good question! We don't seem to share any groups or have any followed authors in common, so it's a mystery to me too. Possibly I've left comments on something else you've read?
If you're following theycallmejub (and given your apparent interest in dark stories, you probably should be; "Eyes Without A Face" is gruesomely magnificent), I kicked off a long debate over there about unlikable protagonists which I've heard several people cite.
Anyhow, enjoy your stay!
Why is your name familiar? ANd it's not because I know Benman, or you yourself. Was it a story? *checks* Nope. So... how could I possibly know you, Mr. horizon?
So I was just strolling down memory lane and found this from your first comment on Silver. The first time you reached me, actually.
It tickles me to tell you that you shall live to regret those words.
>>413113 Check CiG's recent blog posts to see where the livestream was, and look whether there's archives. But I don't think so. I think this was in the chat, not the audio.
>>412349 Holy smokes, awesome! Is there a transcript or a recording up somewhere? I might have to track that down for the Wall of Egoboo.
>>412586 See latest blog.