Mane Melody survived its first few weeks and a visit from Phyllis Cloverleaf, letting Jazz Hooves finally find her place at the newly opened salon. When she is left in charge on a slow day, a strange customer stumbles through her door. As she gets to know the timid mare, Jazz discovers that showing just a little kindness in something as mundane as hoof care can make all the difference in the life of another.

Entry for The Red Parade's May Pairings 2024 hosted by the Original Pairings group.
Edited by: TheAncientPolitzanian
Preread by: Jymbroni, Scriblits Talo, and ItsVelvet
Cover Art: Heartfelt Hooficure by @Marenlicious on Twitter
Commissioned the artwork while at ポニコン11!

Spike bakes a pie and visits Rarity. He hasn't visited her in a while, since his romantic hopes with her have vanished, but he recognizes she's still a friend. During his visit, he learns some things about ponies he didn't know before.

This story is part of a trade with Fancy_Blue, who wanted a cute story with Spike and Rarity. The cover art is by xniclord789x; I couldn't find anything more fitting.

Applejack gives her son a tour of Sweet Apple Acres, and thinks about the kind of pony he'll grow up to be.

This story was written for the second A Thousand Words Contest.

The cover art is by Graphene. This story was read aloud by Lotus Moon for Mother's Day of 2024 here.

This story is a sequel to An Apple Sleep Experiment

It’s been seven years since the great massacre, and ponies are still trying to cope in the aftermath. Twilight Sparkle, Princess of Friendship, and her friends (minus one obvious apple) are preparing for the annual memorial, when an unexpected castle guest threatens to disrupt the peace in Ponyville forever.

This is the OFFICIAL Sequel to my previous story "An Apple Sleep Experiment", both of which have audio/visual adaptations on Youtube! For the sequel, it will be in four parts, linked here:

Part 1:
https://youtu.be/E5RB92VTb-4

Part 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozjdx76WOjs

Part 3:
https://youtu.be/gcyds853F6Q?si=lnllIymkUUuBitd_

Part 4:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uZdFXoxI8M

Vinyl Scratch is a pony who never utters a word.

She lives in the moment, but has many ponies who love her.

What is the mystery of her reality?

A thousand years is quite the generation gap, so Princess Luna decides she has to get with the times. However, this isn't quite as easy as she thinks it will be...

Long Play has a concert to catch, but his blubbering baby sister just got home from school. Something got under her fur today. Something serious.

Side note, how did it take me so long to learn Vinyl canonically has an older brother? I really need to read more IDW comics.

This is an entry in the Snippet Series, an anthology of old oneshots that I (and my good buddy Str8aura) wrote based around interesting pics I found. New ones will be posted every other Thursday for the foreseeable future.

There has been a crime most foul in Ponyville! However, Twilight Sparkle is on the case, and she has finally gathered all of the suspects under one roof.

Tonight, she will discover the truth.

Tonight, one pony will face the justice they so richly deserve.

Tonight, she throws the book at them!

Featured 8/20! You guys rock - and deserve a free library card or some overpriced coffee!

Click here for a whole dang reading of the story! It’s now available on YouTube!

The filly sings. Water rushing all around her, free as a bird, she sings. Is it in pain? Is it from joy? Such a thing, no one knows.

Cover art is from ColdBloodedTwi.

Now has an audio reading by The Mystery Fluttershy Fan.

Twilight messes up badly while the rehearsal wedding was happening. So badly, her brother, her best friends, and most of all, her mentor leave her.

And Twilight is devastated.

Blinded by heartbreak, shock, and even anger, Twilight wonders if the ponies she thought cared about her really do care about her. Luckily, before she could slip, a friend arrives and gives her a little help.