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Dusty Sage


I've been writing online for thirty years. One of these days I might actually get good at it.

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  • 333 weeks
    Falling behind

    I'm getting to the point where just keeping up is beyond my dwindling capacities. I'm not sure what's going on, but I suspect I'm not going to like it when I find out.

    Anyway, I apologize for having been such a lousy correspondent this year.

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  • 347 weeks
    Having gone wandering off somewhere

    Of late, I seem to have been overtaken by events: my health has taken a turn for the worst, I wrecked my car, and the guy they hired to help me out at work has moved away. (Another guy has drawn the short straw.) I'm still alive, but it's not something I much feel like bragging about.

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  • 388 weeks
    A night at the beer garden

    I mean, I'm not allowed beer anymore, at least not until I get off some of these damnable medications, but our little table had massive fun discussing Jenga, photography, classic and modern weaponry, beer (of course) -- and ponies. Apparently they'd read my stuff. Who knew?

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  • 399 weeks
    Newer avatar

    Regular visitors will remember that I'd asked the estimable LeekFish to knock out a sketch for my, um, OC. I posted it here, and it was well received; our own Twifight Sparkill came up with an idea, and heck, there's no reason you shouldn't see it here, especially since she's revised it to give me a more, um, scholarly look. (The LeekFish original is still in the sidebar at

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  • 402 weeks
    Back in the Real World

    I think I would rather spend two weeks in the Everfree, trying to avoid everything that can kill me, and in the Everfree I assume everything can kill me, than one more minute in a hospital room.

    That said, their definition of "on the mend" doesn't quite coincide with mine.

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Jul
18th
2012

A matter to be addressed · 2:30am Jul 18th, 2012

This just came to me in a burst of - well, whatever it was, it wasn't inspiration.

"So how do we get to your place in Manehattan?"

"Get off the train at Sixth Street, go two blocks west to Bad Gateway, and hang a left. I'm at 502."

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Comments ( 7 )

So, any chance that you'll be releasing a chapter anytime soon?

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At the 5800-word mark now. This may or may not be two complete chapters.

If you'd like a peek at what I have so far, The Sparkle Chronicles is under construction at dustysage.org.

I've just read chapter one, and I must say, your story is much better than most of the other "Portal to Equestria" fics out there. I enjoyed your characterization of Twilight, and the depth of etymology with Derpy. I'm excited to move on. :pinkiehappy:

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I warn you, it's going to turn into a romance. Signs of this appear in chapter 2.

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Don't worry, romance is good. Human on pony romance might be a bit more . . . interesting, though. :trixieshiftleft:

Chapter Two, done. The contrast between Earth and Equestria is so deliciously complex, and I love your attempts at explanation. I can't imagine trying to explain something like genetically modified produce to, say, Fluttershy. This is a wonderful story, keep it up! :pinkiehappy:

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Now about halfway through the third chapter, right at 8000 words.

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