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6 weeks
Hat Man Reviews: "Haze" by Bandy!

Haze is a story that is filled with big ideas: Cloud empires. Flying earth ponies. Ancient religions. Superpower-inducing fungi. Unfortunately, much like the mushroom-munching ponies in this story, this story might be biting off more than it can handle…
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7 weeks
Update: "The Mummers' Dance" is now COMPLETE!

"Yeah, Hat, only took ya a few months to finish ONE chapter..." I know, I know, but I got busy and then wanted to make sure it turned out right. Enjoy the final chapter, folks!
Chapter 5 - "The Trunk Unpacks"
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18 weeks
New Story: "A Holiday Melody" - Belated Holiday Story is here!

...And it has OctaScratch! Sorry it took a while, but I had to wait until New Year's when the Quills and Sofas Fic Exchange ended. Anyway, it's some very cute shipping between Octavia Melody and Vinyl Scratch, and I sure hope y'all like it.
A Holiday Melody
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19 weeks
Merry Christmas and a Happy Hearth's Warming from the Hat Man (and Maud!)

My holiday story will be out later (after the Quills and Sofas event ends) but you can enjoy previous years' stories if you missed them. So here's wishing you all a wonderful holiday in the meantime!
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19 weeks
Bad News & Good News: Grim Hearth's Warming & The Iron Horse

One thing that saddens me more than almost anything else is to disappoint my readers, but I'm afraid I've got no choice: there will not be a new chapter of "Reaping Rainbow: A Very Grim Hearth's Warming" this Christmas. Keep reading for more details and some positives...
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Nov

12th

2018

Douglas Rain, voice of HAL 9000 from "2001: A Space Odyssey" has died · 2:12am Nov 12th, 2018

As a fan of all things robot and AI, I felt the need to reflect on one of the most iconic AI characters with one of the most iconic voices in all of cinema. HAL's influence runs deep; even 002's singular glowing eye was partly inspired by HAL's key feature. Thank you, Mr. Rain. Full story is here.