Returning, With a Change of Heart · 1:36am Feb 21st, 2020
Hello, any readers who stumble upon this:
It has been so long, I'm not exactly sure what to say... but I finished the final episode of Friendship is Magic and I felt inspired for the first time in years to come back here. So here goes...
For those of you who may have forgotten, I left this site long ago in 2015 because I was preparing to serve a religious mission for my church. I spend 18 months in Asia helping and serving others and sharing what I believed. It was a wonderful experience, and I wouldn't take it back for the world. I returned home to normal life in August of 2017. When I returned, I was faced with an internal dilemma concerning my pony past.
I have always loved the show, but the rest of my family treated my excitement as a phase. They let me do my thing, but not without a lot of teasing, which was hard for me. A big part of serving that religious mission I went on involved quite a bit of self-discovery and growing up, and I didn't want anyone to doubt any of the lessons I learned while I was away... including myself. I decided to catch up on the seasons of pony I had missed, but I did not reenter the fandom. I didn't come back here, or DeviantArt, or Equestria Daily. I separated myself from the bronies and as season 9 began, I even started distancing myself from the show too! I tried more than anything to convince myself that liking ponies WAS a phase, and I didn't need it anymore.
Lucky for me, I had the good fortune to find someone who wanted me to embrace what I loved, not hide from it. I am now happily married to a man that didn't want me to be ashamed of a story and characters I loved. He had the bravery and trust in me to let me show him this brightly colored show I was normally too afraid to talk about. He too fell in love with it, and although he doesn't consider himself a brony, he is my confidant and supports my love for the pony universe, as well as giving me a fresh perspective on its story and characters. I have come to like the show even more with him in my life.
This all led up to this past Valentine's Day when he bought me the entirety of season 9 on Amazon! At last, I could finish what I had started back in 2012. Together, now caught up, we could finish My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. It was a wonderful ride, and I am so glad that of all the people I got to finish the story with my sweetheart. With tears in our eyes, we watched the epilogue as our favorite characters all found their happy endings. As the story came to a close, something long dead reignited inside of me. I wanted to know what the rest of my fandom thought of the ending! I got online and opened tabs I hadn't in a very, very long time. I read up all the latest news on ED and even dusted off my DeviantArt account to see if it was still there. Which leads me to here and now.
I know, many years ago, I promised a story that never made it to public eyes. The truth is I did try to publish the first chapter, but it was so short the site wouldn't allow it and I had run out of time. But there is hope for my little Flighty and her story. I have decided to return, with a renewed charity towards my fellow fans, and I am going to try and write her story. Now as a more mature adult, I have a clearer perspective from which to write this story with a personal connection. For those of you who still remain, I invite you to join me on this fun ride. I sincerely hope it was worth the wait.
Here is to a bright and creative writing (and reading) future to us all! I look forward to hearing from any of you, and I am open to answer any questions you may have.
Yours sincerely,
MintyJoy
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good that you have returned
upload more stories from appledash?
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Thanks! I am going to focus my efforts on my new story and it's arc, so probably not. For me, the AppleDash ship has sailed, and I will likely not add to it further.
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Ah ok