TChildren of the Night Mother
MLP: FiM
Drama
Slice of Life
Set in the world of "Journey with a Batpony." A group of Noctral argue about what they should do as the first Equestrian in nearly a thousand years comes to Tramplevania.
Luna
Bat Pony
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16 weeks
I got ART!

I know I haven't done a blog in awhile, but being a full-time single parent working a full-time job, and a part-time writer tends to really chew into the hours I have in a week. That said, I just had to carve out a little time to show off the remarkable gift I was given from Lady Lightning Strike by way of the amazingly talented artist Pridark.
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28 weeks
Commissions!

Yeah, been awhile since I've written any sort of blog post, but I do have some good news. I'm re-opening to commissions! My patrons on Patreon will get priority for their commissions first, but it doesn't mean that everyone else can't ask for some stories either. Here are my commission conditions:
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36 weeks
So... a small heads up about the upcoming month...

I'm about to start writing the final chapter or two of the Brightly Lit saga, after which time I'm actually going to be going on vacation for a week. As in actual time off from my job and all other responsibilities. Which means no Twilight Learned this month, and perhaps not next month either as I reassess things in the wake of the end of writing roughly 350,000 words on one pair of stories set
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56 weeks
So... a bit of a heads up

Over the past few years I've engaged in a practice of letting my patrons on Patreon decide what story I should update following the Brightly Lit update in the month, and I've noticed a bit of a pattern. Mainly that anytime "How Twilight Learned" comes up in the voting it easily wins. So recently I asked my patrons if they would like me to just concentrate on Brightly Lit and HTL until one of
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82 weeks
State of the Pen

It's been 10 days since my brother died and 6 since we laid him to rest at the foot of a willow tree near a shady stream. I find myself both functional and numb. I can act, react, and do things, but anything beyond the basics is like trying to push fog with your hands. Something happens but not much. I find myself staring at a computer screen and feeling... nothing.
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Feb

20th

2022

Pen's Reading Corner - Feb 20 · 9:23am Feb 20th, 2022

So this weekend, I'm recovering from my third Covid shot reaction and trying to scrawl out a new chapter of How Twilight Learned and discovering that there is an update to an old favorite story of mine.

Journey with a Batpony by Gulheru

The story is the capstone project of the author's Batpony series, and it is an awe inspiring piece of work. I'm no stranger to world-building, easily pulling together geography, names, and plots from thin air. But when an author creates an entirely new culture, complete with competing philosophies, interests and even a new language complete with an online searchable vocabulary... Well, that's taking things to a whole new level and Gulheru's work is both impressive and a compelling read.

I was lucky enough sometime back to be allowed to write a non-canon story set in that universe, and my effort is a pale shadow in the light of Immaculate Moon. Read Journey with a Batpony and its prequel pieces for a masterclass in how to create new worlds.