Starswirl the Bearded: widely regarded as the greatest unicorn wizard ever to walk the Earth. But was he really the genius history has made him out to be? Or was he simply a mad magician, whose unethical experiments in magic were justified by results pleasing to the eye of the public?

The answer is neither. Fortunately, he left a personal journal behind which might shed some light on who he really was.

Adorable bit of cover art from Eveyann

After discovering Sunny Town and its dark secret, Apple Bloom flees with zombies in hot pursuit. One of the Sunny Towners try to protect her and allow her escape. Apparently, it isn't enough. Twilight comes to the rescue, only to see poor Apple Bloom face a horrible death at the hooves of her attackers. Apple Bloom becomes one of them, and is now forced to live as one of the Blanks. She didn't want this. How will she deal with the new life, and how will Ponyville take the devastating news, especially the victim's own sister?

This story is based off Donitz's Story of the Blanks. It takes place in the middle of Season 2.

Note: The [Gore] tag only applies to Chapter 1, and even then, it's only light gore. Nothing like Cupcakes or anything like that. It's a T-rated fic anyway.

Another day, another temple. Daring Do isn't a stranger to adventure, but will she be able to survive in this new temple? With her lowly assistant, and trusty wits, Daring will try to get her hooves on the one artifact that has eluded her for so long: The Crystal Orb.

Special thanks to my Partner:Novalis14. Without em, this story probably wouldn't have happened. Also, to flame5768 who edited this thang.

All Princess Celestia wanted was to open a window. A simple window into another world, for no reason other than to prove their existence. She never wanted it to become a door. And she certainly never wanted anything to come through. But, as is proven so often, we don't always get what we want.

It's not all bad. What comes through is a perfectly ordinary pony. So ordinary that its very presence risks the destruction of magic itself.

Ordinary, after all, is highly relative.

Sweetie Belle is invited to attend Hogwarts in the Human World. Many an adventure awaits her, and will this earn her her cutie mark at long last? Only time will tell.

(Coverart by AnnonyMouse, aka. Me)

Oh my, Featured 10/7/2014. My first ever featured fic, thank you all ^_^

Artworks: (Contains Spoilers)
https://www.deviantart.com/velvetylicks/art/Sweetie-Belle-House-Gryffindor-430532132
https://www.deviantart.com/velvetylicks/art/Sweetie-Belle-Young-Witch-in-Training-526403022
https://www.deviantart.com/velvetylicks/art/Zweitie-Belle-756352774
https://www.deviantart.com/velvetylicks/art/Cloud-Skimmer-756352962
https://www.deviantart.com/velvetylicks/art/Radiant-Heart-692167813
https://www.deviantart.com/velvetylicks/art/A-Little-Witch-s-Cutie-Mark-756196935

NON-canon ship pic (SFW):
https://www.deviantart.com/velvetylicks/art/1147562-Annonymouse-Phinbelle-756353664

Maud Pie has an unstoppable passion for rocks and minerals of every sort, but no one else seems to share that same passion. Not even Boulder is as enthusiastic about them as she is.

Follow Maud Pie and her close companion Boulder as they make their first stop on their rock expedition: Appleloosa. The town is in the middle of a gold rush, but everything may not be as it seems. What mysteries will Maud and Boulder uncover?

Probably none!

It's a very boring story, so be happy that it is COMPLETED.

Finding herself unable to sleep, Princess Celestia occupies her mind by penning a letter to Twilight Sparkle. But for a weary princess, the mind has a tendency to wander...

Written for Equestria Daily's Writer's Training Grounds #7.

Dramatic readings available courtesy of Goombasa and PhantomBrony.

Cover art by unknown artist; modified version by Goombasa.

This is the first story of The Nightmareverse. Now featured on Canterlot's Finest.

In times past, ponies would keep their fillies from being bad by telling them that if they didn't behave, Nightmare Moon would come back and get them. Of course, Nightmare Moon hasn't been back since the Elements of Harmony defeated her in Celestia's presence.

Twilight has had dreams of Nightmare Moon's return since her defeat, but she never thought they would actually come true. Then one day, she receives a rather odd visitor... And the chain of events to follow threatens to tear asunder everything that she holds dear.

(Takes place after A Canterlot Wedding. Also disregards events in the MLP graphic novels.)

Edited/pre-read by TheCloudtop and Chaodiurn. Featured four times, most recently on 22 July 2015!

Maud needs to round out her rock science major with a liberal arts minor. She's chiseled down her options to three subjects that she likes, (cooking, poetry, and fashion), but she'll need your help to choose between them and pass an entrance exam. Good luck.

Maud Pie, just a filly, has lived her whole life on a rock farm, but today her father will show her the secret to their special kind of farming. What does it mean for earth ponies? For Equestria? Or for Maud herself?

Written for Equestria Daily's "Writer's Training Grounds".

Cover art by CrystalVectors