Everyone always tells Twilight that the ones who love us never truly leave us.

But that's a lie. It's always been a lie.

Things that live must also die. It's simply the cycle of life, and that cycle doesn't care about love or the pain it causes.

Until one day, that cycle is broken by a forgotten figure from her past: a little tortoise who's not so little anymore.

This story is, first and foremost, a gift for the incomparable Mushroom, who clearly must be some sort of undiscovered species of fungus dog since we definitely don't deserve her. I have it on good authority that this story gave her Many Feelings, and I hope it gives them to you, too. :)

This also won first place in the of the Quills and Sofas Speedwriting '2021 Gift Fic Exchange' contest portion, which is neat.

Cover art commissioned from the lovely Shaslan!

After the death of Phyllis the philodendron, Starlight gets a new—very different—plant.

Brainstormed in the Triptych Continuum Discord. I imagine this story will be disavowed by the server management.

Can Twilight Sparkle stop the new menace that's suddenly taking control of her beloved home?

Spoilers: No

A short piece about the end of human life in the Optimalverse. Lan Zan has lived on the moon away from the ever increasing reach of the Celestia AI for many years, but if there is one constant in human life, it is that it does not last forever.

While picking up the pieces of her shattered home, Sunny has an unexpected visitor: an old, old friend that she never knew she had...

Has an excellent audio reading, courtesy of the kind folks at StraightToThePointStudio. Enjoy!

This story is a sequel to Cheering Section

Thanks to Vice Principal Luna and Dean Cadance, Sci-Twi has now found a new passion in the often misunderstood art form of belly dance. While she has promised to keep quiet about Luna's and Cadance's practice, Twi decides to share her new hobby with her Canterlot High friends...

The second of my Equestria Girls belly dance stories.

Sweetie Belle knows there's something wrong with Ponyville. There should probably be plants growing, and less dirt in the air. Maybe the sun should set every now and then.

For her, no incongruity is quite as important as her simple mission. She must reach the center of the maze before her body runs down. It's a good thing she has such good friends along to help her.

The end of magic in Equestria doesn't have to be the end of ponies, not if Sweetie doesn't let it.

This story was written for the Iron Writer competition at Everfree Northwest, where it won an honorable mention. This contest required an idea conform to certain prompts, and be written entirely in the span of two hours.

Cover by Zutcha

All ponies daydream. Some are about a life they’d rather live. Others are about a special somepony they have yet to meet. Idol Hooves is not a pony, but he too daydreams, if not very often and never for long. What are they about? Mostly nonsense. These are just a few of his more interesting Idol Daydreams.

A third party spin-off of vdrake77's, The Changeling of the Guard.

All chapters originate in at least some part from idle conversations in The Changeling of Discourse server. Eleven chapters are planned.

Additional Characters (Eventually): Doctor Horse, Maud Pie, Pony Joe, Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Rarity, Sweetie Belle, Twilight Sparkle

Story about a guy who deals with getting a Ponypad on Black Friday. Part of Black Friday Writing Challenge.

Set in the Friendship is Optimal universe.

Cover art in progress.

The release of Equestria Online and the incredible capabilities of its central Celestia AI led to ferocious debates among ethicists, computer science experts, every religious community on the globe, and more besides.

In hindsight, I probably should've been paying more attention to the news. In my defense, I was reading a lot of fan fiction at the time.

An entry in the Friendship is Optimal contest. Names have been changed to protect the variably innocent.

Cover image by Chatoyance, used with permission. Prereading provided by Speckle.