Dr. Tenderheart has done this job long enough to know what death means. But nobody noticed, and nobody cared. So she pressed on.

Quills and Sofas Panic Fiction entry for a Rob Panic. The prompt was 'naked on the beach.' 2nd place winner. Like what you see? Come join us! Content warning: death.

Alice was not the first anthropomorphic reindeer in Manteo.

There was one before.

Here's the tale...

Lofty doesn’t reply to that. The sky flashes white and a roar of thunder sweeps them up. “Are you sure you wanna do this?”

“Yes!” Her voice cracks.

“Holly. I don’t think you do.”

“I do.” It comes far weaker this time. Her grip on the wheel falters.

Lofty sighs. She puts a hoof on Holiday’s shoulder. “It’s not too late to turn around,” she whispers.

Entry for the Lofty Holiday contest.

Second Wind has a lot going for her, but nopony can work for two employers, not forever.
After this, she's not sure she can do either.
This is her choice, her duty.

The newest Princess of Equestria has been plagued by nightmares.

Reoccurring dreams of what might have been, what could have been and what may have been.

After Gilda's last encounter with Rainbow Dash and her friends, the griffon hadn't heard anything from her pony friend for a long time. It made Gilda think that Rainbow Dash forgot about her. Fortunately for Gilda, Rainbow Dash was hard-headed. Unfortunately for Gilda, Rainbow Dash was also high-strung and so stressed out of her mind that her train of thought was completely out of whack. With a few letters detailing Rainbow Dash's situation among other things, will Gilda be able to help salvage her friend's relationship? Or will Rainbow Dash leave Gilda's place as a husk of who she once was?

Gilda couldn't imagine Rainbow Dash failing. She'd do anything in her power to fix this, even if it meant admitting that she liked Rainbow Dash too.

Wait, what?

Submission to the RIGHT BACK AT IT AGAIN! contest under the prompt of 'first breakup'. Judges who take part in the contest will not have their stories counted towards placement. Just fyi.

Edited by: Muggonny, Not Enough Coffee, and Jack of a Few Trades.

Cover Art by: norang94.

Pre-read by: FamousLastWords.

Content warnings: a high-stress situation that involves a bit of cheating, some sexual references, and plenty of shipping moments of between a pony and a birb.

Cloudchaser and Big Macintosh have been going out for a while now.
So when Applebloom mentions hearing weird noises coming from his room, Cloudchaser investigates...

It's the morning after Cranky and Matilda's wedding. Naturally, Cranky is thrilled with his new bride, but there's something missing he can't quite put his hoof on.

What could it be?

Written for The Writeoff Association's "The Morning After" contest.

We always tend to associate events with emotions if the event or emotion is powerful enough. This holds true for Fluttershy when Mother's Day rolls around.

My first try at writing a story without the use of spoken words. (Picture courtesy of Free-Leaf on Deviantart. Link below)

My submission for a contest DarqFox is holding, enjoy. (Edit: The winner of the contest)
http://free-leaf.deviantart.com/

Of all the dreams that have ever been, I will miss hers the most.