Rainbow and Applejack correspond over really long distances as a way to keep in touch after the girls move away from Ponyville.

An entry to the A Thousand Words contest. Editing help provided by Sunlight Rays

Rarity imparts on Rainbow Dash the most important lesson of Nightmare Moon's rule.

First-place winner in the Quills and Sofas Speedwriting Contest 67: Pegasus Contest, with the prompt "falling out."

Magister Twilight Sparkle, the most intelligent pony in Equestria, is also the most unspeakably bored. But a certain white-coated unicorn might be the perfect distraction.

“Pinkie,” Maud asked, “Have you ever thought about something, and then it was real?”

And Pinkie just laughed, endeared by the naivety of the minds of fillies.

Winner of the 'Siblings Contest' in the Quills and Sofas Speedwriting Group. Written in an hour and presented with minor edits here.
Appropriately edited by my good friend, the amazing wishcometrue, with additional edits made during the contest by my other good friends themoontonite, Red and Zontan. Mistakes are because of edits I made after consulting them, and I thank them all sincerely for the help.
CW: Child abuse, Trauma

Everypony in the Apple Family was so excited when Big Mac got married to Sugar Belle. But now that Hearth's Warming is just around the corner, the two of them are leaving to go visit Sugar Belle's parents.
Applebloom just can't understand why he has to go over Hearth's Warming of all times.

Written for Applejackofalltrades for Jinglemas 2022

Thanks to Sir Ragi and Nomad Flicker for proofreading.

Life is more beautiful in the movies

Winner of the Quills and Sofas 2nd Anonymous Write Contest

Thank you to Wish for helping with the art and description, and Silent for listening to me rant about the fic

Due to a common Apple family custom, Rainbow Dash wonders if Applejack wants to be "A Herd Thing". Several surprises follow.

(Or. Ponies discuss polyamory.)

My personal Apple family headcanon/interpretation ahead.

In a quiet spaceship making a nondescript voyage, Applejack knows something is wrong.

The computer says everything is fine.

Her crewmates say everything is fine.

Her very eyes say everything is fine.

And yet she just can't let go of the feeling that things are not fine at all.

Written for the Quills & Sofa's "Anonymous Authors 2" contest, where it received Second place

That isn't Fiddlesticks. That isn't her. That isn't her. That isn't her.

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the current draft is an entry into The Red Parade's The First FiddleDust Festival

the first draft was an entry into the Quills and Sofas Speedwriting Group's Anonymous Contest 2, hosted by The Red Parade

thank you to iAmSiNnEr for moral support

During Twilight Sparkle's first sleepover after the friendship games, she asks a question that opens an old wound.