The stranger lives here now. I wish he'd go away.

An entry for the Thousand Words contest. Stop screaming. This is serious.

John Marston is a man who runs from his past. Famous outlaw and gunslinger, former member of the infamous Van Der Linde gang and family man. After hunting down his former gang members across the United States, and Mexico, John attempts to finally settle down with the family he had desperately fought for. When a strange, unknown plague ravages across the state of New Austin and Mexico. John immediately springs to action once his family succumbs into being bloodthirsty and flesh-eating monsters. However, during his exploits in Mexico Mr. Marston encounters a creature of high intelligence and wit. John isn't very surprised given the circumstances.

A Red Dead Redemption X MLP:FiM one-shot and crossover. No prior knowledge of any of the games is required, aside from the description.

This story has an audiobook now thanks to user: https://www.fimfiction.net/user/15759/The+Mystery+Fluttershy+Fan

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Through clouded eyes, it dims so dark
With each breath heavy, she need not speak
A weight upon her soul so could not move
Burden by duty, the princess could not move.

Yet cocooned, she did not know
Lost in dreams, in a green goop
Far from rescue, she remains subdued
Celestia, locked away, silently subdued.

Created for the Thousand Words II contest in the "Horror" category.

Weddings are high-risk feasts for changelings. Such unpredictable surges of love feed an entire hive for multiple years if they survive.

Written for 2023’s edition of the Thousand Words Contest

Yes, “Kevin” is the fanon name for the changeling featured in Slice of Life.

On this 400^th anniversary of the Crimson Week, the Canterlot Archives is proud to present Poet Laureate Songbird’s most famous work. Written for Princess Celestia over the summer of 617 during her melancholic “Rump Regency,” it details the origins of that horrible week and was an attempt in Songbird’s own words “to be a balm on the wounds that continue to plague us today.”

Please enjoy this all-time classic from the Darkened Sun era of Equestria's literary canon.

Note: The Dark tag is only there "Just in Case". I'm pretty sure nothing goes quite THAT dark, I'm just being safe.

Discord has broken free of his stone prison and has taken over Equestria. Some have gone mad under his rule, while others are either mind wiped by him to love his world, or tremble in fear from it.

All except for the Element of Laughter... She instead throws a party with her new friends, absolutely having the time of their lives.

But darker things are underfoot in Discord rule... But really. Are we all that surprised?

Yet again, Twilight failed at her own craft. A single misfire was all it took to revert Celestia's body to that of a filly, and not only that, but now she behaves like a filly...

...at least Luna's gonna have Equestria to herself. (Maybe.)

I'm looking for cover art! PM me if you'd like to help!

Pinkie sets out on a quest to determine which of her friends makes the softest pillow.

Thanks to 6-D Pegasus for writing one-fifth of this story and for proofreading.

Thanks to Forcalor for pre-reading.

Cover done by IrradiatedPirateBooty.

Translated into Chinese by Nova Twinkle, available here.

Now with two readings, one done by Rainbow Infinity Readings, and one done by Pony&Wolf Productions.

Canterlot Castle's Royal Guards haven't had the best track record when it came to doing their jobs as Canterlot's defenders. This hasn't gone unnoticed by Princess Celestia and Princess Luna.

When the sisters pondered the reason for their guards' ineffectiveness, Luna concluded that Celestia's motherly nature toward her guards – as well as all her ponies – had prevented her from ensuring they received the proper training. Therefore Luna volunteered to personally turn the guards into buff, mean, fighting machines.

That is, if the guards could survive what the Princess of the Night had in store for them.