Equestria isn’t what it used to be.

The changes are too incremental for a normal pony to notice. But for Princess Twilight Sparkle, now several hundred years old, life is becoming an incomprehensible blur.

Word of a three-eyed sorcerer wielding a strange new form of magic propels the princess on a journey into the ancient wilderness of the Equestrian north. In a cabin hundreds of miles removed from civilization, Twilight grapples with the strange politics of cattle farms, the morality of infanticidal deer, and the raw memories of ponies pushed to the margins of a rapidly changing world.

Equestria isn’t what it used to be. Maybe it could be better.

A meditation on generational trauma and change.

My name is Twilight Sprinkle, and my passion is donuts—from the delicate morsels I serve at elegant cocktail parties to the hearty pastries enjoyed by hard-working ponies who get up early. I don’t have friends, I don’t have books, and I sure as the sun don’t have any wings. I don’t care whether you’re here for revenge, for romance, or for a favor. My name is Twilight Sprinkle and I’m not who you think I am, so either buy a donut or get the hay out of my store!

(Edited by the mysterious the masked ferret.)

After years of being a failure, of watching his life spiral out of control, and of losing all hope of ever being happy with his life again, Sunburst comes to a decision. It's a decision that far too many ponies make in similar circumstances, but he's determined to go through with it all the same. Hopefully, Sunburst can realize the mistake he's making before it's too late.

A ponified telling of real events in my life. I decided to write this as a way to work through some of my own feelings and to possibly share some perspective on why a person might attempt to kill themselves, in light of certain recent events. Also to hopefully provide some perspective and warning for those who might be thinking of taking similar actions.

Warnings: Depictions of suicide attempts based on real events in the author's life, thoughts and idealizations of suicide by a suicidal pony, just a depressing topic all around.

IF YOU OR ANYONE YOU KNOW ARE HAVING THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE, PLEASE CALL THE SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE AT THIS NUMBER: 800-273-8255, OR IN CANADA: 1.833.456.4566. TALK TO SOMEONE. GET HELP. YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

Griffons are known for being proud---so when the patriarch of a long griffon line is rendered helpless, he has to break down the walls he's erected between him and his only living relative.

WARNINGS for mentions of severe medical issues.

Screwball visits her mother Screwloose on Hearth's Warming Eve.

The Doc says I should start a journal. It'll help me quit smoking, he says. Well, it's a new year, I might as well start a new habit, right? What's the worst that could happen?

WARNING! Contains psychiatric abuse, a mention of a suicide attempt, a mention of an attempted rape, self-injury, foul language, and *gasp* MILD SHIPPING!

When you fear the cure worse than the affliction, how can you ever hope to recover? For Berry Punch, there's never been an easy answer.

And when she is forced to confront consequences worse than any she could have imagined, it's just going to get harder.

With only her newfound desperation to drive her forwards, Berry Punch throws herself into what might truly be her last living attempt at recovery.

My appreciation goes to Simon_oSullivan, Tired Old Man, and Burraku_Pansa for their contributions.

Featured on Equestria Daily 05/04/2014

When Rarity woke up, she noted two things. Firstly, she saw that Pinkie was already awake, staring out of the window into the sky. And secondly, she noted the colour of said sky.

Winner of the Quills and Sofas Bisexuality Contest for Pride Month, and published far too late.

Rarity finds herself especially intrigued by the dresses of Ponyville's newest dressmaker. Struggling under the burden of her own adoration she finds herself trapped within an existential crisis. In this nihilistic twilight, she clings onto the last of her creative sanity, trying to pierce through the mysterium that is the new dressmaker's identity. A story that deals with what it is to be and, subsequently, what it is to not be in the world of creativity.

They've forgiven Starlight Glimmer for her past. Despite everything that she had done, they forgave her. It is something wonderful, the power of forgiveness.

It is a shame she can't forgive herself.

edited by AHAUNTEDGHOST and crush'dx3
coverart stolen and edited from Cadillacdynamite