Spring. It's that time of year where all the fillies around start thinking less with their heads and more about doing what nature intended, if you know what I mean. For Big Macintosh, this means a whole lot of headache as he heads into town. With every mare acting like it's an all-you-can-eat special at Sugarcube Corner, how will our stoic stallion fair when he's the buffet?

Sometimes, the day you earn your cutiemark isn't a happy one!

It's been three years since Princess Luna, the Nightwatcher has been returned to her throne and three years since Twilight Sparkle and the virtuous six have parted ways and gone back to their separate lives. But after a few years of peace, there are reports of a series of murders and break ins on the outskirts of the major cities of Mystika. As Twilight Sparkle investigates, she uncovers rumors that the Shadow Blade cult who did the bidding of The Nightmare back during the Dark Times, are back in force. And they have a plan.

(Chapter 1-7) Additional prose and edited by Ally Stansel
(Chapter 9-onward) Edited by The Grey Potter
Additional prose and consulting by Ryan McCarty
Proofread by Max Levine

inspired by the character re-imagining illustrated by Ryan McCarty

http://didj.deviantart.com/#/d4r821l

Being a mother is never easy. But when you're a single mother who happens to have a daughter who's as stubborn as a mule, it gets even harder. One particular night, Dinky seems to be pushing every one of her mother's buttons. But what will happen when Derpy finally decides enough is enough?

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Happy Mother's Day, 'errybody! Go have a good time with the one woman in your life you owe more than anything.

Distance can drive us apart. It can also bring us closer together.

After all is said and done, and the ponies have gone their separate ways, the only way they have to keep in touch is through letters.

Original Equestria Daily post is here
Russian translation
Chinese translation
Polish translation
Spanish translation

Now with music and audiobook

Many idolise the imortal princess's of Equestria: Celestia and Luna. However we cannot begin to understand their sadness after thousands of years of life. A quick story, just to tide my readers over until i finnish writing other projects.

Luna's recordings of her last 13 days before she became Nightmare Moon. An insight into her life before she became the horrible creature of legend. (A short idea I wrote when bored in a free period at school)

The festival of siblings has arrived! Princess Celestia has invited Twilight and her friends to join in the celebrations, and with Rarity sick, theres only one other friend who can celebrate; Applejack. While enjoying the party in Canterlot castle and the girls go off for food, Big Macintosh is left to speak with a tall and proud captain of the guard. Join in their convocation of how much their little sisters mean to them as Shining Armour and Big Mac meet for the first time!

Princess Cadence is a lonely filly who has been shielded and protected all her life as a princess and member of the dwindling race of Sacred Alicorns. She longs for a friend her age to play with, and as a young teen she is sent to stay in Canterlot where her Aunt Celestia would personally mentor her in developing her magic. There she hopes to finally have the freedom she longs for and find somepony to be her friend. Instead, she is asked to foal sit for one of her aunt's royal adviser's fillies who may just be as lonely and reclusive as she.

This is the story of how Princess Cadence learns that the ability to give love cannot be complete without finding love for yourself, and sometimes it is found when you least expect it.

Nine years after her acceptance into the Wonderbolts Rainbow Dash stuns the crowd by announcing the impossible, the incredible: retirement. Her status set as officially retired the daring Pegasus makes plans to finally be able to settle down with her old friends and start up a family of her own. After everything she's done has been set into motion she discovers that life doesn't always go down the path you were expecting...