Good Reads269 storiesStories that I find worthy of an upvote, but not quite "fave" material. I use this list so that the Faves list is only for the absolute best of stories.
For nearly every citizen of Equestria, it's a holiday: a chance to get together with friends, gather a few treats, and laugh in defiance of the darkness. For Celestia, Nightmare Night is something else entirely.
Sixth-year Bill Weasley is tired of having witches chase him just for his looks: a problem which, in all the wizarding world, feels like his alone. But some say there are other worlds...
The Bulletproof Heart might have left town, but her legacy lingers. For acting sheriff Code Red of Spurhoof, that means a lot more trouble than he's ready to handle.
Apple Bloom knows that for kids, the major autumn holiday is pointless: she's with her closest family every day. So why is Babs spending Homecoming at the Acres?.
Ben Tennyson really didn't want to waste a weekend on repeatedly invading an alien intruder's dreams. And that was before the dark blue horse with the superiority complex called dibs.
There are troubles brewing in the far-off nation of Farasi, and a young Night Light is entrusted with securing an artefact that, if it fell into the wrong hooves, could cause untold havoc.
A new jumpgate is discovered, or rather a very old and decayed one that had been brought back online. House Hawkwood sends a bold explorer through to discover what riches await on the other end. He did not expect equines to be the result.
In which Rarity learns that her ideal mane-and-tail shampoo has gone out of production forever and so experiences a perfectly reasonable (and logical!) series of reactions.
When Princess Twilight Sparkle hears rumors of a dark cult centered around worship of her, she asks her mentor for advice. The answers are not what she expected.
What's the best way to deal with that traveling cloud party? Make it somepony else's problem. And what's the best way for somepony else to deal with it? Repeat as necessary.
Twilight, reduced to bashing her head against a table to ease the feeling of literary inadequacy over an unwritable essay, turns to Spike for some more practical advice on finishing her essay--and why she should write it in the first place.
Equestria’s newest baron has just discovered that his new barony is entirely underwater, his new castle is a broken-down old riverboat, and his new subjects are… seaponies. Welcome to the Barony of Fen.
There are those who say that darkness makes the world close in. Spike, who once spent a sleepless night walking at Luna's side, knows the truth as something opposite.
Twilight and Pinkie are summoned to a mysterious pair of towns, where some ponies lie while others are truthful. Logical reasoning and virtues of friendship will be needed to uncover the secrets within.
The regime says they need power for the good of Equestria. The underworld says they've been corrupted by it and seeks it for itself. When law means little, but power lends security, morality suffers. Fluttershy knows that first-hoof.
The rebels planned things well. They've broken through and Celestia is the only one left between them and the throne. Now all they have to do is take it.
Before Twilight and her friends left on another adventure, she assigned a substitute teacher to cover her class on history. The students expected a pushover substitute but that's not who walked through the classroom door.
Twilight needs a date to the Gala after blurting out to a noble that she already had one. The captain of her personal guard, Flash Sentry, volunteers. Things get sappy yet entertaining from there.
Sunset Shimmer needs information on a specific mirror, and she knows just the ogre to get it from. Created as an example for the School for New Writers on how to write character in dialogue without any other text.
All Crystal and Silent want for Hearth’s Warming is to celebrate the holiday with all their friends and family, but something always gets in the way. This year, their dream is finally coming true—just not how they imagined.
Gabby and Gallus go on a quest to find something to eat. Unfortunately for them, citizens of Ponyville seem to have completely different ideas about food.
What happens when a life-changing event occurs that shapes your whole life? What if that event occurs when life has barely begun? If a kid has dealt with more issues in six years than most can handle in a lifetime, how do you think they'd feel?