An old charcoal burner visits Whitetail Woods, and is visited in turn by Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo.

Everypony knows about the Mane Six, and the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Bon Bon and Lyra, Derpy, Dr. Hooves, the Winning Pony that is Cloud Kicker, but what about the other ponies who live and work in Ponyville? What are their stories? Here are the musings of one.

Sometimes, you really can go out into the desert and find yourself with the help of a bag of mushrooms and some ponies. Sometimes, you're better off not knowing.

Recommended by Seattle's Angels, The Royal Guard, Titanium Dragon, & Paul Asaran. Includes drug use and cussing.

A random collection of prompt-driven one-shots. Each has been lovingly hand-crafted.
The subjects are as diverse and colorful as the ponies which they describe.

New stories will be added now and then, so be sure to check back frequently.

After coming to Ponyville, Twilight has had to adjust to life at the slower pace of Earth Ponies. She's learned how to be competitive in the Running of the Leaves, and she's learned how to coordinate the Winter Wrap-Up without using her magic. Can she master the art of gardening in time to grow an award-winning crop for the Harvest Festival?

Now with a review!

A one-shot inspired by Cherry Berry with the balloon in "Spike at your Service." One of two stories I wrote on this theme; the other is posted in The Album by Peregrine Caged.

cover art: cherry_berry_vector_by_artpwny
poem: "High Flight" by John Gillespie Magee, Jr.

On a day of solo crusading, Scootaloo finds an abandoned pickup truck. Being a brave little filly, she decides she should drive it back to Ponyville. But can she figure out how to make it work?

What joy, I've a treat for you:
A lovely warm dinner of Scootaloo stew.

It’s sweet and delicious,
I'm so sinfully kind.
I left in the hooves,
I hope you don’t mind.

With huge thanks to Bad Horse for pre-reading!

Twilight Sparkle and Rarity meet up at a cafe for tea. Everything seems to be going well, until Rarity asks a rather alarming question.

Inspired by, though not very similar to, GaPJaxie's Would it matter if I was?

Reading by Illya Leonov, Scribbler and Keyframe

Twilight Sparkle is facing a crisis greater than Tirek, the Changelings, and King Sombra combined.

She's read every single book in existence.

So it is that she has nothing new to read.

She does not take it well.

Pre-read by The Albinocorn and MythrilMoth.

Review by Gear Tech the Living Robot

Dramatic reading by DRWolf
Reading by Wing T. Spears