Fluttershy's animal friends have gone into hibernation or migrated away for the winter, and her pony friends have been kept busy with their seasonal duties. She is left along with her thoughts, and they mercilessly wear her down, causing her to doubt her life thus far amounted to anything. Some of her closest friends have to show her otherwise, or at least give her a shoulder to cry on. That makes all the difference in the world.

Written for September 10th: World Suicide Prevention Day/Suicide Awareness Day.

Tigger warnings: depression, intrusive thoughts, suicidal ideation and attempted suicide.

Some types of magic carry with them a heavy price. Celestia is faced with the grim task of teaching this to her growing student.

Thoughtful little snippet inspired by the prompt 'Breaking the Rules'.

It's Equestria's first, foremost, and simplest rule: Nightmare Moon comes first in your heart. Always. To betray one's devotion to Her Majesty with love for another is unthinkable. It is an act of high treason: a Heartcrime.

Night Chamberlain Rarity is not perfect. She's had the occasional liaison with her favorite Night Guard, a couple of incorrect feelings here and there, but she is certainly not a criminal. She is sure of it.

But then, Rarity's been wrong before.

An entry Winner of the Raridash doodles contest

Somewhere, high in the skies of Equestria, a derelict airship drifts. Alone.

It should remain that way.

Daybreaker: the monster in Celestia's heart, and the age-long mystery of her life. Her friend and tormentor, her companion and foe. Fanatically devoted to their future, yet desiring one horrific to Celestia.

It is growing stronger.

A note written in an unknown language. An escaped Nightmare bearing gifts. A young colt afraid of the dark. A pegasus in search of a predator.

It's that season. A collection of short stories celebrating that weird, creepy, beautiful holiday we call Halloween Nightmare Night.

Includes Marginalia, winner of the spookest October Writeoff in Writeoff history.

Saddle Arabia lies just beyond the horizon, yet I fear that I shall never reach it.

I can feel the tension in the air slowly approaching a frightful crescendo.

Tonight my life will change.

For better, or worse.

Inspired by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft

Some things are better left alone...

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Cover Art by: SonicXKlonoa

All my life, they ignored or insulted me. To them I was a dupe, a pawn, an object of mockery. They thought I could always be exploited.

Now judgment comes. I will destroy them all.

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Audiobook by Scribbler Productions.
Edited by GaryOak and Reia Hope.
Written for Scribbler's Bronycon 2018 Writing Contest.

"Did I ever tell you about

the night

that the mannequin came to life

and haunted

all... the... costumes...?"

Cover art is a cropped version of a work by Xenon.