After saving Wallflower from an abusive home, Sunset figures the best way to help with her girlfriend's years of trauma is challenging the restrictions she's lived with all her life, like with saying curse words.

Turns out, Wally's very good at that.

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Content Warning: While this story has elements of comedy, it also contains realistic discussions/depictions of abuse and PTSD/C-PTSD.

Collab with Gay Gay Homosexual Gay

Amazing cover art by our lovely friend Sandy \o/

Edited by I-A-M and Posh (the best and cutest one)

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"This was hilarious and stupid and touching."
~Dave Bryant

This story is a sequel to Back To School. It draws most upon the events of Twilight Sparkle Was Shot, When All Your Wishes Are Granted, and Reunions and Laments.

A few months ago, at the beginning of summer, Twilight Sparkle was shot in a mall. She survived. Now, the authorities have captured the perpetrator. Twilight is quite surprised to hear this. But then, so is the young lady who shot her.

The only way to prevent an innocent girl from being punished in her stead is for Sunrise Shimmer to return to the human world and confess. But she has made friends and family since that fateful day. Princesses, teenage musicians, ponies, and even Twilight Sparkle herself.

Both of them.

And they’re not letting her go without a fight.

Content note: suicide / self harm is briefly discussed but is not shown in this tale, nor does it occur within this story.

Chronology note: this story takes place towards the beginning of Season Six. In this timeline, Starlight is not Twilight’s apprentice.

This continuity continues in If You Would Friend a Tiger.

And, of course, the seminal story that starts it all begins here.

Part of the Sunset Rising Continuity.

Special thanks to Dave Bryant for the creation of Lectern’s New and Used Books, and of Mr. Lectern himself.

There's only enough magic left to help one pony... so which to choose? And when?

Pipp Petals loses her contact lenses. And her self-confidence.

"So... you weren't going to tell me?" The pink pegasus had tears in her eyes, feeling like a tiny filly again as she looked up at her mother.

"Dearest..." There was sorrow in Queen Haven's eyes, and Pipp didn't even need to hear what she'd say next. She already knew she was right. But her mother spoke anyway. "Before today, it wouldn't have mattered."

"Rule number one." Pipp put on an uncharacteristically serious face. "Your fans cannot be your friends."

Sunny blinked. "What?"

"Oh here we go," Zipp muttered to herself.

This story is a sequel to Hate Me, Hold Me

The only reason Wallflower made it this far is because Sunset was always there when she needed her. How can she possibly win a fight against herself when Sunset's away?

Recently crowned Princess of Equestria Twilight Sparkle wakes up after a bender, and tries to piece together what happened.

Perhaps she should be Princess of Wine and Questionable Decision Making instead.

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Cover art by Spoosha. Written for the Bean's Writing Group prompt "Where Am I?"

An audio reading by StraightToThePointStudio can be found here.

Featured from 9-20 to 9/23/2021, peaking at #1. Thanks, everypony!

A collection of microfiction and (occasionally) poetry, covering a range of themes and subjects, and featuring (maybe!) lots of your favourite ponies and pony pals. Collated from various flashfiction contest entries and blog snippets, but with new and fresh content arriving periodically too.

Basically, I don't have as much time these days to write larger pieces of fiction, but you might enjoy this shorter stuff anyway I dunno...

Sandbar and Ocellus contemplate the nature of the changelings' main form of sustenance inside of a ring of magical fire. It's a nice bonding experience.