Do you know what it's like to be alone? Completely alone? No family, no real friends, just your job to keep you occupied?

Gritt was in Junction Town on such a job. Today was his twentieth birthday, but no one but him could tell him so for the past eight years.

A cigarette served as my candle to blow out that morning. Happy Birthday to me. Time to go to work.

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Sunny hates birds.
Newspapers hate Sunny. And for some reason, they have glue all over them. Either that or Sunny is slimy.
Sunny is part of the problem.
Sunny must have been living in a cave or a lighthouse for a long time to miss out on reality.
"Zipp track down those litterers!" - Zipp tracks down Sunny right away.
Zipp picks up trash instead of tracking down litterers.

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Hey, it’s been awhile since I’ve updated, so I wanted to let you all know: the story is not canceled. I haven’t had the time to update recently due to having to help my dog recover from a critical surgery, my job, and all around just not fun stuff.but I’ll be back. Hopefully soon. Until then, may the good blood guide your way.

Firstly, Dueling Keyboards updated with a new short based largely on a random idea that my muse insisted on fleshing out. 'Tis silly.

Secondly, Season 7 premieres on April 15th. Get hype.

Thirdly, I am truly blown away by the response to the contest thus far in terms of both participants and cross-promotional blogs. Here are a few updates:

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I am frankly terrible about remembering my Fimficversary, but this time around I'm going to try to do something about it. After all, this account will be turning six. That's not an insignificant deal.

Of course, I have no idea what to do beyond another blog post, and even in that case I'm not sure about what it might contain beyond commenting on the date. I have a week. Any ideas?

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Just an FYI, three more shorts have gone up on Discovery Family's site. There will be forty-five of them in total, so I'm going to let them keep accumulating for a bit more before making plans for review blogs. This one will be interesting. Five seems too few and nine too many, so I'm not yet sure what I'll do.

Also, for those looking for this batch, be advised that one of them is the Timberlight short.

Mini-reactions and links to the videos follow, as do potential spoilers:

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Shining: "Shepherd? I need a foalsitter."

Shepherd: sighs "Shining, dude. Please tell me you didn't bring me all the way here to the Crystal Empire just to babysit the toddler goddess."

Shining: "Not... Just that."

Shepherd: "Shining-"

Shining: "Please? You are literally the only sitter she likes! Or won't turn inside out with magic!"

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Took another detour before heading back in on Equestrian Horizon.

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Of course being a Knight of Equestria, sometimes Shepherd gets called in for... Unconventional problems.

Shepherd: "You seriously called me all the way up here... Because you got stuck in your bathtub?"

Celestia: "Nngh! It's a prank of Luna's-She won't undo it-Get me out of here, please Shepherd!"

Shepherd: "Once again: You called me up here, for this? I'm a human! I'm not some super powered alicorn who can't even get out of the tub!"

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Chewie: growl?

Shepherd: "No Chewie, you can't eat him. You don't know where he's been."

Chewie: Snorts.

Dash: "Okay okay! Hang on! Time out! Give me a second here, okay?"

Shepherd: "Okay."

Zephyr: "Anything you want, Dashie!"

She flies off, and brings back Fluttershy in a few minutes.

Shepherd: "Look Fluttershy, I really don't want to hurt your brother but-"

Fluttershy: "It's okay. I know you won't kill him."

Shepherd: "I-Seriously?"

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Fic prompt - Pinkie Pie and Bon Bon are rival secret agents. Writers, make it happen!

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Ponyville was right on the front lines of the conflict. Everywhere Twilight could see evidence of the slaughter. Wounded ponies, wounded soldiers, nurses working overtime in camps. It was terrible to behold.

Pony Soldier: "They're attacking again! GET READY! HEY YOU!"

Twilight: "Ah?!"

Pony Soldier: "If you're a combat mage, help us! We're being-!"

He was grazed by a bullet and fell. A hulking Crystal Empire Trooper loomed over him him, brandishing a pony-style gun.

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Been trying to take advantage of Memorial Day weekend to get some writing done, so naturally I started doing so on Monday. Ah, procrastination. In any case, a new Dueling Keyboards short is up.

Also, the "Alone in the Darkness" reading got me feeling nostalgic. Would anyone want to read another Story Shuffle collection?

Weeks after the dramatic battle with the Deer... And Ponyville was back to normal... Shepherd was walking around, taking a day off. He headed up to Filthy Rich's store to do some shopping... When he saw them. His eyes widened as the Cutie Mark Crusaders happily bouncing out of the store.

Shepherd: "Huh. Hey girls!"

Applebloom: "Oh! Howdy Shepherd! Look what we got!"

Sweetie Belle: "They're on sale today!"

Scootloo: "And look totally awesome!"

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Just an older snippet I will probably repurpose for Short Hand eventually.

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Spike is helping Rarity with her work. Ever since Twilight ascended and Shepherd's helped coach him through controlling his greed, he's become taller and bigger. And in many eyes, far more handsome.

Spike: "Here, this is the needle you want."

Rarity: "Oh, thank you dear... Hm?" She looked over at him more closely, and saw that he was distracted. "Spike, I need the red thread next."

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At last, the day of the Eeeevil Imperial Wedding has arrived! Shepherd is in big, bulky, "impressive" looking evil wedding armor. He is standing at the Eeeevil Altar erected in the Palace Courtyard, Discord waiting as the 'minister' and Cadence is sitting nearby as Mare of Honor. Chewie is "Best Stallion", and standing with a large bowtie as he growls, while Spike is the ringbearer, again.

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The final chapter of the short story Hagwarders: Call of the Crow has been released! You can finish off the story with the final chapter here:

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A number of events in the series will be butterflied away thanks to Shepherd being around. Among other things...

The Storm King's mighty airship approaches Canterlot...

Storm King: "Yes... Soon, all of Equestria will fall before me and be laid waste-"

And the much larger USS Enterprise CV-6, flying the colors of the Royal Equestrian Navy, loomed into view.

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