It's that time again! That magical time when TD publishes a story and then goes on a reading spree to see what he missed while he was editing his work.

The review set is only a day late. Shhh.

But yes, I did publish a story earlier this week, and I'm rather proud of it:

The Fated Hour

Comedy, Romance

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Do you know that feeling when you know that you’re holding yourself back, know that you aren’t doing the things you most want to do, know that you’re spending your time on lesser things when you can be spending them on greater ones?

I do. I feel a strange sort of avoidance at times at delving into certain experiences. I would like to say it is fear of disappointment, but it isn’t; I don’t fear disappointment. I simply feel avoidant towards some things for no good reason.

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Howdy folks!

As I promised last week, I posted a new story yesterday:

I Have This Friend

Comedy, Romance
2,026 words

Twilight asks Celestia for romantic advice.

You know, for a friend.

Because, really, who doesn’t love awkward conversations?

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GAPJaxie wrote a story, Would It Matter If I Was?, about Fluttershy asking the totally-hypothetical question of whether or not it would matter if she was actually secretly a changeling.

This struck a chord amongst people, and 12+ knock-offs ensued. I’ve reviewed a number of them (including a writeoff entry), but here are five that I hadn’t seen before.

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Some days, I just sit down and go through a bunch of stories from the Royal Guard queue in the hopes of finding something to approve for our next post, often reading many stories I would never have read otherwise, or something I have put off reading for a long time, in hopes of finding a gem. Wednesday was one of those days.

Today’s stories:

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