Not from writing, silly!

Retired from the day job. Last Friday. Can this be construed as meaning more writing and more chapters?

Yes! Expect me to post a lot more often. BTW, I posted chapter 29, today. Check it out.

In part 2 of 4 of Public Nightmares, what does Starlight do when she realizes she can't cope? She tries harder, but she realizes her hardest opponent may just be her own memory. Warning: This chapter and the next are very emotionally intense.

In Ms. Glimmer and the Do-Nothing Prince, Starlight is constantly learning about friendship, and, now, suddenly, love. When things happen in the story and she ends up saying "I felt my heart open," she finds the sensation as confusing as it is profound. This feeling isn't a metaphorical something made up for the story. This is something that I, the author, feel and learned to make happen at will.

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In Public Nightmares, the new four part chapter starting today, Starlight's new life with capital-R Responsibilities becomes a lot more complicated and discomforting. She may avow herself evil, but most who know her know she will do the right thing even if it kills her. She has a control issue, especially if she has no control, as the next installment will show.

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Three (3) filly friends sounds kind of ominous for Starlight's love life when you realize the title refers to Blueblood. Starlight gets Blueblood to open up about his tragic past and begins to understand him very well. There are uncanny similarities shared between them...

Skimpy outfits and unintended innuendo, what more can a clueless Starlight ask for? A short interlude between serious chapters. Enjoy. (Also, remember, authors really like comments, so please add your to the story.)

Two princesses. Two thrones. Two ponies. What could go wrong?

Oh, right! This chapter is illustrated.

Starlight doesn't realize her life is becoming more complex as she learns of a strange connection to one of her new companions.

I am aiming to release part III of this chapter Friday...

New chapter! New Cover Art. I colorized it, so if the color style doesn't work for you, blame me. The story becoming more and more awkward and challenging for Starlight and her inexperienced heart is totally my fault (and Blueblood's).

Meltdown Part 3 of three (ch20) is ready to read, and it's a large installment. Couldn't break it up after you've been waiting such a long time! Starlight thinks she has gathered her scatter wits, even dealing with Sunset and Twilight being in the same classroom with a deft hoof. Then Sunburst trots in and doesn't recognize her...

Meltdown Part 2 of three (ch19) has been published! Starlight is way too fragile today, it seems. Then she learns something shocking about Firefall. Twilight shows up, and while she demonstrates they have a lot in common, well... she is Twilight Sparkle, right?

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COVID is relentless. 15 days positive, but I'm getting better and working. Look! Look! Something shiny!

Meltdown Part 1 of two (ch18) has been published! Sunset Shimmer rescues Starlight from the full onslaught of school peer pressure, whisking her off to the little fillies room, of course, to give Starlight a good talking to. Because Sunset is going from MacGuffin to full-out major secondary character, I am switching out the Celestia tag for the Sunset Shimmer tag. I want to notify the

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I went 3 years and 8 months without catching it, but someone hacking and coughing without a mask in a small store overpowered the KN95 I was wearing and I came down with symptoms 2 days later. Remember folks, wear a mask if you have to go out and you have symptoms. You may save someone great misery or save a life of someone less healthy than you. You don't know, but you could be a hero. Right now, doing a final read before posting a chapter is beyond my strength. Fever's down at least, so very

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By Dawn's Early Light Part 2 of two (17) is published. Starlight knows the enigmatic princes has a reputation for being a jerk around the mares. What might be his reasons? Will Starlight be able to deal with it? Read it now!

By Dawn's Early Light Part I of two is published. Read it now! The time is approximately three years prior to The Canterlot Wedding. A somewhat more innocent Cadance is learning about love, but wants to clobber Starlight Glimmer because she hurt Shining Armor. Yes, she's protective of her coltfriend, but when Starlight mentions the Do-Nothing Prince, she reacts jealously.

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Way Before Dawn Part IV has been published! Since I gave a preview yesterday, I'll reprise it today. Of course you could just go and read it. Our slightly evil heroine has allowed a profound change to occur in her life and it gets to her until she looses it. It is more than she can deal with—without the help of a friend or two. Yes. Starlight Glimmer has friends. At the same time,

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Way Before Dawn Part IV will be out today or tomorrow, a bit later than I hoped—so I'll give you both a preview and an explanation. First the preview: It will be subtitled Love, Sex, and Friendship, but not for the reasons you are thinking. Our slightly evil heroine has allowed a profound change to occur in her life and it is more than she can deal with—without the help of a friend

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The latest post (today 8/26 at 4:19 PM PDT), is the first part of a new chapter arc. You aren't expecting this. Again, and again. That's why you are getting three chapters not one! Prepare to be shocked and to feel those feels! The mystery will deepen for many of you, or it will turn into a thriller. Depends on what you're paying attention to. It is now definitely a romance novel. If you enjoy

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The latest post (today 8/10 at 2:13 PM PDT), is the last part of the chapter It Happened on a Warm Autumn Night. It's not an ending but the beginning of a very complex tale of deception, friendship, and romance that happens when one pony finally opens her heart.