It was for the best to take Author Spotlights off a set schedule. The last few in June, when they were almost done, came out far better for it, with fics chosen for that purpose and reaching a conclusion about the author’s style over the “eh, five fics that happen to be written by the same guy, why not” approach prior. Some time away reinvigorated the approach, so by that same criteria, here it returns, with Lucky Dreams.

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Time’s a funny thing, innit? Today just so happens to be my birthday. And get this: in my first year of doing these Ponyfic Review Monday Musings, it coincides with my birthday being on a Monday. And thanks to the calendar-correcting oddity that is Leap Years, that won’t happen again until 2033. My first year of doing these, my birthday falls on one. What are the odds, eh? Must be a sign, me thinks. Honestly, I probably wouldn’t have mentioned it were it not for that overlap.

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Last batch of the stories for the Who Crossed Over My Little Pony? contest reviewed today. We’ll be back to a regular menagerie of fics from all over next week again.

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First things first: happy thanksgiving to all you Americans out there! Couple days early, yes, but it’s not like I’m gonna have a blog on Thursday to say it then. May not mean to us this side of the pond, but we can appreciate spending time with family and being thankful for what we have for sure.

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With yet another August, and thus yet another year about to be added to my age tomorrow, it felt high time, nearly five years after creating an account here (that long? Dear lord… ), to make a key change. Being honest, this has been present at least as long as I’ve been doing Ponyfic reviews, since March 2022, and further back still in how I present myself. But now it’s official. Eagle-eyed viewers may have already spotted it…

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In relation to this blog...

https://www.fimfiction.net/blog/1003540/starfleet-magic-twilights-effectiveness-against-celesto

The reason I did not include the other 3 Princesses before was because I felt I didn't have to... Since Twilight has all that power, so must they. It would be no different.

Also...

https://characterprofile.fandom.com/wiki/Twilight_Sparkle#:~:text=Transmutation%3A%20Twilight%20is%20capable%20of,or%20even%20a%20vampire%20pony.

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I think it’s telling that only on launch day last Tuesday did I really register that eight more episodes (okay, a two-parter and six regular episodes) of Make Your Mark were dropping. Mirrors the level of enthusiasm I’m seeing in most circles. This, despite having noticed the promos for Chapter 4, up to and including a palette swap of Pipp with frazzled hair voiced by another Disney Channel “star”.

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Okay so I came across an AI story generator, and normally I would never do anything like this with AI, since some don't like AI, also since FIMFIction doesn't allow AI Stories, and anyway, as much as I like AI, let's face it, AI can be really horrible sometimes. Let's get into this first I start with what I didn't like about it. Well first of all it wasn't really written as fanfiction, it was more like a review of fanfiction, than the story, It's full of mistakes, (I tried to fix what I could

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Been a while since an Author Spotlight here, hasn’t it? Well, actually, once every three months strikes me as a reasonable duration between them – not too long that they feel like a false promise, but infrequent enough that you can be sure it’s a justified one. And that certainly applies to this author, a late joiner to Fimfic but one who’s posted very frequently since and delivered a lot of quality writing. Folks, it’s focus time for

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March 1^st saw witness to a brief but strong (and unexpected, to the ire of the weather people) bout of snow. Which, if you’ve never been to Ireland, is extraordinary rare – the last notable such spell we had was six years ago in March 2018, a cold front so strong it actually shut schools and college down for several days (all your Northern Americans and Canadians are yawning at this, I’m sure ).

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Pokemon: Sunset's Insurgence by UnknownOrigin

All the recent Everfree Northwest blogs have reminded me that UK PonyCon is fast approaching. I’ve been all booked for months now, but with it only six weeks away, I'm starting to get excited again. Too soon? Mayhaps, but I am an easily excitable spirit, least for the right things. Last year’s edition was the rare holiday for me where I didn’t have a “home sweet home” feeling when it was over, which should tell you how much it meant to me.

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Chances are you’ve already heard about this year’s Jinglemas having signups open already, but if you haven’t, here’s your notice. If you’ve never done it before, I strongly encourage you to: getting a story of your chosen characters is great, but honestly, writing one for another is even better. And if you’re worried about getting characters you don’t usually use, or would rather not use, well, take it

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Not sure if I should go with that surname. And to those that don't get the reference... STOP LIVING UNDER A ROCK! IT'S NOT GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH!

Follow up Diana/Dashy

I returned from the wilderness this weekend, having managed to avoid falling down scary glacial cliffsides, to discover that fanfic audio reader Illya Leonov has once again paid me the honor of creating a marvelous audiobook from one of my works!

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I just got a surprise PM from Illya Leonov that he and "some friends" had recorded an audiobook of my Equestrian origin fable, The Dragon's Riddle. What Illya didn't mention is that those friends are a rogue's gallery of other top-tier fanfic audioreaders (DeftFunk, Goombasa, and Scribbler), and the result is a 10-minute collaboration that both nails the

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My wife and I did a joint review for PCaRG this time!

Along with our friends whiskey and gin.

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Karine happened to enter a discussion thread about the episode, and me being the only one there, I decided to hop on the opportunity. Needless to say, once her presence was recognized, the conversation got a bit crowded. Hope y'all enjoy!

MASSIVE SPOILERS BELOW!

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