So a year or two ago I said in a blog that I would change my short bio every week, and I actually kept pretty close to that for a long time (if anybody noticed). But some of you (maybe) may have noticed that my current one ("I'm a linguist. I like ambiguity more than most people.") has been up for much longer than that.

This isn't so much out of laziness as simply not wanting to take down what is clearly my perfect short bio. I can't replace perfection like day-old bakery stock!

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So I decided to have a competition with a friend of mine. Lyre4Lyra. I want to have more followers and my story have more views than his. can we do it? IDK but if you read Foal Fable - Equestria Called maybe I can get over 160 views. Tell your friends! Hit that follow button, please. On the other hand I was quite surprised that I managed to get a 4th chapter out in such short time.

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Hello everyone!

This is your one week reminder: submissions to CategoricalGrant's CuddleFic Contest are due on November 24, or ONE WEEK from today!

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Now, back to your regularly scheduled programming. A bunch of stuff is going on this summer, and I'm involved in a whole lot of it!

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So, how many of y'all know about the Sunset Shimmer shipping contest? Basically it's a contest to see who can do the best job shipping Sunset Shimmer with some other canon character. Oh and there should be some sort of theme about "Changing Seasons" but that's largely secondary.

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Hello everyone, here's another update for you on my real life issues and some writing updates

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So, you may have seen this contest that GaPJaxie announced today. We've been planning the details for a few weeks now, and we're excited to finally see it go live. Quick details for the impatient:

- The prompt is "The Next Generation"
- $350 prize pool
- Stories must be between 3,000 and 12,000 words
- You have until March 13 to enter on the Writeoff Website

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As some of y'all know, I'm in the Rare Story Prompts group, and as such have already completed two stories for them. One was a winner, and one was not.

This is neither.

I mean, of course it isn't. I couldn't know when I published unless the whole thing is rigged, and anyway even if it is there isn't a contest going on at the moment.

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Soja, there were six entries. Five entrants. And shoe leather makes for an awful digestivo.

GaraTheAuthor, message me for your prize, either here or on Discord. Your entry was most excellent, and I wish I'd read it at the same time as the others, the better to squee about it to other authors.

Thank you so much for this, and for putting up with me.

Hello again. How are you? I've been a bit ill recently, which has been fun. But enough of boring stuff. I'm writing to talk about the recent EFNW Scribblefest contest that I've been working on.

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Look I know the contest ended more than a week ago, I'm sorry, I originally wanted to announce the winner when the artist got finished, but he still hasn't got back to my message yet. Anyway, the winner is Twilight vs. Indigo Frost in the Wasteland of God's Blood. Really this was rather surprising to me, I'll get to the reasons as to why when the art piece comes out. It should be any day now. I order the Commision from EZTP. I found him through a friend and we got to talking. He likes my idea,

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Hello Everypony!

As promised, please enjoy a new story today, which doubles as my entry for the 2018 Sunset Shipping Contest. I tried to go way outside the box with If I Only Had a Heart, and I can only hope I was able to pull it off. That's not for me to decide of course, so I hope you enjoy!

As always, thanks for reading

So, a couple of things. First off, the new chapter of Sin Whinny is out. And with the last word Johnny uttered, the situation has just jumped to an entirely different level.

And now for a blast from the past. IF you haven't heard by now, Equestria Daily has started a contest for bronies to write, or draw an origin for Discord. http://www.equestriadaily.com/2016/07/discord-origins-exploration-contest.html

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Deadline is coming up for the Cadance is a Terrible Mom competition. If you have a submission in the works, now is the time to get it done before we close submissions. You have till the twenty-fifth; Best of luck to all participants!

The great Friendship is Optimal writeoff contest has come to a conclusion. As it turns out, there were actually NO WINNERS CHOSEN, and therefore NO PRIZES.

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Well, that's the third competition I'm missing in a row, unfortunately. I can't finish my Sparity fic in time for Pia's contest.

Teaching with ME/CFS is enough of a drain, but writing dramatic personal stories is too much stress at the same time. Plus, I've had a neck muscle pulled for about a week now.

Hello, new friend!

This means I have several projects now currently floating in midair:

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I'd put a "Contest!" in the blog title, but I'm not running this one. I'm just helping judge it. Pick your favorite classic cartoon and throw them into ponies, because it's time to ask a question that's been echoing about the site practically from the day it went up: Who Crossed Over My Little Pony?

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The MOFA is a competition for very short stories of 150 or fewer words each.

In February, the contest's theme was "Bureaucracy." As usual, I had some difficulty picking out a winner.

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Bicyclette's Science Fiction contest is ending today. As most of my readers know, it's right up my alley... but my energy level isn't enough for two contests, even while off work.

I should be in the G5 competition which ends on Sunday, however. I really like my story and I hope you will too!

Story review #10: No Two Sunsets Are Alike —by ReedHoarse

Character’s:

Sunset Shimmer (Pony): Loved the way she thinks her human counterpoint is hotter and grapples with the idea that she’s attracted to herself. And wonders why her friends think she would be attracted to herself.
But most of all she is pretty close to her canon self and because of that she is my favorite character in the story.

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