Hey guys, check this out - a gorgeous piece of art inspired by "Discourse on Fillies": "You don't understand", by Sirzi.

This is the first time I've ever had fan art That's quite a creative milestone there. And I love it. Thank you, Sirzi

The feature is now up on the RCL webpage! Go check it out!

It will be cross-posted to FIMFiction in two weeks. I said earlier it would be next week, but since next weekend is Bronycon, a large chunk of the fandom will be otherwise occupied and it will be held over for the week after instead.

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June 2016 ended up being quite a crowded month. I kept meaning to talk about some of the fun things I did (Concert! Comics expo! Fanficcing!), but just as I was getting ready to do that I was interrupted by Significant Events (Orlando, Brexit) which made it hard to stay in a good mood for blogging. So let me just run through some things real quick.

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*Watches the large red number on top of the screen warily, as if wondering if it is getting ready to attack.*

So, that went quite well.

To all my new followers: welcome, and thanks, all forty-four of you! Do take a look around and see if some of my other stories catch your eye, and I hope you enjoy your stay. Clover the Clever will take your coats and Star Swirl the Bearded will begrudgingly give you the tour.

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For once, let’s have Star Swirl the Bearded step back and allow another archetypal historical figure to take the stage. Let’s talk about Machiavelli.

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I have just submitted this story I wrote about a month ago for publication! It is a 15.5k one-shot about Diamond Tiara and Princess Luna, about philosophy and politics, and how to think about Machiavelli:

Diamond Tiara always knew that someday she'd be invited to dine with the Princess at the Royal Palace. She didn't think it would happen like this.

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