In chapter 12 of my Twinkle Shine story, Twinkle makes amends with Cozy Glow, the monster who haunts her dreams... Since then, I've noticed a distinct change in my thinking and how I view things... All the pain from the past no longer really hurts when I dwell on it because I feel like I've learned to accept and live with it now... What's done is done and nothing could ever change that... I can, however, control how I view it and what story I tell myself. In that way, I can

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I've been thinking a lot about what I wrote here over the course of about 17 days. I've been re-reading segments of it and trying to make sense of it, because the truth is, I just knew I had something to say. But I did not know exactly what that was... But the more I analyze it, the more I'm starting to realize that at its core, this is a story about letting go. Here, I'm consciously making a decision to leave my past behind... Like Twinkle Shine said, I don't need to remember. Simply

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Some of my readers seem a bit unclear on this, so permit me to elaborate. Whether Twinkle Shine remembers being Cozy Glow or not, she still has Cozy's mind and Cozy's intelligence. She doesn't exactly have the same requirements as most fillies and what she needs most is emotional support right now as she battles with this monster in her head. The reason why I hinted at Izzy being a motherly figure for Twinkle was actually intended to be just part of their dynamic. It's also important to

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Many of the transgender allegories used here are fairly obvious. For instance, Twinkle Shine is the name she chose for herself, and therefore, her name is Twinkle Shine now, and not Cozy Glow... Her ghosts are a past reflection of herself, much like my own ghosts are just past reflections of me. They haunt her dreams, and while she cannot get away, she can learn to deal with these nightmares and possibly even make friends with them.

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Yes, the filly is obviously Cozy Glow, but for the purposes of this experiment, she really does have amnesia. The filly can't recall her past so well, just like I can't after all the changes that have happened to my body... Also, some of you have been wondering why she smokes dope? Well, understand first off that this filly represents me in Equestria. I'm a recovering alcoholic and I'm also autistic with suicidal depression. And while I'll be the first to admit that I probably smoke at least a

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