This story is a sequel to Salmon Run

When the sky turns from clear to ash

And the sun fades to a distant memory

Will the birds appear in the morning?

A sequel to the story Salmon Run by my outstanding friend Mushroom. It is advised to read that story before this one, although they can realistically be read in any order. But you should still read it (it's very good).

Written in about an hour with permission from the original author as part of the Quills and Sofas Nostalgia Contest speedwrite.

Sometimes, a dream can seem so close, yet so far.

Cover Image from here.

The original speedwrite (in author's notes) was written for the Quills and Sofa's "Fiddlesticks" Speedwrite Contest, on Sep 9, 2023. This version was polished for publish since then.

In the darkness, exhausted and under a torrential storm, Fiddlesticks comes across an inn in the middle of nowhere. Hesitantly, she enters, not expecting the hearty welcome of a mare named Sunset Shimmer. Thus begins a long night, between spurts of talking, drinking, feeling, and thinking.

Loosely inspired by the Lackadaisy pilot after it came out, particularly the opening scene.

Fiddlesticks watched the two ponies in the gif embrace over and over again, and wondered how that would feel. How anything that Twilight Sparkle experienced would feel.

The story of a smart house and the digital souls within it.

Fiddlesticks is looking for her special somepony outside of Appleloosa

Octavia is looking for a pony she can truly connect with

They both find out about the Lovebirds diner ran by the Flim Flam brothers

The two of them meet there

They both find themselves in each other

Literally.

This is not a incest story I swear.

Written as part of Bean's writing group using the prompt "Dancing with herself". Many, many thanks to RDT and Hope for prereading and editing this story that otherwise would have been a lost cause without their help.

**Featured 04/18/2023, thanks everyone!**

Strawberry Sunrise makes some bold claims about her home-grown strawberries. The good citizens of Ponyville take these claims a tad too seriously.

Originally a Hearth's Warming gift for Red (<3). This version has been edited here and there, and the ending has been tweaked ;)

For years after an accident that took her ability to fly, Lightning Dust has struggled to find something to fill the void. Fiddlesticks found something that appeals to Lightning, involving two long sticks and a lot of white powder.

This was written as a gift for The Red Parade in the Quillmas Fic exchange!

Rated Teen for kissing and non-descript injuries.

Cover art is by Gita Lesmana from Pexels.

On a winter day far from home, Lightning Dust ventures out to fulfill her most daring role yet. Emotional support for her love and partner Fiddlesticks. Failure is not an option, not when the stakes are so high, so Lightning will approach the situation the most certain way she knows.

Gathering up a formidable amount of competitive spirit and frustration, throwing it at the wall, and figuring things out from there.

This fic was written for The Red Parade as part of the Enchanted Library Secret Santa fic exchange!

Lightning spent a long time looking for a high she'd never come down from. She never thought she'd find it in Fiddlesticks.

A commission for wishcometrue. More details on my commissions here. Art by Snow Quill!

Background mentions of narcotic use.

Following the events of The Enchanted Kingdom and the first 2-3 chapters of The Enchanted Carousel, Twilight, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie follow a lead to Princess Celestia's location. They find much more than they bargained for...

You should read all of The Enchanted Trilogy, starting with The Enchanted Library, through the first few chapters of The Enchanted Carousel before reading this.

Written with Monochromatic's permission.

An exquisite corpse is a form of collaborative art where each participant only knows about part of the whole work, and must complete their part with limited context. In this case, each writer only had access to the previous chapter, resulting in the story getting confused, yet still moving forward undeterred. The exception is me having full context when helping out the others.

Participating writers were me, The Red Parade, kits, Corejo, WilloIllo, No Crow, trAce, Nonchalant, and Undome Tinwe.