Starlight Glimmer travels to the Crystal Empire to see an old friend, long since missed in Sunburst. Dealing with her messy feelings about the whole thing, she bleeds her heart raw onto the pages of her journal.

Short fic that’s a little different from my usual writing style. I just wanted to get something out of my head and onto the screen for once, so forgive the messiness.

The year is 1019, and the scars of the Great War are finally starting to fade from Equus. Queen Chrysalis of the Changeling Hegemony was defeated by a last, desperate alliance of free creatures from across the continent. The All-Ponies Front pushed into the heart of her empire in Vesalipolis after years of daring tank maneuvers beyond muddy trenches while planes dueled above. The Stalliongrad Soviet fought beside the Principality of Equestria it once shunned. The Crystal Empire modernized and stood with the Yaks across the northern mountains. The penguins and bears of the north resisted in the bitter cold. The deer of Olenia rose up under their rightful queen. The Republic of Nova Griffonia mostly made money selling guns to all the little ponies.

The war, and what came afterward, was a time of great upheaval and change. Princess Celestia and Luna abdicated their titles to Twilight Sparkle; the Princess of Friendship rules beside Prime Minister Sunset Shimmer and the Council of Friendship. The Crystal Empire, being a time displaced feudal state, did not change that much. Princess Mi Amore Cadenza and Prince Shining Armor rule as a universally beloved sovereign and a war hero. As the world changes around it, the eternal Crystal City stands still.

Princess Flurry Heart, currently going through "a phase," would like to change this.

By summoning the Ghost of Communism Past as her new political science tutor while her mother is away.

It is up to Shining Armor to avert the dictatorship of the poneletariat and the downfall of the bourneighsie.

May Harmony help them all.

Sire's Hollow is a quaint little town not too far from Ponyville. Anon would never have any reason to set foot in the place were it not for his best friend, Sunburst, asking him for a massive solid:

Keep his mother, Stellar Flare, preoccupied for a few days while he conducts research on the town's recently discovered magical properties.

Sunburst loves his mom, and they've worked through their communication issues before, but as head of the Sire's Hollow Development Committee, she would never approve of the tests he intends to run. So, Anon will act as a "distraction," allowing Sunburst to get done before she notices.

He does a better job than either of them were expecting.

5 contributions to the Ponyville Ciderfest 2023 Storytelling Adventure App AKA 5 tales from the Book of All Stories.

For those who don't know: The Ponyville Ciderfest Storytelling Adventure was an interactive story that ran throughout the 3-day convention in 2023. An "Alternate Reality Game" that involved actors, events, quests, and an interactive app that contained dozens upon dozens of bite-sized stories. These stories were unlocked using code words hidden around the convention, and each one offered multiple endings that would contribute pages from the Book of All Stories to one of three factions.

It was an honor to participate in the event, even though I could not attend the convention myself. The five stories below are my contributions, with their code words and all possible endings. Each story will have a brief description at the top, and the endings will be separated into separate chapters for a true CYOA experience.

I hope you enjoy these few scattered pages.

This story is a sequel to Dawn of a New Hearth's Warming

Luster and her Earth Pony friend Gallop J. Fry started dating a while back and now it's a big day for them after a few months of being together. Hearts and Hooves Day is here!

Made for Valentines Day, February 14th, 2024! (Yes a little late according to the fimfiction clock but its still on time by my zone's.

Note: This treats G5 as alternate universe and is part of my Successor and Headcanon Verses for G4.

Cover Art by Harmony Sparkle.

Sunset Shimmer, of Equestria, and her brother Sunburst, of the Crystal Empire, journey to a represent their nations in a grand end-year feast and celebration in the Changeling Kingdom. They each drag their secretaries along, unwittingly bringing each other a true love in the haze of a night.

Written as a gift for Atom Smash, who also helped beta the story for publication, for the Quills and Sofas Speedwriting 2023 Secret Santa exchange.

AU story.

What if Twilight was unimpressed by Starlight's backstory and decided to stop messing about with taking her out to save her friendships and all of Equestria.

Not for fans of Starlight; just as a fair warning.

Oneshot drabble.

The Great and Powerful Trixie is a very respectable marefriend, putting aside some minor issues like theft, failing to read her letters properly and general cheekiness. It's how she ended up with not one, but two wonderful partners, neither of which she'd abandon for the world.

The afterworld is a different kettle of fish. It's a kettle that requires too much prep time and unnecessarily fancy instructions, and going over its proverbial recipes requires sacrifices that honestly aren't worth it. Not that those facts will stop ponies with delusions of sacrificial heroism, of which there are far too many in Equestria.

Good thing The Great and Powerful Trixie is a far more effective mediator. Hearth's Warming Eve might be gloomy without her insightful presence.

Written for AndwhatIseeisme for Jinglemas 2023. Feel free to check out the group if you're interested in participating next year!

Hopefully this fits to your taste. I'll admit things got a bit strange the more an idea calcified in my brain, and if it's not to your liking I can write something else. ^_^;

When Starlight makes a simple mistake, she's left to think about her wrongdoings all alone.

Well, not completely alone. She soon finds a friend in the pony she hurt—accidentally! She wouldn't do anything wrong on purpose.

She did nothing wrong.

Stories about monsters disguised as treasure chests were thought to be no more than legends.

But when Sunburst finds the last one in existence, the Changelings come to the Crystal Empire with a demand: kill it and send the species to extinction.

This story is based on a suggestion by LordMentat!