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.

This story is a sequel to A Guiding Flare

Queen Chrysalis, after having collapsed outside of Sire's Hollow, is recuperating under the care of Stellar Flare. Consigning herself to play nice, lest the townsfolk become suspicious. She begins to gain a better understanding of the village and its denizens, in particular the middle aged unicorn who was gracious enough to help her. The Changeling finds the mare curious, to say the least, and attempts to gain her trust. After all, the pony would make a valuable ally.

Kinks include: NO KINKS!

Artwork by Pencils

After being told off by their children, Stellar Flare and Firelight discuss some hard truths and revelations from that conversation over tea together, and support one another through it.

Title inspired by the song of the same name by Lizzo.

Not Romance.

Warning: Slight mention of death.

Sunburst visits Stellar Flare on Mother's Day. There sure are a lot of mares out and about and making eyes at Sunburst, but that's probably just a coincidence... right?

A quick one-shot for Mother's Day.

This story is a sequel to It's A Screwed Up Life

This is a story about the Sunset from the Wasteland Timeline in It's A Screwed Up Life.

Reading the other story isn't necessarily, well necessary, but will give context, specifically the chapter Tying Up Loose Ends.

Plans can change rapidly, with no time to counter.

Sunset Shimmer learned this the hard way.

She had gone through the mirror and spent her time in that world plotting to take over Equestria, to prove to Princess Celestia that she was indeed worthy of being a princess herself, that Celestia was wrong to expel her as her personal student.

However, those plans are now dead, along with Equestria itself.

If not for a strange filly who could defy the concept of reality itself, she'd have been trapped in a dead Equestria, all on her own, destined to die alone.

Now, she is stuck in the world beyond the mirror... and must face up to all she's done there in her years at CHS, as well as figure out how to move on to a future she never could've foreseen.

Will she be able to pick up the pieces and forge some kind of life for herself in a world that was never her own? Or will she fall into despair, with nothing to live for now that all she knew is gone? And why is there a child who seems to grasp Sunset's pain?

Sex tag is because human world, so duh, and high school, so, obviously talking about it will come up eventually.

Romance is obviously for Flash Sentry since, with this story taking place BEFORE the events of the first movie would've happened, Sunset had yet to break up with Flash prior to entering the portal and unknowingly being trapped on the other side.

If anyone to point me to the owner of the artwork, PM me.

Huh. In Popular Stories 10/08/2020. That is something I needed to brighten my mood after today.

“But that was then, and this is now./I tried so hard not to let you all down./It's an impossible weight,/So I'll just let you down now.” -Deep Sea Diver, 'Impossible Weight (feat. Sharon Van Etten)'

For spring break, Starlight Glimmer and Sunburst return back to Sire's Hollow to visit with their parents. Being their first trip back as a couple, the two are not looking forward to their parents talk about their relationship. However, both Stellar Flare and Firelight have an exciting announcement to share for when they arrive.

It's a huge step they're taking, and it's going to be hard, and long, and exhausting. But it's going to be worth it in the end, to form a family with him, to be a mother—is like all the pieces of her life are finally falling into place and she's exactly where she needs to be.

Or, Sunburst and Starlight take the plunge and decide to start a family, through adoption.

Edit: added a bit more context into the story to make a certain aspect more obvious.

This story is a sequel to Truth Hurts

A slightly different take on my story “Truth Hurts”, in which Starlight and Sunburst go after their parents and overhear their conversation, learning some painful truths themselves.

Nightmares are inherently awful, but sometimes they inspire words one has forgotten to say over the years.

Sunburst is about to find this out.

Coverart by Vector-Brony

Hearth's Warming has come again and Firelight has prepared the stupendously amazing, unquestionably-loving, full of heart and passion celebration for his Pretty-Witty Cinnamon-pop, Stellar Flare. If only they could have spent the hours coming up with new pet names, it would have been the best Hearth's Warming ever. It would have spectacular, if not for his own mess-up on the gift department for her.

How hard can it be to get the perfect surprise present for Stellar, anyway?

Written for Talon and Thorn for Jinglemas 2021.

Thanks to EverfreePony for their consistent editing help through all of my insane ideas.

Cover art by the wonderful Little Tigress.