It's another Apple Family Reunion. Big Macintosh, Braeburn and Caramel are all colts at the time and bored out of their mind. When one of them has an idea on how to break their boredom. Hey, a bored teenager came up with that idea. What could POSSIBLY go wrong?

Contentment. Some find it easier to find than others. For his entire life, Big Mac thought he had found it. He never questioned his existence or if he ever wanted more.

That was complex.

But what happens when simplicity isn't enough anymore? Big Mac has been pondering this for a long time, but pondering can only do so much. It's time for action, but will he be able to cope with his own inner emotions?
MxM shipping and romance themes.

Five years ago, something happened to Caramel that has been bothering him since. But he's felt pressured to keep it a secret. Now, he struggles to find ways to deal with his bottled up emotions. (Warning: coltcuddling ahead!)

A/N: This story was written as a sequel to a story I wrote called The State That I'm In. It's probably a good idea to read that first. This story is written in the same style, but from Caramel's perspective. Note that this features the Dark and Teen tags, so it's a little more serious, sort of.

For the sake of consistency and symmetry, here's the song that this half of the story was originally based on: Springfield

And lastly, as always, what you're about to read would look like a pile of manure if it weren't for the incredible WhatTheMoo, editor extraordinaire!

When a strange mare comes through Ponyville and asks Caramel to accompany her, then to follow her into the woods, he can't believe his luck. Unfortunately, she has something a bit bigger planned for him...

Contains: fat ponies, fat inflation, and forced weight gain.

Nurse Redheart is a young nurse working at Ponyville Hospital. She's done a very good job of it, too, but her superior believes her bedside manner is lacking. Forced to take a week-long vacation, Redheart struggles with finding herself without anything to do and without what she believes is her purpose.

When a young mare ends up in the hospital with an injury, Redheart is called back to take care of her. When an old flame returns to her life, Redheart finds herself conflicted between the feelings she has for him and the memories of what happened before. While initially happy to get back to work, Redheart finds these two revealing something in her that wasn't there before, something that will make her re-figure her priorities in life.

Because there's not enough Redheart fiction. Ever. And I've been meaning to use her in a fic for a while.
Oi... I liked the other one better, but I changed back the title.

Rated Teen for sensuality, suggestive moments, somewhat heavy alcohol usage, and some language.

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Twilight makes a trip across town in search of something to wake her up. Sometimes awareness is where we least expect it.

Warning: Contains unnecessarily verbose, overly-complicated, inscrutably dense literary self-indulgence.

Now in the process of being dissected in a series of blog posts—check them out if you'd like some help understanding the story:
Dismantling the Morning: Part 1
Dismantling the Morning: Part 2: Em-dashes and Dictionaries
Dismantling the Morning: Part 3: Breakfast on Bloomsday

All included satire is at the permission of the respective authors (allusions are another matter).

Cover art graciously provided by Stinkehund, edited by knighty.

One day, Celestia, Luna, and Twilight disappear completely. The chaos produces a vastly different Equestria, one that is all too familiar. Those who lead are corrupt, and those who are led are repressed. But sometimes it's not the big players, but the small ones, the ones who know the difference between right and wrong, who make the real decisions.

She is the most beautiful mare in Ponyville. You've known her since foalhood, and you've always liked her. Though as a shy and awkward pony, you never had a chance. She's reserved for only the elite stallions in town... you are just the Quills and Sofas delivery pony... until a freak accident forces you closer to her than you ever imagined possible.

(2nd person fic featuring you and Rarity)

Sugar Spoon helps ponies work through their heartbreak (for a reasonable fee). After receiving a request from Carrot Top she tries to get to the bottom of what has gone wrong with her relationship.

Not solving this heartbreak means the end of one of Ponyville's longest relationships and Sugar Spoon not getting her rent money.

Big thanks to EverfreePony for their amazing help with proof reading and editing.

*Warning: This has a wimpy pony in diapers being told it's okay to be in diapers. If you don't like that, I ask you read this anyway, and tell me if it's tolerable.

Caramel is often described as being on the wimpy side. Not terribly strong, he constantly gets himself stuck in situations where he needs saving, usually by one of his employers, specifically the strong, powerful Big Macintosh.

Today was particularly bad, as his secret lifestyle of foal play snuk into his daily life when he forgot to take his precious pacifier out, and runs back to hide in his little world. One pony follows after him, though, and likes the little pony he finds there.