I was today years old when I learned that the Welsh word for "pony" - or at least one Welsh word for pony - is "Merlyn". And you know, as a pony wizard aficionado, I feel like someone really should have mentioned this before? At some point in the last dozen or so years? But better late than never.

Very late to this particular party, but literally just now it struck me that the Hearth's Warming Eve story is structured like a very small Homeric epic.

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Source. Always remember the spirit of the season: It's not about just stabbing. It's about coming together to stab in groups.

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Happy new year, everyone. The temperature is mild and the sky is clear, and I'm looking forward to an excellent night of watching fireworks.

I just saw this picture I had to share: a Changeling wedding dress.

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You and me both, Joker.

2022 is drawing to its close. A couple days ago was the 5-year anniversary of moving into my apartment, a date that means a lot to me and is a natural time for reflection. I find myself looking back at what I’ve done, and wondering what to say about it.

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I dreamed I plagiarized someone's story and I woke up feeling horrified and disappointed in myself. Isn't having a subconscious great?

Let's have some classics. Chime in with your own old favorites:

Introducing our band ready to hand out candy this evening: Luna and the Lunas!

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This is a month and a half old. But obviously I've watched it a couple dozen times since then, and probably someone here hasn't seen it.

And it just now struck that you know, I made my Star Swirl Scottish. But Merlin was Welsh, and Michael Sheen would voice him damn well.

I still make no promises.

Wrote something on a whim. It crossed 1k words, so decided to publish it on a whim and see how it goes.

I make no commitment to continuing this, or even to leaving it up, either in its current form or at all.

I will continue writing it when and if the whim to do so strikes me.