I write this sitting with a hot mug of ginger tea on a rainy last day of Hanukkah, contemplating miracles. Not being particularly religious—holidays are an ethnic tradition for me and not a ritual—I realize nonetheless that something has changed for me this year for the good.

Writing.

I am writing fiction again! As a published science fiction and fantasy writer—by avocation—who quit the profession, this is indeed a miracle.

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After much soul searching and fiendish planning, I have finally published Lessons Learned after I revoked the submission last week because of sluggish moderation, but the title has changed! Fitting, I suppose, because of the changes Starlight goes through in the story. Having your world literally destroyed because of your actions can be traumatic. But folks, the pay off is good (and so is the story). I recommend having some facial tissues on hand.

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I wish to apologize for the lack of a new story this weekend as promised.

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Enough said. With any luck, there won't be a dry eye in the house.

Strangely silent, eerily so.

Nothing traumatic. Mostly, not inspired by the EqD WTG prompts for the Hooffields and McColts and What About Discord, not to mention that they showed up in the same post with the same deadline. I may get to them, eventually, but for now I've skipped them.

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Word to my followers and anypony who may see this: Time to read Fluttershy Monster in Me to see how scaring ponies in the Scare Master really affected Fluttershy!

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Update: Moderation is particularly long this Sunday: It took 22 1/2 hours, landing it in the Monday doldrums. 7 hours 10 hours 13 hours 15 hours (going to bed) and counting... Hoping posting this will kick Murphy in you know where. considering revoking the submission as posting in the middle of the night might miss most readers. . Can't revoke. Already submitted for this weeks EqD Writers Traing Grounds, so I will contact moderators tomorrow before

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Eyup. You heard me right, Marble Pie to celebrate the beginning of November. What was intended to be a thousand words is once again more like three. Darned flow of consciousness stuff, not really learning about the characters and their motivations until they show me! What a roller coaster. Makes me worried I'm schizophrenic sometimes; multiple personalities, don't you know.

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For starters, and to misquote a favorite perfectly purple pony princess, it's my trope and I intend to use it! In this blog post I want to explain my thinking in a non-story-time context since it has been asked about repeatedly.

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And whence went that steady contributor ScifiPony?

Sorry for the silence; I went on an adventure, but it did not go well.

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