Before Twilight Sparkle came to Ponyville, Lily Lightly was the librarian of Golden Oaks. Lily was a bright and happy young mare, who wasn't the enemy of anypony and loved the beauty offered by rural Equestria. She was a hard-working homebody who was always eager to sort through the latest book-cart shipments.

One day, Lily Lightly stumbles across a secret in Golden Oaks Library. It threatens to undo everything she knows about Equestria. Suddenly, Lily Lightly isn't everypony's friend any longer, and dark whispers are reaching Canterlot...

Ten years before the one thousandth Summer Sun Celebration, she vanished without a trace.

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When Ms. Cheerilee stumbles across a lost notebook after school one day, she'll learn more about one of her students than she ever thought.

Edited by Taaaiga and an entire writing workshop. This story contains mentions of poetry, religious worldbuilding, some for politics too, literally one mention of self-harm, Diamond Tiara swearing, a gamer word, and mentions of other allergens. Context for the ‘why’ of this is in the author's note. If you don't want that, you can't say I didn't warn you. Contribute to the TVTropes page!

Diamond Tiara is a girl without secrets. She promises. She has to be.

A chance entry in the No Dialogue Contest that won fifth place. Contribute to the TVTropes page!

Spoiled Rich finds that affairs come with their fair share of surprises. Maybe she'll have more reasons to continue her latest one than previously thought.

The title is derived from this poem. Contribute to the TVTropes page!

Nurse Sweetheart has a tiny box in her house. It's not hers, but it's supposed to be empty. When it isn't, a trip through Ponyville's history may be needed.

The title is derived from this song. Contribute to the TVTropes page!

This story is a sequel to FEMALE❤️‍🩹ANGER

Diamond Tiara writes a poem about her family.

This is the Equestria Girls version of the story. To find the pony version (which has differing content and characterizations) please click the sequel link. Posting permission granted by Majin Syeekoh. Contribute to the TVTropes page!

This story is a sequel to Mothers like Medea

Diamond Tiara writes a poem about her family.

This is the pony version of the story. To find the Equestria Girls version (which has differing content and characterizations) please click the sequel link. Posting permission granted by Majin Syeekoh. Contribute to the TVTropes page!

Luna is a strange mare. Cadance is only now just starting to see how strange she is when Luna mentions the unthinkable. Maybe she'll learn something new in the process.

Part of this story appeared as a chapter in Missing Pages & Scrawled Footnotes on May 31st, 2017. It has since been revised and expanded. Contribute to the TVTropes page!

This story is a sequel to Tranquility

The most enigmatic of monsters will not carry the ugly faces of any beast, but your neighbor’s kindness in excess. A young draconequus named Discord has yet to learn this, and mortals may never do so. He learns this when he extends the generosity only a god can offer to an ailing mortal mare.

Amidst all this turmoil, the first lamia comes into being — and with them, all the chaos their creation was inevitably going to bring.

Written for Mother's Day. Cover art edit provided by Sunlight Taiga. To find the NSFW version, return to the prequel and select it in the sequel section. Site rules permit versions of the same story with different ratings to exist. Contribute to the TVTropes page!

Meditations on banishment, society, guilt, and divinity — all explored through the lens of a broken relationship between two goddesses.

The first chapter was originally published as a chapter in Missing Pages & Scrawled Footnotes on September 3rd, 2016. It has since been revised and expanded. The third chapter was also originally presented as a chapter in the same anthology on April 27th, 2019. Contribute to the TVTropes page!