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Wow! Thank you so much for your kind words of praise and sympathy! I'm touched. I genuinely don't know what to say!

It's gratifying to know my little story's made such a lasting impression on you. Like you, I love Alicorn a lot, and I care a lot about it. I hope I can continue to live up to your high expectations. I *think* you'll be super happy with where the story goes, if only I can get the darn thing written!

Comments like these are SUPER motivating for me. They actually light a fire under me to knuckle down and get things done! Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to leave it.

I can tell you I've been in writer mode for a while now. The next chapter is *mostly* written. Currently sitting at 18,000 words -- and I just cranked out another 600 today, before I read your comment! I'm not sure how long it will ultimately be, but hopefully not TOO long.

Simultaneous to working on the next chapter, I've also been putting in work on some of the later (final) chapters. I'm really happy with them so far. I think they're some of the best work I've ever done. (Though I'm not sure anything I ever write will top Once Upon a December!)

Thanks again for all your kind words. New readers and old readers are the gas in my engine, and comments are what keep me going. I'll try to keep at it and give you the ending you deserve!

I realized something, your story has totally ruined my experience on fimfiction. I've been wandering around the world of fanfiction between ao3, wattpad, fanfiction.net and fimfiction for several years. One of the topics I always searched for was the one regarding Rainbow Dash, but unfortunately I stumbled upon "Alicorn", now more than 13 years ago (13 years?! Time really flies). The thing is, your story has set such a high bar and quality that everything else is shit in comparison. So I can't help but adore you like a god among mortals and at the same time hate you because for years I've done nothing but endlessly reread your story and in the meantime wait for a new chapter. PS: I'm really sorry about your father (I read it in one of your comments, I swear I'm not stalking you). I really hope you're okay!

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Oh I'm so sorry about your dad. Hope he's in a better place and I hope your taking he's passing well. My condolences to you and your family.

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According to the ritual pact I made with the druids, the story is only able to update during leap years.

Nahhhhh. Life has its distractions. You know how it goes. First there's a pandemic, then there's Among Us, then there's D&D. Then your dad passes away, and writing's the LAST thing on your mind. Even when I was super into it, I was never the most prolific writer out there. Buuuuut certain reviews have a way of triggering that itch. The next chapter's been halfway done on my Dropbox for a good, long while now. I'm getting back into it.

The story's not canceled, and it never will be... unless I get hit by a train or something, then I guess it would be canceled. Note to self: stay away from trains.

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Yeah, enjoyed it very much. Probably one of the best fics I've found in this site. Found it after reading mommy nearest. And boy it was a adventure finding and learning about mlp. And I don't regret finding this fandom and this site a few months ago. Probably the best place to read a few stories and spend time on.

And pls don't take it much to heart but a genuine question, what happened to the story? Since the fic isn't updated in 4 years, did you get writer's block?