The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears.

The rose is sweetest with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalmed in tears.

- Sir Walter Scott (1771 - 1832), Lady of the Lake

Warmest Hearth's Warming Eve wishes to you all, Bronies!

May the spirit of togetherness, harmony and happiness be with you.

You have my deepest thanks for your kind words and wise critiques.

Here's to a new year full of more of the same!

- Saddlesoap Opera

Wow, so Hearth Warming Eve answered and raised a whole bunch of questions, most obviously about how Celestia and Luna figure into all this. It did nicely confirm the placement of at least one historical period in Pony history, though, so that's cool. Here's how the historical periods seem to break down from my perspective:

Paleo-Pony Period - Earliest known Pony history

Pre-Classical Era - Tribal era before the founding of Equestria

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Welp, it seems I have made it through the elimination and am now on the writing team for this indie Pony MMO.

I haven't the foggiest idea how this will all proceed, but I am excited about being involved. Huzzah!

Hey, everypony!

Just a quick heads-up that barring the unforeseen, my good friend Pen Palomino should be getting "Fluttersertive" - her first fic - posted here on FimFiction any time now.

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I figured I'd give the site's Blog feature a try and do some musing about fiction.

First, though, I'll point out that I'm fighting a cold, so I apologize in advance if I make no sense.

But anyway:

I've noticed that there has been a fairly large number of Sad and GrimDark fics around the Pony Fandom of late, and also a fair amount of opposition to such.

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