Amazing cover art by Kraden.

The world can change immensely in a thousand years. Radical ideas can spread from one end of the world to the other, empires can rise from nothing and crumble to dust, and new inventions can turn everyday life upside down. Also, ponies can completely forget about you.

Luna is completely baffled to find out her place in history has been omitted entirely. But it's not a problem that couldn't be solved with coffee. Lots and lots of coffee. And necromancy. Shady, shady necromancy.

And what's it to anyone else if the Princess of the Night ends up with a skeleton in her closet that is just a little more literal than everypony else's? Especially when Berry Punch is going to be blamed for it anyway.

Happy belated International Coffee Day everyone!

Spike has had it. It's not his fault the library is a shambles. In fact, he tried his very best to save it.

And now he's supposed to take the blame? Not this time! Until Twilight starts to fully appreciate his worth, Spike goes on strike!

He will not falter! He will not give in! He will stand his ground!
...if at the end of it all there is still some ground left to stand on.

Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns, as the most prestigious academy in all of Equestria providing the most outstanding education, ends up being incredibly tough on its young students, with its high standards and rigorous exams. With one obvious exception: Twilight Sparkle, personal protegé of the Princess, exemplary student, and the overall incarnation of excellence and inquisitiveness.

But even a Twilight Sparkle isn't immune to failure. One bad report card and one bad grade can be enough to shatter her already fragile self-esteem.

Of course all of this could just be a mistake. There's just no other way. Surely, it had to be a mistake. And mistakes can always be fixed, right? Right?

A few Hearth's Warming poems about all the good and the bad ponies experience during this time.

Cover image by Moozua.

It was the night before Hearth's Warmth and Luna's upset,
for in spite of the season some ponies still fret.
But with Luna on duty there's nothing to fear,
since the Queen of the Night has a splendid idea.