A young Twilight Sparkle can't sleep. And why should she? It's Hearthswarming Day tomorrow! And so, she stays up in the night, eyeing her gifts, just waiting to open them. But Santa won't come if she stays awake. Perhaps an early Hearthswarming present will help her rest easy?

Yes. It will. And it will do much more than that...

Filly Twilight Sprite by mini-deus

If I were a pegasus... I would relive those days of glory. I would relive those days of my foalhood. I would take more chances. I would take more risks. If I were a pegasus, I wouldn't be here right now. I'd be scraping my wings against the sky, beating them against the air with purpose. I would be chasing a dream, a dream of someone near and dear. If I were a pegasus... I would have you.

SkyFy by unitoone

"I want to see the sunset," Twilight said to Applejack, whose face beset with freckles glowed radiantly in the afternoon sun. "Can you lead us there?"

Cover art by artsaus

Every Saturday morning, Joe tunes in to watch a show originally intended for little girls. Why does he do it? What does he stand to gain from it? One could say that it brings him joy. One could say that it brings him inspiration.

One could say that it brings him hope.

Cover Image titled Artificial Stars by zungzwang

Let's be serious here. We all love our ponies. We all love our stories as well. But sometimes I think that we forget ourselves. There are so many stories here of tragedy and loss. There are so many stories here that involve quirky and surreal situations. And so, to rekindle a sort of forgotten flame, here is The Great Equestrian Picturebook, so that we can more so remember the kid inside of us.

This is pretty much a drawfriend with words.

And absolutely nothing happens. At all.

Contains adult themes. But it's not like that's going to stop anybody, so whatever.

Cover art by balister, and editing credits go to my sexy cop in a nurse outfit, Future

I've always wanted a cloud... but now I've new dreams

There is a secret being kept from Equestria. Not a single soul is aware of it. There was gossip, yes. Those ponies had been deemed mad. But those who accused the gossipers as such didn't notice the extra weight that was carried by the air. They failed to notice the subtle shifts in the breeze, or the slight change of coloration to their surroundings. Not a single soul saw it coming.

Well... there was one.

And if she divulges the information accordingly, she might be able to save them. Hell, if she only said the word, everypony could be saved.

That is... all but one

cover image is entitled Thoughts by PrincessSaros

I told myself I wouldn't bring it inside. I will never bring it inside. No matter what I do, that box is going to stay stranded out on that porch... else I only hurt myself again.

A thanks to my editor, Future, for being awesome.

cover image by johnjoseco

Foals can do it, you can do it too! Miss Cheerilee points out some basic rules for all of her students to follow. (Note: rated teen for not having random sex scenes with Twilight Sparkle). Also, apologies to my editor Future, because I didn't run the story by him and he puts up with that sort of crap

(Also also, huge thanks to blackgryph0n *original artist* and Paleo Prints *the touch-ups* for letting me use their fine cover picture!)