Stygian hasn't been feeling himself lately. Perhaps it's the thousand-year leap in time. Perhaps it's the forceful reformation courtesy of the elements of harmony. Perhaps it's the strange dreams keeping him up at night.

When he finds an unlikely reminder of his old life in Twilight's pet owl, he hopes perhaps all the strangeness will come to an end. But when tragedy strikes at the heart of the Ponyville pet scene and the creatures in his dreams take familiar forms, Stygian will be forced to answer a dangerous question.

How far would you go to help a friend?

Nightingale wasn't sure what to expect when she became Princess Twilight's lover. As she soon finds out, ancient alicorn princesses carry many secrets. Perhaps some are better left unspoken.

Written for the January Writeoff: "On Thin Ice."

Artwork by GroaningGreyAgony.

When Applejack finds herself stressing over life on the farm, Rainbow Dash tries to make her relax the only way she knows how: with danger.

Winner of the September Writeoff Contest: "On the Verge."

To a ground-bound pony, a cloud is a collection of rain that hasn’t fallen yet. To Rainbow Dash, it's so much more. It's a place to nap, a launchpad into her mind, and depending on the company, a point of grievous contention.

The will to fly is not found in the wings, but in the heart.

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Fluttershy’s parents are concerned. Her brother is hysterical. Her neighbors are downright confused.

Fluttershy is insistent. She needs to find her own way into the air. The wings on her back aren't enough to make her fly. She needs something more. She needs to find her real pegasus wings.

After a terrible injury leaves Ax the mechanic unable to work, he finds inspiration to heal in an unusual place.

Fresh-faced freelance photographer Fashion Plate struggles under the weight of his first big assignment for Cosmare Magazine. Does he really have what it takes to compete in the fast-paced world of the Canterlot fashion elite?

A story about working with other people and yourself.

Written for the 2018 Jinglemas Christmas Collab!

What would you do to save your country?

A young princess Celestia must grapple with the fate of her nation and her own mind as a cursed scroll delivers warnings of apocalyptic proportions. As the scroll's true intentions are revealed, it falls to faithful court transcriber Silver Quill and ghoulish archmage Silver Spell to stop it before it consumes their princess and casts their world into darkness.

Ask my little bird a question--"What could you do if you weren't afraid?"--and it will answer in its own sweet way.

On clear evenings, when the trees enveloping her home cast long shadows through the windowpanes, Fluttershy waits for the arrival of a bird that doesn't sing.

Rainbow Dash can outrun just about everything in Equestria--everything, it seems, except apathy. The mundanity of her job drives her further out of her mind each day. None of yesterday's comforts can soothe her. Even fighting off monsters feels routine.

When Rarity mentions plans for a tropical vacation, Dash sees green (and blue, and whatever sandy color the island is), and sparks a plan. What kind of friend wouldn't accompany Rarity to a remote tropical island for a long weekend of fun?

What kind of friend indeed.

Inspired by Antonio Carlos Jobim's "The Waters of March." Cover art by Paintrolleire.