Hey hey, its that time of year again. Specifically, the end. And that means its time for…
#The Top Ten Snippet Thread Entries of 2022
[](/flutteryay) For those unaware, the [Snippets thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/zybzpx/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/) is a sister series to this General Fanfiction Discussion Thread where anyone and everyone can upload short scenes to exercise their creativity and writing chops. I’m active over there as the Picture Prompts guy, and I do my best to give feedback to other users. Here below (In no particular order) is a curated list of uploads you should totally check out while reminiscing about this past year.
**First,** [Crimson Cowboy lives up to his name](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/z3p80s/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/ixo8is7/). This is just a solid, Western-style story snippet that feels like a ponified episode of Gunsmoke.
**Second,** a [Changeling Drone grapples with individuality](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/yxv7yq/writing_snippets_post_write_a_fanfiction_scene/iws8bhn/). The first of many *many* good works by u/str8aura on the list, this fic was so good it got a [Fimfiction](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/528328/cold-cold-cold) upload. Be sure to go give it some love on the main storytelling platform.
**Third,** we have [some of the best Lyra and Bon Bon dialogue you’ll ever read.](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/y94100/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/it3hvwi/) An absurdist little premise of Bon Bon being being a lucid zombie looked after by Lyra, the story is intriguing from the first two words: “Bite me.”
**Fourth,** [ Pipp is a Changeling and Sunny needs her help.](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/u3kb5v/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/i4sx4sa/) Its always good to see Gen 5 get some love. Pipp “Epiproct” Petals is inclined to agree.
**Fifth,** [Saw and Sander, two circle-obsessed horsies dropped into a cubic world .](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/uj307b/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/i7iavb0/) This was a challenge prompt from my friend Cinderheart to write a Minecraft crossover.
**Sixth,** we have [Cinderheart’s own Minecraft Snippet.](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/v3dkzk/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/iazm7cz/) It’s a lot more relaxed and welcoming than mine is.
**Seventh** is the [Memoirs of Princess Platinum](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/vz48ga/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/ig7bpgz/). A genuinely gripping collection of journal entries by the ancient unicorn queen who helped unite the three tribes and create Equestria.
**Eighth** gives us [a mystery user, now deleted, made a delicate, sentimental scene of Fluttershy at the nature preserve.](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/suvbe2/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/hxcs7l1/) The fact the user is gone adds a meta layer of pathos to the subject matter.
**Ninth,** [Rarity the dystopian cop](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/u3kb5v/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/i4r02bb/). This is one of the slickest, most fun Snippets of the year. Rarity as a monologuing noir gunslinger is endearing, and the cyberpunk world building is incredible for how short the scene is. Highly recommended.
**And last,** [Celestia and Daybreaker engage in some self help](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/wlwu9l/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/ijwwhdd/). This is yet another Snippet that got [promoted to Fimfiction](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/523327/daybreakup), with extended conversations and even a promise of future chapters. Daybreaker and Celestia have incredible rapport as twin leads, and if you read no other entires in this list, read this one.
> *I know you're an intelligent creature. Tell me what you want.*
> **I want out. I want out I want out I want out I want out**
> *Then I need to know I can trust you. You are a part of me, a princess. And a princess' promise is gospel.*
> **Luna once swore she would never betray the Crown.**
> *You are not Luna.*
[](/sp)
[](/dashbook) So there you have it. The ten choicest Snippets of the past 52 weeks. Honorable mentions go to [Smolder the doggo](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/xx8bb0/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/ircfvc3/), a conversation between [Applejack and Kevin](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/vdr16c/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/), a Lovecraftian pastiche of [2D Gen 4 warping into 3D Gen 5](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/uybgf5/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/ia4fy3g/), and a silly annotated transcript of [an industrial instructional Tape](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/tsyhlq/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/i2u8ivq/). Had to leave these off so Str8aura didn’t dominate the entire list. Real overachiever, that one.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to Snippets in 2022. Here’s hoping for an even Snippier 2023!
[](/sp)
[](/bookfire)
I skim-read the dog-Smolder one:
* It reminded me of an idea I had once that the hippogriffs' EQG counterparts are also humans, but when they're exposed to magic, their version of "ponying up" is the ability to turn into mermaids like in H2O.
* Your reply about how an outlandish protagonist needing a straight man to bounce off reminds me of my Animorphs fanfic idea where different versions of Tom from various fanfics interact. The core cast starts off with a duo who are *both* "outlandish" for the same reasons (traumatised ex-possessed scalies who barely made it out of their wars alive), but the way this affects them is completely different — one is stoic, the other is jittery; one values humans to a fault, the other is aloof from humans to a fault; one doesn't like morphing very much, the other got too into morphing, etc. Then they're joined by a third Tom who was never a controller and got to be a better seventh Animorph than David, which makes him slightly less traumatised, but also incredibly weird by Tom standards. In a way, they're all the straight man in different contexts.
* I'm still waiting for one of the AUs involved to end before I start writing this. And I've unintentionally annoyed the author of that AU so much that I'm paranoid they'll still be mad at me months from now.
As a general note to those who enjoy pony fanfiction:
Author Ninjadeadbeard passed away earlier this month. He is probably best known for {Anarchy: Pony of Chaos} and an entire collection of stories related to it.
[](/twibeam)
#[Anarchy: Pony of Chaos](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/452097/anarchy-pony-of-chaos)
*by [Ninjadeadbeard](https://www.fimfiction.net/user/354710/Ninjadeadbeard) | 20 Oct 2019 | 28.4K Views| 154K Words | Status: `Complete` | Rating: `👍 206 | 👎 11`*
Fluttershy and Discord decide to have a child. May the Gods have mercy on their souls.
**Tags**: `My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic`, `Fluttershy`, `Original Character`, `Discord`, `Main 6`, `Cutie Mark Crusaders`, `Romance`, `Comedy`, `Slice of Life`[](//sp)
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I've been reading {Anthropology} thanks to the recommendation of u/Nitro_Indigo. It's the first time I've ever approached a fanfiction before, and to me it really broke the preexisting vision and stereotype of fanfiction as a concept.
Anthropology tells a compelling story that always makes me want to move on to the next chapter. Mid-chapter flashbacks help diversify the consistency to keep things interesting, and there's all sorts of ties to Season 2 episodes that make me want to go back and rewatch. Nopony is written out of character, and I can relate to the curiosity of the protagonist, even if she's a bit insane. I feel like I'm reading a published bestseller, just set in a universe that interests me.
I'm glad I decided to give fanfiction a try, and I'll definitely be seeing this one through to the end.
Good to hear!
That reminds me, though, last week in the same conversation where I recommended Anthropology to you, someone mentioned how bronydom is the only fandom where everyone can agree on the most popular fanfics. I just remembered a thread on r/Animorphs where someone asked for fanfic recs and listed a few well-known ones they'd already read, and several users understood an obtuse meme I posted based on one of those fanfics. I guess it depends on a fandom's size.
[](/twibeam)
#[Anthropology](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/4656/anthropology)
*by [JasonTheHuman](https://www.fimfiction.net/user/5727/JasonTheHuman) | 17 Dec 2011 | 1.65M Views| 130K Words | Status: `Complete` | Rating: `👍 8297 | 👎 170`*
Lyra is determined to find out the truth behind the mysterious legends of humans.
**Tags**: `My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic`, `Lyra`, `Bon-Bon`, `Adventure`, `Comedy`, `Human`, `Slice of Life`[](//sp)
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[](/pinkie) Like [last ~~week~~ time](https://old.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/zg6c34/general_fanfiction_discussion_thread/izfa6w9/). **What fics and stories did you read this week?**. **Addendum: What fics did you read this year?** Even non-pony fics can be listed, Just please list the names and the approximate word counts.
I think [A Beginner's Guide to Heroism](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/327448/a-beginners-guide-to-heroism) definitely takes the cake for "Story of the year" for me. Rich worldbuilding, excellent characters, a fun plot with turns aplenty - it's got it all!
[](/twismug) I read quite a few stories over the past year, more than I thought I would. Because of that, I will limit myself to listing the ones that stood out to me in some way:
[](/sp)
* { [What Might Have Been](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/446906/what-might-have-been) }: 17,493 words. It was a touching story.
* { [Fine Print](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/463533/fine-print) }: 141,520 words. This story gave me a love for Roseluck.
* { [Prey](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/462871/prey) }: 115,395 words. The author of *Fallout: Equestria* was responsible for this one. I found it neat.
* { [Friendship is Optimal](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/62074/friendship-is-optimal) }: 38,609 words. This was an old one I only got to because of the book club. I am somewhat happy to have read it.
* { [Sunny Starscout Saves G4](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/519833/sunny-starscout-saves-g4) }: 2,752 words. This was short yet amusing.
* { [Magisight: Thaumaturgical Ocularity](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/433104/magisight-thaumaturgical-ocularity) }: 132,611 words. This one I technically started sometime in 2020-2021 but ended up restarting this year because of an extended break away from it.
[](/twistare) This story is on the queue:
[](/sp)
* { [The Mare Who Once Lived on the Moon](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/247031/) }: I remain at the start of the tenth chapter (“The Guardian who Loves”), which amounts to 54,113 words out of 143,130 words total.
I probably should not have done the programming event. That took up too much time.
[](/twibeam)
#[What Might Have Been](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/446906/what-might-have-been)
*by [bats](https://www.fimfiction.net/user/66237/bats) | 21 Aug 2019 | 9.4K Views| 17.4K Words | Status: `Complete` | Rating: `👍 620 | 👎 13`*
Each time Twilight tries to stop Starlight, she fails and is flung to a new, twisted Equestria, each one worse than the one before, until she lands in one that isn't worse. The only real difference is that her castle isn't there. But the library is.
**Tags**: `My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic`, `Twilight Sparkle`, `Applejack`, `Romance`, `Drama`[](//sp)
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#[Fine Print](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/463533/fine-print)
*by [Starscribe](https://www.fimfiction.net/user/173490/Starscribe) | 19 Mar 2020 | 513K Views| 141K Words | Status: `Complete` | Rating: `👍 1676 | 👎 46`*
Tracy needed somewhere to stay, how was he supposed to know that it was in another universe? Now he'll somehow have to hold down a job on Earth while living as a pony in Equestria. It's either that, or say goodbye to being human.
**Tags**: `My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic`, `Original Character`, `Roseluck`, `Romance`, `Drama`, `Human`, `Slice of Life`, `Profanity`[](//sp)
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#[Prey](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/462871/prey)
*by [Kkat](https://www.fimfiction.net/user/10369/Kkat) | 16 Mar 2020 | 51.9K Views| 115K Words | Status: `Complete` | Rating: `👍 550 | 👎 17`*
Ocellus is trapped in a palace infested with a brood of love-starved changelings and their queen who are intent on using her only way home as a means to invade her world.
**Tags**: `My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic`, `Princess Luna`, `Romance`, `Drama`, `Horror`, `Ocellus`, `Smolder`, `Young Six`[](//sp)
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#[Friendship is Optimal](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/62074/friendship-is-optimal)
*by [Iceman](https://www.fimfiction.net/user/16334/Iceman) | 14 Nov 2012 | 627K Views| 38.6K Words | Status: `Complete` | Rating: `👍 4101 | 👎 135`*
Hasbro just released the official My Little Pony MMO, with an A.I. Princess Celestia to run it.
**Tags**: `My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic`, `Princess Celestia`, `Original Character`, `Human`, `Alternate Universe`[](//sp)
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#[Sunny Starscout Saves G4](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/519833/sunny-starscout-saves-g4)
*by [Sparktail](https://www.fimfiction.net/user/125014/Sparktail) | 17 Jul 2022 | 666 Views| 2.75K Words | Status: `Complete` | Rating: `👍 60 | 👎 3`*
Sunny Starscout is unsatisfied with the G4 series and decides to go straight to the source for changes. No one told her humans made the series.
**Tags**: `My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic`, `Comedy`, `Human`, `Slice of Life`, `Sunny Starscout`, `My Little Pony: A New Generation`[](//sp)
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[](/twibeam)
#[Magisight: Thaumaturgical Ocularity](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/433104/magisight-thaumaturgical-ocularity)
*by [PsychicKid](https://www.fimfiction.net/user/326945/PsychicKid) | 28 Feb 2019 | 38.6K Views| 132K Words | Status: `Complete` | Rating: `👍 224 | 👎 5`*
A series of strange dreams and a new, burgeoning power sends Twilight on an adventure that will change her life forever.
**Tags**: `My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic`, `Twilight Sparkle`, `Rainbow Dash`, `Applejack`, `Original Character`, `Sunburst`, `Adventure`, `Mystery`[](//sp)
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[](/twibeam)
#[The Mare Who Once Lived on the Moon](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/247031/the-mare-who-once-lived-on-the-moon)
*by [MrNumbers](https://www.fimfiction.net/user/8831/MrNumbers) | 03 Mar 2015 | 243K Views| 143K Words | Status: `Complete` | Rating: `👍 2883 | 👎 60`*
In a steampunk reimagining of the universe, Twilight Sparkle finds perhaps the one pony as lonely as she is. It's rather unfortunate that they're on the moon.
**Tags**: `My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic`, `Princess Luna`, `Main 6`, `Romance`, `Science Fiction`, `Slice of Life`, `Alternate Universe`[](//sp)
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[](/twisad)
[I'm sorry, I looked everywhere but I couldn't find that fanfic...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmRAGl1BOiQ)
[](/twibeam)
#[I'll Always be Here for You](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/146025/ill-always-be-here-for-you)
*by [The Abyss](https://www.fimfiction.net/user/76233/The Abyss) | 16 Nov 2013 | 606K Views| 92K Words | Status: `Complete` | Rating: `👍 4087 | 👎 176`*
After Rainbow finds Scootaloo trudging beneath her house in a vicious snowstorm, she takes her in, only to discover something shocking.
**Tags**: `My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic`, `Twilight Sparkle`, `Rainbow Dash`, `Scootaloo`, `Romance`, `Sad`, `Slice of Life`[](//sp)
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#[Tale of a Lost Scoots](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/418528/tale-of-a-lost-scoots)
*by [RDfan27](https://www.fimfiction.net/user/332635/RDfan27) | 21 Sep 2018 | 53.2K Views| 72.5K Words | Status: `Complete` | Rating: `👍 96 | 👎 9`*
The CMC start to notice that they never visit Scootaloo's house or meet her family. When they try to investigate, what they learn is truly shocking.
**Tags**: `My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic`, `Fluttershy`, `Rainbow Dash`, `Apple Bloom`, `Scootaloo`, `Sweetie Belle`, `Romance`, `Adventure`, `Sad`, `Alternate Universe`, `Suicide / Self Harm`[](//sp)
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#[Spellbound Fireflies](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/97752/spellbound-fireflies)
*by [bats](https://www.fimfiction.net/user/66237/bats) | 29 Apr 2013 | 236K Views| 74.1K Words | Status: `Complete` | Rating: `👍 1644 | 👎 27`*
Rainbow Dash teaches a preteen Scootaloo how to fly, strengthening their bonds, both to each other and the ponies around them. A story about love, family, and growing up.
**Tags**: `My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic`, `Twilight Sparkle`, `Rainbow Dash`, `Scootaloo`, `Sweetie Belle`, `Romance`, `Slice of Life`[](//sp)
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I only have two Choices entries left to read! Hooray! One of them — {Queen of the Everfree} — involved Everfree deer. I've mentioned this before, but it seems like the Root of the Problem arc has left an impression on people more than most of the comics, even though TV Tropes acts like everyone hates it. I wonder if people just really like the idea of deer being people, and the comics gave them precedent.
[](/twibeam)
#[Queen of the Everfree](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/526922/queen-of-the-everfree)
*by [Bandy](https://www.fimfiction.net/user/6715/Bandy) | 30 Nov 2022 | 782 Views| 8.9K Words | Status: `Complete` | Rating: `👍 120 | 👎 2`*
In a past life, Twilight Sparkle and Applejack journey to return a strange artifact to its rightful owner, weaving through an unknown land and a culture coming to grips with a decades-old tragedy.
**Tags**: `My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic`, `Twilight Sparkle`, `Applejack`, `Original Character`, `Adventure`[](//sp)
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Other ungulates having a role in Equestria's world was a thing long, *long* before the IDW comic - deer occasionally even got the "elf" role already, but there was also ruminations about viking caribou and reindeer, thanks to some early mentions by staff.
Really, I think the comic's problem was it's plot, not the basic concept. "Deer as forest dwellers" isn't intrinsically bad, but what the comic did with them was.
Hey hey, its that time of year again. Specifically, the end. And that means its time for… #The Top Ten Snippet Thread Entries of 2022 [](/flutteryay) For those unaware, the [Snippets thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/zybzpx/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/) is a sister series to this General Fanfiction Discussion Thread where anyone and everyone can upload short scenes to exercise their creativity and writing chops. I’m active over there as the Picture Prompts guy, and I do my best to give feedback to other users. Here below (In no particular order) is a curated list of uploads you should totally check out while reminiscing about this past year. **First,** [Crimson Cowboy lives up to his name](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/z3p80s/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/ixo8is7/). This is just a solid, Western-style story snippet that feels like a ponified episode of Gunsmoke. **Second,** a [Changeling Drone grapples with individuality](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/yxv7yq/writing_snippets_post_write_a_fanfiction_scene/iws8bhn/). The first of many *many* good works by u/str8aura on the list, this fic was so good it got a [Fimfiction](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/528328/cold-cold-cold) upload. Be sure to go give it some love on the main storytelling platform. **Third,** we have [some of the best Lyra and Bon Bon dialogue you’ll ever read.](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/y94100/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/it3hvwi/) An absurdist little premise of Bon Bon being being a lucid zombie looked after by Lyra, the story is intriguing from the first two words: “Bite me.” **Fourth,** [ Pipp is a Changeling and Sunny needs her help.](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/u3kb5v/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/i4sx4sa/) Its always good to see Gen 5 get some love. Pipp “Epiproct” Petals is inclined to agree. **Fifth,** [Saw and Sander, two circle-obsessed horsies dropped into a cubic world .](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/uj307b/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/i7iavb0/) This was a challenge prompt from my friend Cinderheart to write a Minecraft crossover. **Sixth,** we have [Cinderheart’s own Minecraft Snippet.](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/v3dkzk/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/iazm7cz/) It’s a lot more relaxed and welcoming than mine is. **Seventh** is the [Memoirs of Princess Platinum](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/vz48ga/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/ig7bpgz/). A genuinely gripping collection of journal entries by the ancient unicorn queen who helped unite the three tribes and create Equestria. **Eighth** gives us [a mystery user, now deleted, made a delicate, sentimental scene of Fluttershy at the nature preserve.](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/suvbe2/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/hxcs7l1/) The fact the user is gone adds a meta layer of pathos to the subject matter. **Ninth,** [Rarity the dystopian cop](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/u3kb5v/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/i4r02bb/). This is one of the slickest, most fun Snippets of the year. Rarity as a monologuing noir gunslinger is endearing, and the cyberpunk world building is incredible for how short the scene is. Highly recommended. **And last,** [Celestia and Daybreaker engage in some self help](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/wlwu9l/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/ijwwhdd/). This is yet another Snippet that got [promoted to Fimfiction](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/523327/daybreakup), with extended conversations and even a promise of future chapters. Daybreaker and Celestia have incredible rapport as twin leads, and if you read no other entires in this list, read this one. > *I know you're an intelligent creature. Tell me what you want.* > **I want out. I want out I want out I want out I want out** > *Then I need to know I can trust you. You are a part of me, a princess. And a princess' promise is gospel.* > **Luna once swore she would never betray the Crown.** > *You are not Luna.* [](/sp) [](/dashbook) So there you have it. The ten choicest Snippets of the past 52 weeks. Honorable mentions go to [Smolder the doggo](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/xx8bb0/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/ircfvc3/), a conversation between [Applejack and Kevin](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/vdr16c/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/), a Lovecraftian pastiche of [2D Gen 4 warping into 3D Gen 5](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/uybgf5/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/ia4fy3g/), and a silly annotated transcript of [an industrial instructional Tape](https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/tsyhlq/writing_snippets_postwrite_a_fanfiction_scene/i2u8ivq/). Had to leave these off so Str8aura didn’t dominate the entire list. Real overachiever, that one. Thank you to everyone who contributed to Snippets in 2022. Here’s hoping for an even Snippier 2023! [](/sp) [](/bookfire)
I skim-read the dog-Smolder one: * It reminded me of an idea I had once that the hippogriffs' EQG counterparts are also humans, but when they're exposed to magic, their version of "ponying up" is the ability to turn into mermaids like in H2O. * Your reply about how an outlandish protagonist needing a straight man to bounce off reminds me of my Animorphs fanfic idea where different versions of Tom from various fanfics interact. The core cast starts off with a duo who are *both* "outlandish" for the same reasons (traumatised ex-possessed scalies who barely made it out of their wars alive), but the way this affects them is completely different — one is stoic, the other is jittery; one values humans to a fault, the other is aloof from humans to a fault; one doesn't like morphing very much, the other got too into morphing, etc. Then they're joined by a third Tom who was never a controller and got to be a better seventh Animorph than David, which makes him slightly less traumatised, but also incredibly weird by Tom standards. In a way, they're all the straight man in different contexts. * I'm still waiting for one of the AUs involved to end before I start writing this. And I've unintentionally annoyed the author of that AU so much that I'm paranoid they'll still be mad at me months from now.
[](/twismile) Is nice to see everyone continue the tradition this past year.
As a general note to those who enjoy pony fanfiction: Author Ninjadeadbeard passed away earlier this month. He is probably best known for {Anarchy: Pony of Chaos} and an entire collection of stories related to it.
[](/twibeam) #[Anarchy: Pony of Chaos](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/452097/anarchy-pony-of-chaos) *by [Ninjadeadbeard](https://www.fimfiction.net/user/354710/Ninjadeadbeard) | 20 Oct 2019 | 28.4K Views| 154K Words | Status: `Complete` | Rating: `👍 206 | 👎 11`* Fluttershy and Discord decide to have a child. May the Gods have mercy on their souls. **Tags**: `My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic`, `Fluttershy`, `Original Character`, `Discord`, `Main 6`, `Cutie Mark Crusaders`, `Romance`, `Comedy`, `Slice of Life`[](//sp) ----- This is a bot | [Report problems](/message/compose/?to=BitzLeon&subject=Bookhorsebot running BHB 0.0.1.0) | [Source](https://github.com/Bitz/BookHorseBot) | [Info](https://bitz.rocks/bookhorsebot/)
I've been reading {Anthropology} thanks to the recommendation of u/Nitro_Indigo. It's the first time I've ever approached a fanfiction before, and to me it really broke the preexisting vision and stereotype of fanfiction as a concept. Anthropology tells a compelling story that always makes me want to move on to the next chapter. Mid-chapter flashbacks help diversify the consistency to keep things interesting, and there's all sorts of ties to Season 2 episodes that make me want to go back and rewatch. Nopony is written out of character, and I can relate to the curiosity of the protagonist, even if she's a bit insane. I feel like I'm reading a published bestseller, just set in a universe that interests me. I'm glad I decided to give fanfiction a try, and I'll definitely be seeing this one through to the end.
Good to hear! That reminds me, though, last week in the same conversation where I recommended Anthropology to you, someone mentioned how bronydom is the only fandom where everyone can agree on the most popular fanfics. I just remembered a thread on r/Animorphs where someone asked for fanfic recs and listed a few well-known ones they'd already read, and several users understood an obtuse meme I posted based on one of those fanfics. I guess it depends on a fandom's size.
[](/twibeam) #[Anthropology](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/4656/anthropology) *by [JasonTheHuman](https://www.fimfiction.net/user/5727/JasonTheHuman) | 17 Dec 2011 | 1.65M Views| 130K Words | Status: `Complete` | Rating: `👍 8297 | 👎 170`* Lyra is determined to find out the truth behind the mysterious legends of humans. **Tags**: `My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic`, `Lyra`, `Bon-Bon`, `Adventure`, `Comedy`, `Human`, `Slice of Life`[](//sp) ----- This is a bot | [Report problems](/message/compose/?to=BitzLeon&subject=Bookhorsebot running BHB 0.0.1.0) | [Source](https://github.com/Bitz/BookHorseBot) | [Info](https://bitz.rocks/bookhorsebot/)
[](/pinkie) Like [last ~~week~~ time](https://old.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/zg6c34/general_fanfiction_discussion_thread/izfa6w9/). **What fics and stories did you read this week?**. **Addendum: What fics did you read this year?** Even non-pony fics can be listed, Just please list the names and the approximate word counts.
I think [A Beginner's Guide to Heroism](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/327448/a-beginners-guide-to-heroism) definitely takes the cake for "Story of the year" for me. Rich worldbuilding, excellent characters, a fun plot with turns aplenty - it's got it all!
[](/twismug) I read quite a few stories over the past year, more than I thought I would. Because of that, I will limit myself to listing the ones that stood out to me in some way: [](/sp) * { [What Might Have Been](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/446906/what-might-have-been) }: 17,493 words. It was a touching story. * { [Fine Print](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/463533/fine-print) }: 141,520 words. This story gave me a love for Roseluck. * { [Prey](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/462871/prey) }: 115,395 words. The author of *Fallout: Equestria* was responsible for this one. I found it neat. * { [Friendship is Optimal](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/62074/friendship-is-optimal) }: 38,609 words. This was an old one I only got to because of the book club. I am somewhat happy to have read it. * { [Sunny Starscout Saves G4](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/519833/sunny-starscout-saves-g4) }: 2,752 words. This was short yet amusing. * { [Magisight: Thaumaturgical Ocularity](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/433104/magisight-thaumaturgical-ocularity) }: 132,611 words. This one I technically started sometime in 2020-2021 but ended up restarting this year because of an extended break away from it. [](/twistare) This story is on the queue: [](/sp) * { [The Mare Who Once Lived on the Moon](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/247031/) }: I remain at the start of the tenth chapter (“The Guardian who Loves”), which amounts to 54,113 words out of 143,130 words total. I probably should not have done the programming event. That took up too much time.
[](/twibeam) #[What Might Have Been](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/446906/what-might-have-been) *by [bats](https://www.fimfiction.net/user/66237/bats) | 21 Aug 2019 | 9.4K Views| 17.4K Words | Status: `Complete` | Rating: `👍 620 | 👎 13`* Each time Twilight tries to stop Starlight, she fails and is flung to a new, twisted Equestria, each one worse than the one before, until she lands in one that isn't worse. The only real difference is that her castle isn't there. But the library is. **Tags**: `My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic`, `Twilight Sparkle`, `Applejack`, `Romance`, `Drama`[](//sp) ----- [](/twibeam) #[Fine Print](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/463533/fine-print) *by [Starscribe](https://www.fimfiction.net/user/173490/Starscribe) | 19 Mar 2020 | 513K Views| 141K Words | Status: `Complete` | Rating: `👍 1676 | 👎 46`* Tracy needed somewhere to stay, how was he supposed to know that it was in another universe? Now he'll somehow have to hold down a job on Earth while living as a pony in Equestria. It's either that, or say goodbye to being human. **Tags**: `My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic`, `Original Character`, `Roseluck`, `Romance`, `Drama`, `Human`, `Slice of Life`, `Profanity`[](//sp) ----- [](/twibeam) #[Prey](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/462871/prey) *by [Kkat](https://www.fimfiction.net/user/10369/Kkat) | 16 Mar 2020 | 51.9K Views| 115K Words | Status: `Complete` | Rating: `👍 550 | 👎 17`* Ocellus is trapped in a palace infested with a brood of love-starved changelings and their queen who are intent on using her only way home as a means to invade her world. **Tags**: `My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic`, `Princess Luna`, `Romance`, `Drama`, `Horror`, `Ocellus`, `Smolder`, `Young Six`[](//sp) ----- [](/twibeam) #[Friendship is Optimal](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/62074/friendship-is-optimal) *by [Iceman](https://www.fimfiction.net/user/16334/Iceman) | 14 Nov 2012 | 627K Views| 38.6K Words | Status: `Complete` | Rating: `👍 4101 | 👎 135`* Hasbro just released the official My Little Pony MMO, with an A.I. Princess Celestia to run it. **Tags**: `My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic`, `Princess Celestia`, `Original Character`, `Human`, `Alternate Universe`[](//sp) ----- [](/twibeam) #[Sunny Starscout Saves G4](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/519833/sunny-starscout-saves-g4) *by [Sparktail](https://www.fimfiction.net/user/125014/Sparktail) | 17 Jul 2022 | 666 Views| 2.75K Words | Status: `Complete` | Rating: `👍 60 | 👎 3`* Sunny Starscout is unsatisfied with the G4 series and decides to go straight to the source for changes. No one told her humans made the series. **Tags**: `My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic`, `Comedy`, `Human`, `Slice of Life`, `Sunny Starscout`, `My Little Pony: A New Generation`[](//sp) ----- [](/twibeam) #[Magisight: Thaumaturgical Ocularity](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/433104/magisight-thaumaturgical-ocularity) *by [PsychicKid](https://www.fimfiction.net/user/326945/PsychicKid) | 28 Feb 2019 | 38.6K Views| 132K Words | Status: `Complete` | Rating: `👍 224 | 👎 5`* A series of strange dreams and a new, burgeoning power sends Twilight on an adventure that will change her life forever. **Tags**: `My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic`, `Twilight Sparkle`, `Rainbow Dash`, `Applejack`, `Original Character`, `Sunburst`, `Adventure`, `Mystery`[](//sp) ----- [](/twibeam) #[The Mare Who Once Lived on the Moon](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/247031/the-mare-who-once-lived-on-the-moon) *by [MrNumbers](https://www.fimfiction.net/user/8831/MrNumbers) | 03 Mar 2015 | 243K Views| 143K Words | Status: `Complete` | Rating: `👍 2883 | 👎 60`* In a steampunk reimagining of the universe, Twilight Sparkle finds perhaps the one pony as lonely as she is. It's rather unfortunate that they're on the moon. **Tags**: `My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic`, `Princess Luna`, `Main 6`, `Romance`, `Science Fiction`, `Slice of Life`, `Alternate Universe`[](//sp) ----- This is a bot | [Report problems](/message/compose/?to=BitzLeon&subject=Bookhorsebot running BHB 0.0.1.0) | [Source](https://github.com/Bitz/BookHorseBot) | [Info](https://bitz.rocks/bookhorsebot/)
[](/celestia) Thread's up /u/NewWillinium, /u/Nitro_Indigo, and /u/Supermarine_Spitfire.
[](/rlunateehee) You too /u/MetaSkipper and u/JesterOfDestiny.
{spell bound fireflies}{I'll always be here for you} and {tale of a lost scoots} were my favorites
[](/twisad) [I'm sorry, I looked everywhere but I couldn't find that fanfic...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmRAGl1BOiQ) [](/twibeam) #[I'll Always be Here for You](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/146025/ill-always-be-here-for-you) *by [The Abyss](https://www.fimfiction.net/user/76233/The Abyss) | 16 Nov 2013 | 606K Views| 92K Words | Status: `Complete` | Rating: `👍 4087 | 👎 176`* After Rainbow finds Scootaloo trudging beneath her house in a vicious snowstorm, she takes her in, only to discover something shocking. **Tags**: `My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic`, `Twilight Sparkle`, `Rainbow Dash`, `Scootaloo`, `Romance`, `Sad`, `Slice of Life`[](//sp) ----- [](/twibeam) #[Tale of a Lost Scoots](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/418528/tale-of-a-lost-scoots) *by [RDfan27](https://www.fimfiction.net/user/332635/RDfan27) | 21 Sep 2018 | 53.2K Views| 72.5K Words | Status: `Complete` | Rating: `👍 96 | 👎 9`* The CMC start to notice that they never visit Scootaloo's house or meet her family. When they try to investigate, what they learn is truly shocking. **Tags**: `My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic`, `Fluttershy`, `Rainbow Dash`, `Apple Bloom`, `Scootaloo`, `Sweetie Belle`, `Romance`, `Adventure`, `Sad`, `Alternate Universe`, `Suicide / Self Harm`[](//sp) ----- This is a bot | [Report problems](/message/compose/?to=BitzLeon&subject=Bookhorsebot running BHB 0.0.1.0) | [Source](https://github.com/Bitz/BookHorseBot) | [Info](https://bitz.rocks/bookhorsebot/)
{spellbound fireflies}
[](/twibeam) #[Spellbound Fireflies](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/97752/spellbound-fireflies) *by [bats](https://www.fimfiction.net/user/66237/bats) | 29 Apr 2013 | 236K Views| 74.1K Words | Status: `Complete` | Rating: `👍 1644 | 👎 27`* Rainbow Dash teaches a preteen Scootaloo how to fly, strengthening their bonds, both to each other and the ponies around them. A story about love, family, and growing up. **Tags**: `My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic`, `Twilight Sparkle`, `Rainbow Dash`, `Scootaloo`, `Sweetie Belle`, `Romance`, `Slice of Life`[](//sp) ----- This is a bot | [Report problems](/message/compose/?to=BitzLeon&subject=Bookhorsebot running BHB 0.0.1.0) | [Source](https://github.com/Bitz/BookHorseBot) | [Info](https://bitz.rocks/bookhorsebot/)
I only have two Choices entries left to read! Hooray! One of them — {Queen of the Everfree} — involved Everfree deer. I've mentioned this before, but it seems like the Root of the Problem arc has left an impression on people more than most of the comics, even though TV Tropes acts like everyone hates it. I wonder if people just really like the idea of deer being people, and the comics gave them precedent.
[](/twibeam) #[Queen of the Everfree](https://www.fimfiction.net/story/526922/queen-of-the-everfree) *by [Bandy](https://www.fimfiction.net/user/6715/Bandy) | 30 Nov 2022 | 782 Views| 8.9K Words | Status: `Complete` | Rating: `👍 120 | 👎 2`* In a past life, Twilight Sparkle and Applejack journey to return a strange artifact to its rightful owner, weaving through an unknown land and a culture coming to grips with a decades-old tragedy. **Tags**: `My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic`, `Twilight Sparkle`, `Applejack`, `Original Character`, `Adventure`[](//sp) ----- This is a bot | [Report problems](/message/compose/?to=BitzLeon&subject=Bookhorsebot running BHB 0.0.1.0) | [Source](https://github.com/Bitz/BookHorseBot) | [Info](https://bitz.rocks/bookhorsebot/)
Other ungulates having a role in Equestria's world was a thing long, *long* before the IDW comic - deer occasionally even got the "elf" role already, but there was also ruminations about viking caribou and reindeer, thanks to some early mentions by staff. Really, I think the comic's problem was it's plot, not the basic concept. "Deer as forest dwellers" isn't intrinsically bad, but what the comic did with them was.
That reminds me, have you ever read the My Little Pony Adventures pitch? It mentions deer and llamas as potential races. We were robbed.