Welcome to the eleventh episode of our podcast investigating the world of pony fanfics! Them's Writin' Words brings together a group of (adult, we're all adults who talk about adult things in an adult way, YouTube Algorithm!) dramatic readers, voice actors and artists from the MLP fandom to discuss and review a fanfiction chosen by one of us for your listening pleasure.
In this episode we take a look at Thornquill's choice 'Blue Skies Bring Tears' by A Hoof-ful of Dust,...
2020-01-15 16:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Summary: Writing a letter to your mother is never easy. Especially when you don't know who she is.
Original fic can be found here:
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/256975/lost-letters
Cast:
Scribbler (Diamond Dancer)
https://www.youtube.com/user/obabscribbler
2020-01-13 16:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Summary: Pinkie Pie becomes a Breezie, Chaos ensues for Applejack. Wait, no. Annoyance. Annoyance ensues for Applejack.
Original comic can be found here:
https://www.deviantart.com/ladyanidraws/art/COM-The-Pest-COMIC-458057907
Cast:
Scribbler (All Voices)
2020-01-11 16:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Summary: Doll collecting is one of my hobbies. I've done it since I was a kid. As an adult, however, my tastes run a little ... unusual and the kinds of dolls I like to collect have evolved too. Unfortunately, my latest acquisition may be too unusual even for me.
Original story can be found here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/a02hnd/i_think_...
2020-01-09 14:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Summary: Lyra discovers a terrible secret Bon-Bon has been keeping from her.
Original comic can be found here:
https://www.deviantart.com/darkcollaboration/art/Spy-Game-600572455
Cast:
Scribbler (All Voices)
https://www.yo...
2020-01-07 16:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Summary: After releasing Snowdrop's first snowflake into the first winter's snow, Luna reminisces about the last time she saw Snowdrop before becoming Nightmare Moon. After going to bed and commencing her dreamwalking for the night, she runs into said friend in her own dreams.
Original fic can be found here:
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/122674/snowy-night
2020-01-05 16:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Summary: Twilight Sparkle has found a kindred spirit in the Crystal Empire. If only she had realized it sooner.
Original fic can be found here:
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/62920/multi-faceted
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2020-01-03 16:00:03 +0000 UTC
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With 50% of the vote, the winner of the December Patron Fic Pick is Applejack's Bar by Alaborn !
Stay tuned for the January Fic Pick later this month!
2020-01-03 02:12:30 +0000 UTC
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Summary: Fluttershy's such a sweet, innocent, naive little pony. She's probably never even looked at a stallion! So why is her butt plastered all over the front of the DVD case Pinkie Pie just found? Surely there's a good explanation for this, our heroes just have to figure out what it is. There's no way Fluttershy's actually a p*rn star ... right?
Original fic can be found here:
https...
2020-01-01 23:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Summary: Twilight's calls her brother during a lonely moment.
Original comic can be found here:
https://www.deviantart.com/adorkabletwixfriends/art/Tough-Choices-686337891
Cast:
Scribbler (All Voices)
https://www.youtube.com/use...
2019-12-31 13:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Summary: I did what any other poor sucker does when their life is a mess that they have no idea how to fix it. I made losing weight my New Year’s resolution. I really wish I hadn't bothered, though, because that resolution might actually kill me ...
Original story can be found here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/4099pb/i_alread...
2019-12-30 16:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Summary: Fish and Lilypad have left school and as young mares have started a business working as divers.
Original fic can be found here:
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/442857/fish-ships
Cast:
Scribbler (Narrator)
https://www.youtube.com/user/obabscribbler
2019-12-28 16:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Summary: Twilight attempts to make Rainbow Dash ACTUALLY 20% cooler.
Original comic can be found here:
https://www.deviantart.com/omny87/art/One-Fifth-Temperature-Decrease-269549667
Cast:
Scribbler (All Voices)
2019-12-27 01:56:35 +0000 UTC
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Summary: During her time on the Pie Rock Farm, Trixie and Maud celebrate Hearthswarming together.
Original comic can be found here:
https://www.deviantart.com/foudubulbe/art/Where-the-Heart-Is-721843386
Cast:
Animelodie (Trixie)
2019-12-24 16:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Part 4 of my 4 part Christmas special reading!
Summary: Cadence’s past catches up to her when she sees everypony else enjoying Hearthswarming Eve with family and she is reminded of how her parents passed.
Original fic can be found here:
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/164384/three-nights
Cast:
Scribbler (Narr...
2019-12-23 04:00:02 +0000 UTC
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'If you never tasted a bad apple, you would not appreciate a good apple. You have to experience life to understand life.' ~~ Leon Brown
The end of the year approaches fast and with it comes the end of the decade. I hope 2019 has been kind to everyone. I decided to start this coming year with one of my favourite ponies: Applejack. Voting will close on December 30th and the winner will be announced on 31st!
NOTE: Please regi...
2019-12-23 02:00:43 +0000 UTC
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Summary: Why do the doctors want to read this? They know the story anyway. Perhaps they're looking for inconsistencies. My therapist says I should trust them but I just can't. Even so, I'm going to tell my story to you all. It starts with Christmas...
Original story can be found here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/5fxrmc/merry_fucking_christmas/<...
2019-12-21 21:40:42 +0000 UTC
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Part 3 of my 4 part Christmas special reading!
Summary: Cadence’s first Hearth's Warming in The Crystal Empire goes wrong when Shining Armour’s train back from Canterlot with his family is cancelled due to a snowstorm.
Original fic can be found here:
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/164384/three-nights
Cast:
Scribbler (Na...
2019-12-19 16:23:10 +0000 UTC
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Summary: Everypony is eager to give Flurry Heart the best gift on her very first Hearthswarming.
Original comic can be found here:
http://dm29.deviantart.com/art/Comic-Block-EfCE-22-Flurry-s-First-H-warming-653416545
Cast:
Scribbler (Flurry Heart, Twilight and Applejack)
2019-12-18 16:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Summary: When all of the children in our town disappeared, everyone was heartbroken. When all of the children in our town reappeared, everyone was terrified …
Original story can be found here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/dyltca/when_all_of_the_children_in_our_town_disappeared/
Cast:
<...
2019-12-14 16:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Summary: Granny Smith tells her family a story of a lost pony while they’re snowed in on Hearthswarming Eve.
Original fic can be found here:
https://thirtyminuteponies.tumblr.com/post/74351339540/prompt-556-the-parable-of-single-hoof-by-esle
Cast:
Scribbler (Narrator and Applejac...
2019-12-12 21:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Summary: Hearth's Warming Eve is supposed to be a happy event. Too bad nopony told the Sparkle family that before they invited her over to babysit.
Original fic can be found here:
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/164384/three-nights
Cast:
Scribbler (Narrator)
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2019-12-08 19:58:22 +0000 UTC
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Summary: Sometimes, all it takes is a letter to let them know...
Original fic can be found here:
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/43700/i-miss-you
Cast:
Scribbler (All Voices)
https://www.youtube.com/user/obabscribbler
Art Used...
2019-12-06 16:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Summary: Rarity is late for an appointment in Canterlot. Pinkie to the rescue!
Original comic can be found here:
https://www.deviantart.com/poecillia-gracilis19/art/The-Shortcut-666850523
Cast:
Scribbler (All Voices)
https://www....
2019-12-04 16:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Summary: Hearth's Warming Eve is supposed to be a happy event—Cadance knows this, but all she ever feels is lonely. Now, with Shining Armor gone and a freak snowstorm battering her kingdom, it's up to Cadance to salvage the holiday and teach her crystal ponies to care for one another. A story about finding your family, on the coldest night of the year.
Original fic can be found here:
2019-12-02 16:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Summary: Twilight's ablutions are a little too predictable for her prank-happy friends.
Original comic can be found here:
https://adorkabletwilightandfriends.tumblr.com/post/179555117683/adorkable-twilight-friends-routine
Cast:
Scribbler (All Voices)
2019-11-30 16:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Summary: Twilight Sparkle is fed up of her unrequited love for Rainbow Dash. She has decided that the time has come to reveal the passion she has kept hidden for so long - but how? There is only one sane, logical way to do this. She must become a cloud. Nothing can go wrong.
Original fic can be found here:
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/33796/love-is-in-the-air
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2019-11-28 16:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Summary: Twilight is intent on finding out what Rainbow Dash's full name actually is.
Original comic can be found here:
https://www.deviantart.com/123turtleshell/art/Rainbow-Dashs-middle-name-420947342
Cast:
Scribbler (All Voices)
2019-11-26 16:00:02 +0000 UTC
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