C'est Ne Pas Une Post

Monday's post will be about 18-24 hours late.  

That is all.

The Purpose of the Fandom

Guest post time!  This one comes courtesy of Present Perfect, who has the heady honor of giving me a couple days respite from typing up new posts.  Also, he's got some insight into the reasons for the existence of ponyfiction, and non-commercial derivative works in general.  Hit it all up below the break!

6-Star Reviews Part 141: Background Pony

To read the story, click the image or follow this link

Yessiree, the review you've been impatiently waiting for is finally here!  Late, no less--was there any other way?

Below the break, my (looong) take on shortskirtsandexplosions's Background Pony.

6-Star Reviews Part--Nah, I'm Just Kidding

I was cautiously optimistic concerning my ability to finish Background Pony over the weekend.  The weekend, however, had other plans.

Between the snow melt flooding my basement and one of my water pipes bursting (giving the basement-flooding a handy assist), I didn't get a lot of reading done over the last few days.  Oh, well.

Even so (or, as SS&E has an infuriating habit of writing, "even still"), I'm about 90% finished with the story.  Granted, 10% of Background Pony is still equivalent to a small novel, but my review is definitely coming this week, barring interference by woodchippers, chainsaw-toting serial killers, or anything that could double as the title of a disaster movie.

Those of you playing the "read along at home" game can breath a sigh of relief; you've got a few days yet!  And those of you playing the "hurry the heck up I want my review dangit" game can keep spasmodically twitching.

A Small Experiment, Concluded

We got about a foot of snow today (Thursday, as I write this)!  In May!  What kind of garbage is this?  Schools were canceled, travel warnings issued, and I spent something like two hours shoveling (I swear, I've spent the better part of three decades living in white Christmas territory, and this was the heaviest, soggiest snow I've ever seen).  Summer can't come soon enough.

But you aren't here to listen to me whine about having to dig the snowboots out just a week after I put them away for the year; you want to know where I'm going with Wednesday's post.  Well, click down below the break, and wonder no more.

A Small Experiment

Today, we're going to try something a little different: I have a short, simple challenge for all of you who read my blog (and some other people, but that's not important right now).  On Friday, I'll take a look at the results, but for now, click down below the break for part one of this two-part exercise.