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What Lies in a Moment

by PaulAsaran
Even the most inconsequential moments can be memorable.

Everyone knows the big moments in the stories: the hero vanquishes evil, the lovers' lips meet for the first time, the filly's first flight, the realization of a dream. They come, they go, and we remember because they were meant to be memorable.

What of the smaller moments? Those inconsequential points that so many forget, but you remember? An idle conversation, baking in the kitchen, the end of a dive, a walk in the woods. So often plain, so commonly 'common'.

Or are they?


A collection of shorts written my multiple authors with only one theme: making small moments seem important. The goal is to learn to develop scenes and create more beautiful narrative. This is purely for practice and self-growth; stories are not intended to be linked together in any way, and may not even have a purpose within themselves. That's not the goal. Just write, and make something little seem so like so much more.

Anyone may provide entries. Yes, even you. The rules:

1) Entries must be between 750-1,250 words. I'll be lenient with this; if your story is 730 words, I'll let it slide.
2) Entries should avoid 'big' topics and focus on mundane, everyday things; a walk in the park, waking up in the morning, eating an early dinner, whatever comes to mind.
3) Since the purpose is to develop a more creative narrative, it is strongly encouraged that as little dialogue be used as possible. Preferably none.
4) All characters and time periods of MLP are game, including OCs.
5) Only E and T rated stories allowed.
6) If you submit something to me, you can't go back, erase half of it and rewrite it from scratch. The stories are meant to be natural, to come out without excessive thought and contemplation. Editing and proofing is encouraged, but sweeping rewrites are not, and I will not accept something like that after I've received a copy. I can't really police what you do before sending something to me, but just know that if you spend more than five minutes plotting it out prior to writing it, you're doing it wrong.

To get your entry into this collection, send me a PM with a link to it. GDocs is preferred. I retain the right to reject any entry sent my way, but I assure you that I will always give you a proper reason for rejection should that happen.

Cover Art by Rain-Gear. Permission acquired thanks to this fine individual.

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11977 words: Estimated about 1 hour to read

12 Chapters:

  1. PaulAsaran: Icing 2016-08-27 19:26:09 UTC
    1001
  2. Danger Beans: Night and Day 2016-08-27 19:28:37 UTC
    756
  3. BlazzingInferno: Horticulture 2016-08-27 19:32:27 UTC
    1017
  4. PaulAsaran: Swoop 2016-08-27 19:34:42 UTC
    1011
  5. BlazzingInferno: Spelunking 2016-08-27 19:37:51 UTC
    1036
  6. Snowybee: A Little Landmark 2016-08-30 01:04:20 UTC
    1019
  7. Briarpelt: Waking 2016-08-30 23:51:38 UTC
    808
  8. PaulAsaran: Report 2016-09-01 00:16:49 UTC
    994
  9. Cold in Gardez: The Dawn is the Night is the Dawn 2016-09-03 04:55:42 UTC
    1235
  10. Briarpelt: Twilight, and the Time Surrounding 2016-09-04 13:13:10 UTC
    1474
  11. Snowybee: Les Nuits 2016-09-11 15:35:06 UTC
    1025
  12. SorenPixels: Façades 2018-04-17 20:43:56 UTC
    601