Week 338 Wrap Up

Machines are a growing trend here in Equestria. What started as a few simplistic gear-based devices has grown into locomotives, airships, and power-generating dams. Indeed, even small towns like Ponyville possess clock towers and railroad stations. And some of the richest ponies out there possess powered vehicles called "pony-less carriages". Which is an odd name, because they can't do anything without a pony in the driver's seat, so they're not really 'ponyless'. Well, unless a griffin is driving, or something. But then again, a normal carriage being used by griffins would be 'ponyless' also...

Ah, whatever. I don't name these machines, so I probably shouldn't stress about what they end up being called. Instead, I should worry about making sure the Gallery is ready for tonight. Fortunately, it is ready already, so without further ado, let us open up the doors and reveal the creations of this week!

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Gallery for Week 338

01. EnkeiNN


What better use to put your tools, than to build new houses or new schools. - fetchbeer


02. TunRae


A long silver neck of shining steel, attached to a mind that is a wheel. - fetchbeer


03. AnimatorWil


Is this being more machine than mare? And can you take her red light glare. - fetchbeer

Week 337 Wrap Up

Alright, this has gone on long enough. Pay attention, my minions, for it is time for drastic action. Yes, it is time to Unleash The Kraken!!

I said, Unleash the Kraken!

What do you mean, 'Ponyville is landlocked'!? Jeez, a pony can't even unleash unfathomable sea monsters on their hated foes nowadays. Curse you, Celestia, and your millennia of peace! What was that, minion? No, actually, I don't care whether or not Celestia was involved with the absence of the ocean in Ponyville! I also don't care whether you think you're my minions or just random passersby!

Bah! You know what? Let's just go check out the local gallery. They're doing an Unleash/Release theme of some sort this week. Perhaps it will show you how to properly Unleash your Fury upon your Mortal Enemies!

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Gallery for Week 337

01. AnimatorWil


Sometimes you just need escape, though your exit leaves some agape. - fetchbeer


02. TunRae


Power streaming out of mouth and eyes, must have been a big surprise. - fetchbeer


03. Gemini Shadows
Been a while since I've done one of these, eh?

A little bit of wild power, may cause your enemies to cower. - fetchbeer

Week 336 Wrap Up

It's music time! How does a little Jailhouse Rock sound? It certainly fits this week's Gallery theme, after all. For this week, we celebrate those ponies who have spent time in the slammer! Well, 'celebrate' is not really the best word for this theme, is it. After all, going to the big house is not exactly a positive thing. But even in a land like Equestria, it is sometimes a necessary thing. Sometimes you just gotta throw a pony in the dungeon. Or banish them, and then throw them into a dungeon in the place you banished them to.

Of course, some threats are too potent to hold in a typical dungeon. To bottle up such a dangerous felon, potent magic is often required. Something on the level of banishing the danger straight to Tartarus, or sealing them inside of the Moon itself. Though don't mention that last bit around the Princesses; they'll not likely react positively. Unless, of course, you actually want a one-way ticket to the infernal pits of Tartarus. But I highly doubt you would.

'Twould make it rather difficult for you to visit this Gallery, after all.

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Gallery for Week 336

01. TunRae


A wall of glass surrounds your soul, and slowly isolation takes it's toll. - fetchbeer


02. AnimatorWil


Forcing a part of yourself away, but what price will you pay? - fetchbeer

Week 335 Wrap Up

Alright, everypony. Put on your yarmulkes, because it's time to celebrate... wait, it isn't? Dangit, I seem to be getting ahead of myself. Then it must be time for the jingly bells and flying deer holiday! Ho, ho, h...old it, you say? Not that one either? Hmm...

Ah, so it must be the skeleton holiday, then! No, nonono, I don't mean the spooky scary skeleton holiday. I'm talking about the remembrance of ancestors skeleton holiday! That one isn't nearly so scary. Wait, it's not that one either? Well, is it the one where everypony comes to view those trees with the pink blossoms? Not that one either? Well, which holiday is it, then?

Oh! So it's that holiday. No wonder all the turkeys in town have been hiding behind Fluttershy's cottage. Somepony should tell them that Equestria doesn't actually celebrate that one. I'm sure they'll be thankful for that bit of info.

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Gallery for Week 335

01. AnimatorWil


Always have time to give a hug, never leave them with a shrug. - fetchbeer


02. TunRae


Fill up your stomach with your friends, but don't be sad when it ends. - fetchbeer

Week 334 Wrap Up

Butts.

I bet you weren't expecting that to be the first statement in this blog entry. But sometimes a writer has just got to be random. Or perhaps I've simply spent too much time around Discord as of late. He may not be a villain anymore, but that doesn't make him any less chaotic.

But time grows short. Literally so; I'm technically past the deadline now. So I shall likewise cut this entry short and allow you into the Gallery. Writing has been the theme of this week, even if I've done relatively little of it here. But that is balanced out by the writing of others. So feel free to wander in, and see what has been written by ponies who are better at it than I often am.

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Gallery for Week 334

01. AaronMK


Lurking round corners with a knife, trying to find meaning in life. - fetchbeer


02. AnimatorWil


Pondering every single line and word, hoping they don't seem absurd. - fetchbeer


03. Jezendar


Are letters disappearing from your speech, it might be due to a verbal leech! - fetchbeer

Week 333 Wrap Up

Ponies are a remarkably diverse species. First, you've got the three major variations: earth ponies, pegasi, and unicorns. And then you add in the rarer variants, such as alicorns, crystal ponies, and batponies. And all of these come in a riotous variety of color schemes and body shapes.

But even then, ponies are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to this world's diversity of sentient life. Zebras, buffalo, griffons, and donkeys rub shoulders with ponies on a regular basis. Yaks, changelings, and diamond dogs can bring friendship or trouble, depending on the whims of the individual or group being dealt with. And then there are the large and potent species, such as dragons and sphinxes, which thankfully are typically encountered alone, given they're often powerful enough to overcome even groups of ponies.

And that still isn't all of them! As you can see, Equestria plays host to an incredible variety of sentient species. So be careful what you say around an unfamiliar life form. It may very well respond to you... or tell someone else what you said.

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Gallery for Week 333

01. GoggleSparks


Some collect the strangest things, at least he does't gather wings. - fetchbeer


02. AnimatorWil


To much grinning can be disconcerting, as if to feral nature you're reverting. - fetchbeer


03. Jezendar


When you've been pushed to the brink, you might as well have a drink. - fetchbeer

Week 332 Wrap Up

Darkness creeps across the land,
The midnight hour is close at hand,
Creatures crawl in search of blood,
To terrorize your neighborhood.
And though you fight to stay alive,
Your body starts to shiver.
For no mere mortal can survive,
The evil of the Thriller!

It's my favorite time of year again. That time of year when the darkness is both feared and celebrated in equal measure, though that may not hold true for some individuals. A time for little foals in ghoulish garb to wander the town at night seeking candy from the townsfolk, all the while telling spooky stories of the ghosts of Equestria's past.

So let us open the doors to the Gallery this dark evening, and see what dark forms lurk in this week's creations.

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Gallery for Week 332

01. HatsInSpace


Eye shadow that goes beyond the face? How does makeup float in space? - fetchbeer


02. AnimatorWil


You don't always have to look behind, it may be better to be blind. - fetchbeer


03. TunRae


What is this smile haunting my dreams, it will probably lead to many screams. - fetchbeer


04. Jezendar


Some days the darkness seems to swallow, leaving you alone to wallow. - fetchbeer