Here's what I'm up to these days, along with a timeline documenting all the significant events in my life.
NOW
What I'm doing now
I’m currently focused on two things: sharing and creating.
Writing
I recently completed Under Rolling Stars, a quiet, character-driven fanfic set in an alternate reality where Earth and Equus have merged. It’s a reflective piece about two travelers—one human, one pony—headed east by train. No world-ending threats. Just quiet conversations, gentle revelations, and the slow weaving of connection. It’s nostalgic, grounded, and deeply personal.
Though the story is finished, it’s left a lasting mark on me personally. I still think about it often.
YouTube
My next creative focus is building a YouTube channel centered on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. The core of the channel will be reactions and commentary—thoughtful, personal responses to episodes of the show, exploring what they mean to me and why they’ve mattered to so many others.
Beyond reactions, I plan to dive into reviews, deep-dive discussions, comic coverage, and possibly broader topics around storytelling, fan culture, and nostalgia. It’s a new space for me—less polished, more direct—but I’m excited to see where it leads.
Website & Identity
David.ink is still evolving alongside me. It’s now cleaner, calmer, and more intentional—reflecting the quieter creative philosophy I’ve been growing into. Layout, typography, and structure are all being reworked to match the kind of space I want to create: focused, warm, and a little bit nostalgic.
It’s still a living space. Always changing.
Creative Input
To stay inspired, I keep a rotating archive of what’s fueling me creatively. Lately, that includes:
- Friendship is Magic and its surprisingly layered comics — rich in tone and lore.
- Campy and classic horror from the ’70s and ’80s — grainy, pulpy, atmospheric.
- Baldur’s Gate III — a reminder that choice-driven storytelling can still surprise.
These aren’t just interests. They’re reference points. Texture. Compass readings.
2020s
I published “Under Rolling Stars”
After months of rewrites on top of years of planning, I finally completed "Under Rolling Stars."
This story is very personal and took a heck of a lot of time.
The image portrayed in the artwork has been on my mind for ten years. It wasn't until I was put on furlough at the height of the pandemic that I began forming early plans for a story.
Originally the story would just be a simple exchange program where there's a single portal between Earth and Equus. Something others have done. However, I wasn't motivated to do much for quite a while.
After five years of picking this up, and putting it back down, and nearly shelving it entirely, I finally got the idea for the Meld. The event that took place from 1928 to 1937. A metaphysical event that 'stitched together' Earth and Equus like 'a patchwork quilt.'
That was the thing that boosted my motivation to write this. However, I kept rewriting it for over two months before finally completing it.
Nailing the characters was hard. I kept struggling with making Josh likeable and someone people could empathize with. Then Twilight was too open. This story takes place before she would've gone to Ponyville, so writing her as she would've been then, combined with this different universe, was very, very tough.
But I did it. I pulled through, and managed to finish it. And I'm happy I did. The response has been amazing, and I'm glad people like it.
2010s
I launch my first website
I launch dadiocoleman.com, my first website.
Sorry, I have no backups nor screenshots of it.
I join the herd
This was the day I found a little show called "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic." A discovery that would change my life.
I graduated High School
I think I did alright.
Release Day
Yeah, you knew this was coming.
2000s
My brother was born!
I'm really proud of him.
1990s
We moved to Austin
My home
We moved to Texas!
Specifically Corpus Christi.
The first day of my existence
Apparently it snowed that day!