Welcome - 5Ws About the Author and Books

Hello reader,

Allen W. McLean is an author of speculative fiction, poetry and reviews.

He was born and raised in the Canadian suburbs of Brampton Ontario, and identifies as non-binary.

His wife April produces music and art as Electric Armchair; at her behest, Allen began sharing poetry on his book reviews and releases for the HaikuPrajna Collection, a library of his study notes for readers who will never consume the stories just as much as they are for those who have or want to.

Obsessed with forming stories since playing pretend as a child, his fiction today focuses on transcending one’s hindrances, with ideas from metaphysics, theology, yoga, mindfulness, meditation, and is inspired by sci-fi, comics and manga.

Allen has released over a dozen books, and his Bite-sized Insights have been collected online, in print and in public libraries around the Toronto area.

Thank you for reading.

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PS. This blog links to sites where readers can make purchases and where royalties are collected from one's membership; thank you for your support.

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. Read all of my books and writing online at HaikuPrajna 

https://aprilandallen.square.site/haikuprajna

. April's psychedelic music videos, art and poetry is available on all streaming platforms at Electric Armchair 

https://aprilandallen.square.site/electricarmchair

. Read more haiku, listen to April's music and follow online; all readers subscribed by email on Patreon, Substack and Medium get book reviews with poetry in their inbox and have access to a selection of eBooks--visit to submit to our public poetry prompt and view more features!

https://aprilandallen.square.site/social 

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Book Page Links [ previews available ] : 

. The 'Fluke' Series

... BATT-LE Colosseum 

... ULTRAVIOLET

. The Wisps Book 

... Summond the Scarecrow [Book IV]

... Ado the Owl [ FREE! ] 

. Together in Forever 

. Fishing for Caribou 

. Escape Perennial City

. SM-SARA, Poetry and Other Stories 

... Hector Blake [ FREE! ] 

. Elephant in the Room

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. Book Review Analysis Summaries https://haikuprajna.blogspot.com/p/book-review-summary-study-notes.html

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. 5Ws About the Author and Books https://haikuprajna.blogspot.com/2022/05/welcome-5ws-about-me-and-this-blog.html

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Tunnels planned between \ 

animals out in the cold \ 

got to catch them all 

. HaikuPrajna . A Date At The Zoo . Toronto Zoo 2025

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Hello reader,

New video available on YouTube at Prajna or The Elephant!

. Prints of paintings now available

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. A Date At The Zoo . Toronto Zoo 2025

. Fish . Tiger . Jellyfish 

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. Watercolor on canvas roll 

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https://aprilandallen.square.site/haikuprajna-art

April treated us to a snowy winter trip to the Toronto Zoo on Remembrance Day, where we spent our time capturing photos and ideas together. 

We took the GO train out of the suburbs, with a minute of silence on the TTC at 11:11 in the morning.

We had kept warm by jumping between pavilions, soaking up the greenhouse, and we decided to skip the Canada area this time. We missed an exit in one of the buildings and re-entered from the outside, where we caught a sense of deja vu seeing the macaws again when that exit looped into the entrance.

Inside, we visited the jellyfish, monkeys, bugs and hippos.

We saw tigers, wolves and eagles in the outside areas, with short walks between each.

Beside our snacks from home, at Tim Horton’s we tried the salted caramel butter tart, along with a reliable herb and garlic pastry, and at McDonald's we ate Junior Chickens and fries with 7-Eleven slushies before heading home to our wild animal, Joe Bean.

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Thank you for reading,

Until next time!

Allen W. McLean

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Read mindfulness meditation scifaiku and haiku poetry, book reviews and metaphysical stories, such as "Escape Perennial City", plus more writing online at HaikuPrajna; listen to Prajna or The Elephant on your favorite music platform! https://aprilandallen.square.site/haikuprajna 

Show your support with our Handmade Art Works, Book Merch, and Clay Quirks at APRILandALLEN's! Prints available online. https://aprilandallen.square.site/

April's psychedelic music videos, art and poetry is available on all streaming platforms at Electric Armchair! https://aprilandallen.square.site/electricarmchair

Read more haiku, listen to April's music and follow online; all readers subscribed by email on Patreon, Substack and Medium get book reviews with poetry in their inbox and have access to a selection of eBooks--visit to submit to our public poetry prompt and view more features! https://aprilandallen.square.site/social  

These poems will be collected in future editions of the HaikuPrajna Collection.