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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@HaikuPrajna metaphysical stories, book reviews, mindfulness meditation scifaiku and haiku poetry . @PrajnaOrTheElephant music . https://aprilandallen.square.site/haikuprajna 

@ElectricArmchair psychedelic music videos, art and poetry, available on all streaming platforms . https://aprilandallen.square.site/electricarmchair 

All readers subscribed by email on Patreon, Substack and Medium have access to a selection of Zines--visit to submit to our public poetry prompt and view more features! https://aprilandallen.square.site/social

. Old about page: https://haikuprajna.blogspot.com/p/old-about-page-links.html

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20261019 . The HaikuPrajna Challenge . Inktober 2026 Days 01-19

How we accept the \ changing of the seasons, yet \ repress in our Selves . HaikuPrajna . The Lady . Inktober 

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Hello reader,

. Mini zine available on APRILandALLEN's site, YouTube, Patreon and Substack FREE FOR ALL READERS! https://youtu.be/flduyO5Oe7I

. VoD Archive of Music and of No Commentary Gameplay Livestreams available on YouTube at HaikuPrajna.

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. Write your own poem \ using this Zine as a prompt \ to take the Challenge! . HaikuPrajna . The HaikuPrajna Challenge

. Digital mini-zine series with poetry and art. Open to all humans . Purchase unnecessary to participate. Subscribe to get this with all past and future releases 

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. Tour Dates

. 20261030 . Make-a-Monster Workshop from The Electric Exhibition @ City Side Cafe, Brampton Ontario 

. 20261107 . Mississauga Comic Expo @ Hazel McCallion Library, Mississauga Ontario 

. 20261113 . 6pm-8pm . The Electric Exhibition @ City Side Cafe, Downtown Brampton Ontario

. 20261121 . 10:30am-4pm . BAO Brampton Winter Artist Market @ Springdale Library, Brampton Ontario 

. 20261121 . 6pm . Composer Canvas @ City Side Cafe, Brampton Ontario 

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Two more Inktober issues of The HaikuPrajna Challenge, plus a recap of the first week

. How we accept the \ changing of the seasons, yet \ repress in our Selves . HaikuPrajna . The Lady . Inktober 

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. Ocarina of Time and Melee Sheik was a queer awakening for me ngl #inktober #comic #haiku #art #zelda

.”Me? A MAN-ager? \ Sounds like a bunch of... HOOPLA! \ If you're asking ME...” . HaikuPrajna . The Hooray . Inktober 

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. “And here's your triple gooberberry sunrise, sir.” . #haiku #inktober #spongebob #comic #zine 

. Stay out of the wood, \ it's as if the trees grab you, \ from above, behind . HaikuPrajna . The Gangly . Inktober 

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. #inktober #slenderman #comic #art #haiku

. “Behold! The Inking- \ -ator! Now I'll never fall \ behind on prompt lists!!” . HaikuPrajna . The Contraption . Inktober . #inktober #doofenshmirtz #perrytheplatypus #comic #haiku

. Giant squid quill 

. Sam’s marching along, \ dapper, in his tuxedo, \ off and on his way . HaikuPrajna . The Flightless . Inktober 

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. #sanrio #inktober #comic #zine #haiku 

. You know it works when \ you know it's a headache when \ when their thinks hurt you . HaikuPrajna . The Confused . Inktober 

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. #pokemon #misty #inktober #comic #haiku

. “Why would I? The book \ says ‘Don’t’ right on the cover. \\ I brought a towel.” . HaikuPrajna . The Panic . Inktober

Whatever it takes \ to get the man out of bed, \ Gorgonzola wafts . HaikuPrajna . The Stinky . Inktober

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Phoning this one in

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#art #comic #inktober #haiku #wallaceandgromit

. Mister Paul Ramon \ has long since moved on. Ketchup, \ don't get left behind . HaikuPrajna . The Ram 

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Was excited for this one

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#inktober #haiku #comic #art #paulmccartney @paulmccartney 

Xatu, the Mystic- \ Pokemon, stands staring at \ the sun all day long . HaikuPrajna . The Mystical . Inktober

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Almost done zine number two

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#inktober #comic #pokemon #haiku #art

. Having to release \ what's unnecessary, to \ carry what's needed . HaikuPrajna . The Rescue Toss . Inktober 

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. Decided to combo these two to make 30 days, which is divisible by the 6 interior pages in each of the 5 mini-zines. (I can also spell “unnecessary”)

. The one who bends with \ the wind flows with life's essence, \ time's wakes and tides . HaikuPrajna . The Flimsy . Inktober ... Emotion Sickness , “people come and go...”

. Having already \ let go the damage was done \ poised before the fall . HaikuPrajna . The Apple 

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#inktober #haiku #art #comic #zine

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Will post the whole zine when it is filled, but here it is for now.

. The Blade of Evil’s Bane, \ another link in the chain, \ the endless cycle . HaikuPrajna . The Relic

. The Bottle City \ capital of a lost world, \ a microcosm . HaikuPrajna . The Miniature 

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. Feels weird posting these before the zine’s finished 

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. Kandor with Supe’s chest shield in the background? 

. Learn to leap over \ what, when you fall--and you will--\ will hurt when you land . HaikuPrajna . The Cactus #inktober #haiku #art #comic #mario 

. “You BRAT... Don't tell me \ that I'm WRONG... I'm the BATMAN!” \ Generational . HaikuPrajna . The Smack . Inktober

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That's bats, man.

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#haiku #comic #art #inktober #zine

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. The finest things have \ Layers, like onions, or cake, \ they can make you cry . HaikuPrajna . The Ogre

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Thank you for reading,

Until next time!

Allen W. McLean

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@HaikuPrajna metaphysical stories, book reviews, mindfulness meditation scifaiku and haiku poetry . @PrajnaOrTheElephant music . https://aprilandallen.square.site/haikuprajna 

@ElectricArmchair psychedelic music videos, art and poetry, available on all streaming platforms . https://aprilandallen.square.site/electricarmchair

All readers subscribed by email on Patreon, Substack and Medium have access to a selection of Zines--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.