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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20260715 . The HaikuPrajna Challenge (Two Elephants in the Room . The HaikuPrajna Collection Book IV) .

Write your own poem \ 

using this Zine as a prompt \ 

to take the Challenge! 

. The HaikuPrajna Challenge (Two Elephants in the Room . The HaikuPrajna Collection Book IV)

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. Write your own poem \ using this Zine as a prompt \ to take the Challenge! . The HaikuPrajna Challenge (Two Elephants in the Room . The HaikuPrajna Collection Book IV)

Zine on YouTube! https://youtu.be/4VE4q4Frhzs

Mini zine available on YouTube, Patreon and Substack NOW FREE FOR ALL READERS.

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Hello reader, 

Blurb:

. Addressing the stress of everyday life, this lookbook "Two Elephants in the Room" by Allen W. McLean is a showcase of fiction, poetry, art and zines that capture reviews, date locations, books, comics and more, as a deconstruction of over a decade of media, released in one convenient structure meant to present the highlights of our experiences.

The Ultimate HaikuPrajna Challenge, the release of the fourth book in the Collection coincides with a major overhaul to the HaikuPrajna end of the APRILandALLEN's site;

... Visual refresh

... New zines and paintings

... The HaikuPrajna Challenge mini-zines free to read going forward

I implore you to view and thank you for reading the latest additions to The HaikuPrajna Collection!

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. Free Zines https://aprilandallen.square.site/haikuprajna

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

. HaikuPrajna . The HaikuPrajna Challenge

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. Digital . Mini-zine series with poetry and art

. Open to all humans . Purchase unnecessary to participate

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Thank you for reading,

Until next time!

Allen W. McLean

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Subscribe, share or leave a comment for more Bite-sized Insights to relieve your stress and suffering! APRILandALLEN's Handmade Art Works, Book Merch, and Clay Quirks . https://aprilandallen.square.site/

@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.