20260613 . The HaikuPrajna Challenge . The End of Spring

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We were again welcomed by the Brampton Library at their annual Local Authors Showcase at Garden Square outside of the Rose Theatre on the opening day of the Farmers' Market downtown. We enjoyed clear blue skies beside other creatives while meeting with friends both old and new. Bring a sunhat or an umbrella in addition to sunscreen if you intend to be outside for more than an hour on the hot weekends of the Market!

After meeting friends vending at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (and handing out a few of our zines), we walked through the new parts of the greenhouse at Allan Gardens, which was incredible on the sunny day we had, before heading to Nathan Philips Square and listening to Broken Social Scene, then Feist after a stop at Harvey's for a sandwich each. Both performances that we caught were incredible, inspiring and captivating. We stayed for the entirety of both sets, then we went home and I strung up my papa’s old classical.

The latest of the Brampton Indie Comics and Zines meetups was at the rentable event space in the Rose Theatre, which was nostalgic for us because April and I have each performed on both the space’s and the main stage in our youths. The group we sat with at BICZ was a pleasure. We made and shared art, it was great.

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