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

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.

20261031 . HaikuPrajna . The Electric Exhibition Make a Monster (Halloween 2026)

Set outside of the \ fountain, just one look will \ make you go inside . HaikuPrajna . The Scare-pire . The Electric Exhibition Make a Monster

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Hello reader,

. Mini zine available on APRILandALLEN's site, YouTube, Patreon and Substack FREE FOR ALL READERS! https://youtu.be/F6Bnx4YxVuU

. 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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. April's Electric Exhibition workshop was a rousing success, thanks in large to everyone who attended!

. Everyone was so creative and had put in their all to Make a Monster with us. 

. Very proud of April for putting it all together.

. A huge thank you to both Diana (ig spencdia.studios, co-host) and Amit (ig colourblindphotography, photography) for working with us to pull this off, having you two with us made this feel bigger than ourselves which in my mind ensured this event was going to happen and be great, as well as City Side Cafe for accommodating our group once again.

. And of course, thank you to our friends, both old and new, for Making a Monster with us; check out Electric Armchair’s Electric Exhibition for the next workshop, we will see you there!

. PS Who was Team Allen here?

. PPS. I dressed up as Party Poison btw 

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. Tour Dates

. 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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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.