20230609 HaikuPrajna - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Firestorm [Book Review] [UPDATED Pride Month + Local Author's Showcase]

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Drawn to leadership, \\ Power exists in vacuums \\ Like burning redwoods.

#HaikuPrajna - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Firestorm [Book Review]

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Hello readers,

Before getting to the review...

Happy Pride Month! April and I have been attending events here in Brampton and the Greater Toronto Area, celebrating the parts of our identities that we love to express through our work. The Overseer, a prominent character in my more recent works, is a non-binary superhero that I am writing about in order to cope with and express this perspective that I and others I know experience.

Also, the Brampton Library’s 2023-2024 Local Authors Showcase is taking place at the Gage Park Farmers Market on Saturday June 17th between 8am and 1pm!!

My story “Together in Forever'' is being added to the Brampton Library catalogue, and readers have the opportunity to connect with authors while browsing the other vendors during one of the weekends of Brampton’s annual Farmers Market. 

Come visit our table to get the paperback books, homemade stickers, self-printed art and polymer clay charms we will be selling--they make great presents for the readers you know and love! [I intend to update this post with our menu before the event]

Huge thank you to Julia and the rest of the Brampton Library faculty for all the assistance and for giving local authors this opportunity to connect with others!

Read more - https://www.bramptonlibrary.ca/index.php/uncategorised/465-local-authors-showcase-2023-24

[UPDATE #2 230618

Here are some images from our Local Author Showcase table! 

Thank you everyone for coming out! We met new friends and saw familiar faces during a warm summer morning and afternoon. Was a real great day, made even better because later that evening we got to spend an early Father's Day watching The Super Mario Bros. Movie with my dad while eating dinner with my side of the family.

I will add these to the upcoming Roadmap update, too.

Thank you for reading and for getting something from the sales after the photos!

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[ UPDATED 20230616

For those who are unable to join us at the Farmer's Market for the Local Author's Showcase, there is a week-long Kindle eBook sale and promo on some of the stories that can be found at Brampton Library.

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Now for the review...

I have always enjoyed reading adaptations from Titan Publishing, and Greg Keyes’ Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Firestorm was a great tie-in novel that I am thankful for over how it captures Caesar and this version of the franchise. 

Keyes blended relatable and tragic original characters, such as Malakai, with more recognizable members of the series, including Gary Oldman’s Dreyfus and all the other sasquatch-like evolved apes--like Koba and Maurice--who are more inexperienced and are still learning about their changing world.

Firestorm takes place in the San Francisco Bay redwood forests area from “Rise” before civilization fell by the time period of the sequel movie, “Dawn”. Its story is really carried by its connection to that series; the best parts of the book in itself were its multiple points of view, which seldom converged [in a good way], along with its depiction of Caesar’s colony’s thoughts, memories, motives and inner conflicts.

The rest of the book’s highlights come from the interactions between members of Caesar’s colony. Some favourites include Cornelia and Caesar’s relationship, him recognizing Koba overcoming his vengeance, the government’s coverup of the previous story’s events and insight into what the apes think about the humans and their technology [GPS trackers and TVs].

I had a few minor complaints, though.

The dialogue at times felt “cinematic”, for lack of a better word; there were some instances where I felt characterization was forced or edgy. I even found some spelling and grammar mistakes, which however did nothing to detract from the plot. As I said, the story is carried by its connection to the larger PotA series, and served to bridge the gaps between the movies by exploring aspects like the human Alpha-Omega extremists, and that is where Firestorm really works out. 

Back to the good, there is a little neoplatonic idealism [aka. philosophy] that threads the book together, where characters accept and transcend the negative aspects of their apocalyptic situations. While both human and simian characters were faced with certain death and the fear of each other, the focus is without a doubt on the colony with apes like Caesar and Koba being used to explore topics ranging from Plato’s Cave to more abstract ideas such as the ALZ drug opening a kind of empty space in the minds of the apes, which explained the apparent fatal regression in the human’s. 

Time to read the other novels based on this series.

Thank you for reading,

Until next time!

Allen W. McLean 

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20230331 - Fourlief the Leprechaun (Project Roadmap Update) [EDITED 230421]

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Under a rainbow, \\ doing the impossible; \\ a four leaf clover.

#HAIKUPRAJNA - Fourlief the Leprechaun (Project Roadmap Update)

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Hello readers,

Edit 230421:

PPS. April and I attended the National Canadian Film Day event at the Brampton Library’s Cyril Clarke Theatre--to watch her first film screening! 

The music video for “Goblin” received cheers and applause from an audience of other creators, Brampton Arts Organization staff and others from our community; I am so proud of April for her music and animations, and I am humbled and thankful to have had the opportunity to see the work of other local creators that evening.

Here is a list of all the awesome films that were shown and the creators as on the event’s programme, along with a few of my thoughts on each of them because they were just that good;

. Competitor by Dilveer Virdi @dilveerv . The open ending did a fantastic job at putting the viewer in the basketball player’s shoes, making one contemplate about choosing between their dreams and their family.  

. Friendly Visit by Siddarth Nair @sidnair24 . I loved the composition of the shots, and the dialogue felt funny and natural given the history provided for the two main characters which, April and I agreed, was a fun take on the consequences of not talking to your partner.

. Malcolm & Monique by Crystal C Rose @crystal.c.rose . The performances here were powerful, outlining and highlighting the objective and subjective expectations of being with another person while displaying the complexity of a relationship, without downplaying or villainizing Monique’s justified position. I, and I think everyone watching, liked this one as the crowd had shared a laugh.

. Love is You by Latitia Osbourne @tish.speaks.truth . A beautiful short documentary recording the relationship of the filmmaker’s parents, it was inspiring and anyone could see the love the two have for each other.

. Alienated City by Gladys Lou, @gladysgoldfish . Striking dance visuals and iconic locations lended to the memorable shots of this film.

. What will you do when I’m gone? by Haaris Qadr @haarisqadri. A doctor's trip showing the duality in parental anxiety, which I thought did a wonderful job at showing the dependency and reliance established between an ailing parent and their adult children.

. On The Fence by Paula Ner Dormiendo @paulanerdormiendo . The depiction of cultural dysphoria was powerful with its depiction of an existential crisis about heritage where one feels disconnected from their social identity, which is a topic that is relatable to me and many people I know, though not everyone. The framing of one in front of their childhood had, to me, a double meaning, the first being on topic of the disconnection or disassociation, and the second having to do with one’s childhood being one’s true heritage, background or identity, rather than whatever one was told by relatives or people from the same cultural background as oneself.

.Customized by Devani Dianna, Neha Modgil & Coeli Myx @DeadlightFilms @nehamodgilofficial @coelimyx . I loved seeing how these filmmakers displayed the protagonist's doubts in a visual and psychological way, which created very engaging scenes that made me, the viewer, focus in on the subtle details being shown.  

. Fractured: A Broken School System by David Peddie @peddie_d . Thought provoking and nothing but honest; the public school system, the way children learn and the way we are taught to teach others needs to become more personalized and individuated.

.Near and Far by Vasilis Glezakos @floatingheadvideo . The staging and pacing were perfect, where the depressive awkward moment in the literal background of a party in the foreground made it hard to see the protagonist’s emotions in a literal way.

. Goblin by April Salisbury-White @electricarmchair . Saving the best for last, the evening's only animated film closed out the night with laughs and positive comments being made during the end of April's screening, the height of the audience's reaction being when the Goblin's gift reveals the shadows' inner identities. 

Thanks to the Brampton Arts Organization for the opportunity and for hosting the event!

Original post below:

Since the last Roadmap Update, I took the opportunity to collect my todo list together for this Roadmap, where I have been updating the front and back matter of my books to be unified with what's seen online on profile bios, while also tidying up widgets by condensing them into pages. Let's get into what's new on HaikuPrajna.

First on our todo list, April and I are excited to announce our participation in the Brampton Library's 2023-2024 Local Author Showcase! The collected three parts of Together in Forever will be featured at in the library's physical and digital catalog, just like Escape Perennial City and Fishing for Caribou was last year; in addition, we intend to host a booth at the Showcase during one of the Farmers Market weekends--more details will be shared closer to the event! 

Next, before any further announcements, let's outline the latest Project Roadmap. In addition to being laid out in release order, these projects are organized into a hierarchy that encompasses the entirety of my work, which I wish to reflect in both the Roadmap and in the projects themselves going forward. 

The Structural Hierarchy looks like this;

. The A² Production Team {parent company}

.. HaikuPrajna {publication} . Allen W. McLean {author} 

... Project Trinity {imprint} 

.... Fluke {series} . ULTRAVIOLET {story} . BATT-LE Colosseum {miniseries} . Etc

.... The Wisps Book {series} . Tomothy . Ado . Etc

... HaikuPrajna Collection {Imprint} 

.... Elephant in the Room {series} . Poetry and reviews 

To get off the rails a little, instead of having to wait to write projects in chronological order, larger stories are being broken down into episodic parts of a series that connect to a larger narrative through the different series, which take place in different times and places, within the rest of the imprint that has the working title of Project Trinity. Stories like Together in Forever, Fluke, and The Wisps Book are examples of this style. Fishing for Caribou and the SM-SARA Collections are productions from both imprints. 

The actual Project Roadmap is organized by release order. 

The Project Roadmap 

Released Projects

.2019. 1 release 

[2019 04 23 HaikuPrajna Day, first IG post] 

[2019 06 16 SM-SARA Kindle Edition] 

[2019 11 10 Patreon]

.2020. 1 release

[2020 04 04 The HaikuPrajna Collection: Elephant in the Room First Edition] 

[2020 12 02 Blogspot]

.2021. 3 releases

[2021 03 03 The HaikuPrajna Collection Book II: SM-SARA, Poems and Other Stories First Edition] 

[2021 06 13 Escape Perennial City] 

[2021 11 28 The HaikuPrajna Collection Book III: Fishing for Caribou]

.2022. 5 releases, 5 rereleases 

[2022 03 03 The Artifact 

. 2022 03 10 SM-SARA KID: A Edition 

. 2022 03 13 The Cannon 

. 2022 03 22 Hector Blake 

. 2022 04 01 The HaikuPrajna Collection Book II SM-SARA, Poetry and Other Stories, Second Edition] 

[2022 06 16 Together in Forever Pt. I 

. 2022 06 28 Together in Forever Pt II 

. 2022 07 25 Together in Forever Pt III 

. 2022 08 01 Together in Forever: A Short Story (Physical Collection Pts I-III)] 

[2022 09 30 The Wisps Book: Tomothy and the Overseer of the Forest] 

[2022 10 29 Fluke: ULTRAVIOLET] 

[2022 12 03 The Wisps Book: Ado the Owl]

.2023. 3 releases (so far)

[2023 01 30 The Wisps Book: Falgara the Giant ]  

[2023 02 25 The Wisps Book: Summond the Scarecrow ]

[2023 03 25 Fluke: BATT-LE Colosseum Pt. I Hiding One’s Tracks]

Future Release Roadmap (Dates may be subject to change, anticipate separate announcements attached to each project.)

.2023 04.

[The List: The Playlist, The Clay Journal, The Bird ]

[BATT-LE Colosseum Pt. II]

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2023 05

[The Wisps Book: Sol the Last Wisp]

2023 06

[Fluke: Fred]

[The Wisps Book: Christmas]

[2023 The HaikuPrajna Collection: Elephant in the Room Second Edition 

Rest of 2023, and beyond

[2023 The HaikuPrajna Collection Book IV: Two Elephants in the Room 

... Before autumn 2023, Two Elephants in the Room, the fourth book in the HaikuPrajna Collection, will feature all of the book reviews and poetry featured on HaikuPrajna up to the end of 2022, including the to-be-reviewed books that I had read in the year. 

... The second edition of the first HaikuPrajna Collection is still coming soon™ and will feature a visual refresh compared to the first edition. The flash fiction stories featured in Book I will remain outside of Project Trinity until adapted in the future, while Book's II and III are featured in both imprints. 

[2024 The HaikuPrajna Collection Book ??: A Third Elephant in the Room

... All this means that readers can expect "A Third Elephant in the Room" in 2024, for the 2023 reviews and poetry.

... Read more about my book reviews : [ https://haikuprajna.blogspot.com/p/book-review-summary-study-notes.html ]

[The HaikuPrajna Collection Book V: Bucket and Train

... Bucket and Train will occupy the HaikuPrajna Collection V slot, and will feature more stories in the same vein as the Halloween story “Sprouting” which can be read for online here : [ https://haikuprajna.blogspot.com/2021/10/20211031-happy-halloween-nanowrimo.html ]

[The Deeper Forest series]

... Stories featuring the Overseer, based on fairy tales like Snow White, Hansel and Gretel and Rapunzel, including more myths and legends from sources like Greco-Roman mythology. Expect more info about this series after the release of The Wisps Book: Sol the Last Wisp.

[Orson Tripp, novel, Pt. I-IX] 

[. Imprisoned

. Mr. Green (tentative title)

. Hire a Hero Service 

. Betrayal

. The Plunger

. KID: FL

. Gameshow

. The Fluke series]

[The Forbidden Knowledges series]

[The Cataclysm series]

[The Together in Forever series] 

[The Solar Knight, novel sequel to Escape Perennial City] 

[The Cannon, novel sequel] 

[More stories in development featuring the Overseer]

... Outlines for these WIPs will be released for these stories to preserve the initial idea until they are produced. I am inspired by comic book solicitations and github snapshots for this potential endeavor, and I intend for this to be part of a larger content push that I hope will produce more content for this blog.

[The Book]

... On my writing philosophy, based on my interpretation of other's systems, which will be rife with mistakes and blunders, where one will be recommended and encouraged to research the Source by oneself. 

[Re-releases]

I realize I keep delaying the second edition of Elephant in the Room, so I am combining tasks; alongside that second edition, the digital exclusive catalog will be re-released as paperbacks starting with the triple feature of Escape Perennial City: KID: A Edition, which will condense the SM-SARA: KID: A Edition ebook into my first novel for the collected Richard Abendsen story. Escape Perennial City: Kid: A Edition will release in ebook, paperback and hardcover formats.

Future re-releases will be announced in an incremental basis.

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In addition to these projects, a project I have referred to as The List has evolved into a group of series within the HaikuPrajna Collection, including The Playlist for music reviews and haiku. 

Within The Games List, The Bird will begin chronicling my chess dot com misadventures, including all my blunders and victories in an attempt at improving my game. 

Another feature in The List will be a haiku series, titled The Clay Journal, based on the polymer clay figurines April and I have been designing. Fourlief the Leprechaun is the basis of our first line of clay charms that will be available on Etsy and in person at future market events around the Toronto area. The intention is to form a line of figures based on our work which can also include other designs as we come up with them!

These series will be collected as separate HaikuPrajna Collections. More info will be shared this month.

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And now I have run out of time. Thank you for reading this HaikuPrajna Project Roadmap Update. I know I'm not too active on socials, but I still appreciate connecting with others and I appreciate the support of those who are getting our work. I see you, I am thankful for your readership.

Allen W. McLean 

PS. April 23rd is HaikuPrajna Day, celebrating my haiku journey! May or may not have a surprise come the 23rd; still need to sort it out.

For the rest of the month, rolling $0.99 sales on the Amazon US and UK stores! Check out my Author Profile on Amazon here [ https://www.amazon.com/Allen-W-McLean/e/B0867C5D24 ] and do not forget to come back every Monday and Friday to download a free Kindle ebook. I will be sharing links to the books on socials throughout the rest of the month of April.

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20220622 - Local Authors Showcase photos

 

April and I had a great day on Saturday with family talking to fellow Local Authors and other vendors at the Brampton Farmers' Market for the Brampton Library Local Authors Showcase! Come check out my bio and the other authors in the Showcase here: https://www.bramptonlibrary.ca/index.php/local/local-authors-showcase

Our latest announcement, and original LAS post: https://haikuprajna.blogspot.com/2022/06/20220607-orbital-rotation-together-in.html

May update this in the future if I get any more photos from the event.

Thank you for reading,

Allen W. McLean

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"Fishing for Caribou" eBook, paperback and hardcover are available through Amazon Kindle apps and devices, and with Kindle Unlimited; previews and more: https://haikuprajna.blogspot.com/p/spear-thrower.html

Part One of #TogetherinForever is available to read on Amazon Kindle! https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0B4DMNTC5

Get your copy and read on any device at https://read.amazon.com or on your Kindle device/app!

Updated 220617: 20220607 - Orbital Rotation: "Together in Forever, Part I" and Brampton Library's Local Authors Showcase

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Star's restless burning\ pull the bodies close, around.\ Gravity of love.

#HAIKUPRAJNA - Orbital Rotation

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Updated 220617: 

Together in Forever Part I available now: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0B4DMNTC5

Blurb:

Star's restless burning \ pull the bodies close, around. \ Gravity of love.
- Orbital Rotation

A holographic pirate fled from a hangar underneath the surface of Titan.
She stole the nine hundred and ninety seventh crystal out of the thousand she was hunting in a bargain with the world-mind of Zeus, the impossible quasi-star that the planets and moons orbited. The Pirate jettisoned the hologram, in the hope of being reunited with her Lover, while plotting the remaining three in a final night of destruction. She knew the lineup of things that she regretted was reaching its maximum. The surmounting guilt was only sated by the fleeting thrills.

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Part One of Together in Forever is available to read on Amazon Kindle! Get your copy from your local Amazon store and read on any device at https://read.amazon.com or on your Kindle device/app!

This is a story that I wrote for April, for our ninth anniversary, and it is out in time for her birthday. Thank you for reading, everyone; it means everything to me. 

Also, if you are in the Brampton Ontario area on Saturday June 18th 2022, then please come say hi to April and me downtown by Gage Park at the Farmers' Market during the Brampton Library's Local Authors Showcase! 

Again, thank you for reading.

Allen W. McLean

Updated: April and I had a great day talking to fellow Local Authors and other vendors at the Brampton Framers' Market for the Brampton Library Local Authors Showcase! Come check out my bio and the other authors in the Showcase here: https://www.bramptonlibrary.ca/index.php/local/local-authors-showcase

... Original post:

As promised, the short story “Together in Forever” will be released this month! All three parts will be available on Amazon Kindle as separate digital ebooks. A physical paperback book will collect the entire story following their individual releases. The following is the blurb for “Together in Forever - Part I”; 

“A holographic pirate fled from a hangar underneath the surface of Titan. She stole the nine hundred and ninety seventh crystal out of the thousand she was hunting in a bargain with the world-mind of Zeus, the impossible quasi-star that the planets and moons orbited. The Pirate jettisoned the hologram, in the hope of being reunited with her Lover, while plotting the remaining three in a final night of destruction. She knew the lineup of things that she regretted was reaching its maximum; the surmounting guilt was only sated by the fleeting thrills.”

"Together in Forever" title logo.

“Together in Forever - Part I” will release before June 18th 2022.

Following the leaked news in the Project Roadmap, I am excited to confirm the participation of “Fishing for Caribou” and “Escape Perennial City” in the Brampton Library’s Local Author Showcase! An event is taking place at Gage Park during one of the Farmers’ Market weekends. For a year following the Showcase, the library will be circulating books written by people in the community. April and I plan to hand out flyers, while “Fishing for Caribou” and “Escape Perennial City” join the library’s in-branch and digital catalogs. Come join us on Saturday June 18th 2022 at the Brampton Farmers’ Market from 7:30am-1:00pm; check the hosts’ websites for more details.

The two events, "Together in Forever" and the Local Author Showcase, are scheduled around the same time, so I thought I would share a unified post with you all to tease what’s happening. 

June is also the third anniversary of the original “SM-SARA” release on Amazon! To coincide with the events above, “SM-SARA, Poetry and Other Stories” will be on sale for a dollar on the digital Kindle ebook store from June 17th until June 24th 2022; 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XYK5DCD

Feeling on the fence about these stories? Readers are welcome to a free Kindle ebook every week on Free Fridays. All one needs is an Amazon account! Kindle ebooks can be read on any device through your web browser at https://read.amazon.com 

Thank you for reading,

Allen W. McLean

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These poems will be collected in a future edition of the HaikuPrajna Collection. Stay tuned to HaikuPrajna and Electric Armchair for book previews, mindful meditation haiku \ scifaiku poetry from my metaphysical and magical realism stories (like the sci-fi superhero novel "Escape Perennial City", available on Kindle Unlimited) and more Alchemic Wisdom via our emailing list and social media over here: https://haikuprajna.blogspot.com/p/follow-on-social-media.html - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19557396.Allen_W_McLean

Every week, you can collect an ebook on Free Fridays! All one needs is an Amazon account! Kindle ebooks can be read on any device through one's web browser at https://read.amazon.com - Selection rotates every few weeks; collect them all! https://www.amazon.com/Allen-W-McLean/e/B0867C5D24

If anyone reading this needs followers to stay in the Medium Partner Program, I am asking you to please follow me (and sign up for emails!) and I'll follow you back! Thanks to you guys, I've reached 100 followers! “Hector Blake” is free to read online alongside book reviews and articles: https://haikuprajna.medium.com 

April's latest psychedelic music, videos, art and poetry available on all streaming platforms: Electric Armchair - Feast of Fools https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_mwn2Kg_wXCjcg4TWf12bBrG0m_unVlZUM

"Fishing for Caribou" eBook, paperback and hardcover are available through Amazon Kindle apps and devices, and with Kindle Unlimited; previews and more: https://haikuprajna.blogspot.com/p/spear-thrower.html