20230831 - Fading Fire [Hector Blake + Ado the Owl Paperback Release] - HaikuPrajna

YouTube Trailer: https://youtu.be/HnC13WIgjlk

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Contractions of light, // the expansion of the fog; // bringer of darkness

Fading Fire - #HaikuPrajna

Read online https://haikuprajna.blogspot.com/2023/09/20230831-fading-fire-hector-blake-ado.html

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Hello reader,

Hector Blake has joined the "FLUKE!" series and has been bundled with Ado the Owl as a paperback. 

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[Also contains "Ado the Owl - The Wisps Book II" by Allen W. McLean]

Hector Blake longed for the excitement of his old life.

He had awoken in a dark room, the walls of which being impervious to his intense pyrokinesis, to fend off an endless one-on-one assault of enemies. He was, a day prior, living in peaceful retirement back home on Titan, once being a renowned superhero across the Sol system.

Now, adversaries flood the room he had found himself in, and his tools and abilities are all that he can use to stave off exhaustion while fighting personifications of his slothful thoughts. Hector’s applied displays incinerated such hindrances while reinvigorating him--but can he keep the fire alive, let alone bright enough to face a stronger burning willpower?

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This short story was published as part of "SM-SARA, Poetry and Other Stories", the second book in the HaikuPrajna collection.

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Thank you for reading,

Until next time!

Allen W. McLean

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20230622 HaikuPrajna - Deforms - ZOO WHO Wave 01: The Elephant

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Trusting the order, // Together at a distance // Never far from home

#HaikuPrajna - Deforms - ZOO WHO Wave 01: The Elephant

Read online [ https://haikuprajna.blogspot.com/2023/06/230622-haikuprajna-deforms-zoo-who-wave.html ]

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Hello readers,

We are ecstatic to reveal our first online handmade merchandise on the brand-new APRILandALLEN’s shop; from Deforms, our clay charm figurine line, adopt a member of The Elephant herd, the first wave in ZOO WHO, our animal-based series that uses the rainbow’s seven colours, or take control of your own fate with one of four unique forms of Eye Die, our series of playing dice who keep their eye on low probabilities to even the odds in your favour.

Adopt yours now via Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1493068190/zoo-who-wave-1-the-elephant-deforms 

Our approach and ideas toward sculpting have evolved in a considerable way since we first set out planning our first series of figurines, where ZOO WHO and the Eye Die are just the cream of the crop at the time of writing, so stay tuned to our socials for new waves of figurines and other merch; we are inspired by product lines from Marvel, Hasbro, Sanrio and many more brands from our childhoods while hand-sculpting and hand-painting these clay charms.

ZOO WHO's The Elephant in particular is tied to HaikuPrajna through Elephant in the Room and The Wisps Book's Terraform Tomothy, while Eye Die is an official piece of Electric Armchair merchandise!

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*Multi-functional clay figurine charm*

*It can perch from a shelf or desk - or hang from a keychain, bracelet, necklace, phone, bag, etc..*

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Every elephant is unique in sculpt and colour, part of the herd, even when apart. They can sense each other from a distance. Owners may name their buddy (example: Joe the rose red elephant). 

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Good luck is an elephant's trunk raised high so owners never feel far from home.

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Each painted elephant hangs from a string, and comes packaged in a clear plastic sleeve with a haiku on the tag.

Keep in mind that your buddy is a one-of-a-kind handmade charm, and should be handled with care.

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For any questions, comments, or more details, please reach out to us on Etsy Messages or social media @Electric Armchair and @Haiku Prajna.

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We have lots of plans in motion for this, including videos that document our process; thank you for your support and for helping make these dreams a reality! 

Thank you for reading,

Until next time!

Allen W. McLean 

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20230228 - Inside the Jack o' Lantern [Summond the Scarecrow Official Release]

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The scarecrow, looming, // consumes every Hallowed Eve; // dead leaves, rustling. 

HAIKUPRAJNA - Inside the Jack o’ Lantern

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The latest and greatest Terraform story from The Wisps Book, Summond the Scarecrow is now available to read!

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Summond the Scarecrow is about the titular Giant consuming the patrons of the Sorauren Farm’s pumpkin parade, and was inspired by the 2022 Inktober prompt list along by a trip with April [who co-wrote this story!] to a number of parks across Toronto; April likened Summond the Scarecrow to E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web, and I have taken inspiration for the Overseer from superhero characters like Marvel’s Spider-man and Doctor Strange.

Cover designed by Allen W. McLean 

Intro to Summond the Scarecrow 

[Blurb]

“ Summond the Scarecrow had consumed the Overseer of the Forest.

The Seer had brought the Giant jack o’ lantern head to a post-Halloween pumpkin parade.

They were forced to watch in the form of timeless spectating Shadows, while the daemon rolled through the annual Halloween event and caused people to go missing every year. But, in part of their plan to free the patrons trapped in the pumpkin, the Seer had to tempt Summond into consuming more.

The Overseer issued the Terraform a dire warning; the Scarecrow would burn unless they released those who Summond had been consumed. “

Thank you for reading.

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20230213 - Summond the Scarecrow [Official Reveal Announcement]

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Passersby watching \\ the shadows dancing inside, \\ watching from within.

#HAIKUPRAJNA - Summond the Scarecrow

Read online [ https://haikuprajna.blogspot.com/2023/02/20230213-summond-scarecrow-official.html ]

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Hello readers,

The next Terraform title, The Wisps Book IV, is Summond the Scarecrow. 

Summond the Scarecrow will release as a digital ebook on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. 

In this story, the Overseer of the Forest plots the escape of those being consumed by a Giant jack o’ lantern from the Deeper Forest.

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[Intro to Summond the Scarecrow by Allen W. McLean]

[Blurb]

“ Summond the Scarecrow had consumed the Overseer of the Forest.

The Seer had brought the Giant jack o’ lantern head to a post-Halloween pumpkin parade.

They were forced to watch in the form of timeless spectating Shadows, while the daemon rolled through the annual Halloween event and caused people to go missing every year.

But, in part of their plan to free the patrons trapped in the pumpkin, the Seer had to tempt Summond into consuming more.

The Overseer issued the Terraform a dire warning; the Scarecrow would burn unless they released those who Summond had been consumed. "

I know this is a late Halloween story (April and I actually used the Inktober 2022 prompt list as inspiration for this story!), but I know its whimsical horror will capture and entertain any time of year and every October; Summond the Scarecrow will release February 28th 2023.

Thank you for reading.

Please share your thoughts in a comment.

Allen W. McLean 

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20230110 - Constant Motion [ Falgara the Giant - Official Release Trailer ] [ Updated 230130 ]

Trailer [ https://youtu.be/sq6urbx39nc ]

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Struggle to resist // the necessary pressure; // consistent effort.

#HAIKUPRAJNA - Constant Motion 

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Hello readers,

"Falgara the Giant" is available to order on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited! 

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" The Overseer led the Forest’s Terraforms along the edge of a chasm to visit Falgara the Giant, at the absolute bottom of a great river, on its birthday.

Arriving at the garden on top of a waterfall, the other Terraforms had to promise to avoid falling into Falgara’s stream, as the smaller Terraforms would be unable to swim free from the current’s inevitable flow. The Overseer resisted, but found themself unable to, and they fell into Falgara.

Inside the barrelling pressure of the mirrored waterfall’s mist, the Overseer had to ascend in a constant motion that was threatened to be undone in the manner of the falling lights of the Giant. Even the thought of taking a rest in the mirrored garden at the top of Falgara threatened to send them back home. "

"Falgara the Giant" is a story I wrote using the notebook I made for our Niagara Falls trip on April's birthday in 2022. It is a story about how necessary stress is for any adventure, while exploring how we interact with ideas and beings that are greater than any individual.

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"Falgara the Giant" is part of The Wisps Book which is formed by short stories that each follow a different Terraform of the Overseer’s Forest. Read more about these related adventures below.

Ado the Owl [ https://haikuprajna.blogspot.com/p/ado-owl.html ]

Tomothy and the Overseer of the Forest [ https://haikuprajna.blogspot.com/p/tomothy-and-overseer-of-forest.html ]

Thank you for reading.

Please share your thoughts in a comment.

Allen W. McLean 

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20221205 - Protective Fear [ Ado the Owl - Official Release Announcement ]

Trailer: https://youtu.be/ioMipE2pFIA

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Fall into darkness, // unable to see escape, // listening for threats.

#HAIKUPRAJNA - Protective Fear [ Ado the Owl - Official Release ]

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Ado the Owl is now available on ebook stores!

You can read Ado the Owl for $0.99US/CA on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo and more.

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Ado the Owl is the second piece of flash fiction in The Wisps Book; following Tomothy and the Overseer of the Forest, the Terraforms lose sight of the owl, who struggles to escape the darkness of their worries.

Book store blurb; 

" Ado the Owl, while on a stroll with the Overseer of the Forest, fell into a cave and was unable to escape or fly away.

The other Terraforms looked down, noticing that Ado had fallen into the cave, but the Terraforms disappeared one by one.

Because of this, Ado started to believe the Forest's cave was protecting them from a predator outside.

The Owl listened close, in case the others would return.

But Ado the Owl was unsure about calling out for help--they worried over attracting the predator. " 

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Thank you for reading, please share your thoughts.

Allen W. McLean 

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20221116 - Falgara the Giant [Official Reveal Announcement]

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The cascading mist’s // formed by gentle flow, pressure, // a constant motion.

HAIKUPRAJNA - Falgara the Giant

https://haikuprajna.blogspot.com/2022/11/20221116-falgara-giant-official-reveal.html

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Hello readers,

"Falgara the Giant" is the next Terraform book set in The Wisps series. This metaphysical fiction/fantasy short story, unlike "Ado the Owl", will be a digital eBook exclusive to the Kindle store.

Falgara was the project we outlined during April’s birthday trip to Niagara Falls, which served as inspiration that we personified for the Terraform; there's even an Electric Armchair song title hidden in the manuscript and blurb. The Overseer travels through their Forest with a group of Terraforms along a path to the top of a waterfall, where they fall into Falgara at the bottom of the lake below.

Here’s the blurb for the Amazon store’s page, along with the title pages; 

“ The Overseer led the Forest’s Terraforms along the edge of a chasm to visit Falgara the Giant, at the absolute bottom of a great river, on its birthday.

Arriving at the garden on top of a waterfall, the other Terraforms had to promise to avoid falling into Falgara’s stream, as the smaller Terraforms would be unable to swim free from the current’s inevitable flow. The Overseer resisted, but found themself unable to, and they fell into Falgara.

Inside the barrelling pressure of the mirrored waterfall’s mist, the Overseer had to ascend in a constant motion that was threatened to be undone in the manner of the falling lights of the Giant. Even the thought of taking a rest in the mirrored garden at the top of Falgara threatened to send them back home. “

Title page for "Falgara the Giant" by Allen W. McLean

"Falgara the Giant" is looking at an early December 2022 release.

Thank you for reading, please share your thoughts.

Allen W. McLean 

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20221027 - Ado the Owl [Official "Tell a Story Day" Flash Fiction Story]

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Tiny animal \\ abandoned during the fall, \\ saved by loving light.

#HAIKUPRAJNA - Ado the Owl 

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Hello readers,

Today is the UK's National Tell a Story Day, so I am sharing a short piece of flash fiction about a Terraform named Ado which I wrote using ideas from my sister's birthday and our Canadian Thanksgiving weekend; April and I totally stole the name Ado from our waiter at the restaurant we celebrated my sister's birthday at.

The next Terraform story after Tomothy, "Ado the Owl" is about the Terraform falling into a cave, after being distracted by something shiny, during a walk with the Overseer of the Forest. 

Read "Ado the Owl" on Medium : https://medium.com/haikuprajna/20221027-ado-the-owl-official-tell-a-story-day-flash-fiction-story-e4c8a8ec8563

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Ado the Owl will see a wide ebook release in November 2022.

Thank you for reading.

Allen W. McLean

PS. Here is another 1000 word short story which I wrote for 2021's Inktober. 

https://haikuprajna.blogspot.com/2021/10/20211031-happy-halloween-nanowrimo.html

I apologize for missing out this year, after tackling the "Primal" themed 2020 list with "Fishing for Caribou" and after attempting last year's list with "Bucket and Train" I had decided to take a break and enjoy the art and music that April was working on this year; I may end up using the 2022 prompts for a piece of flash fiction on Halloween or for NaNoWriMo 2022, but we will see.

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These poems will be collected in future editions of the HaikuPrajna Collection.