20260630 . The HaikuPrajna Challenge . Happy 30th Birthday, Love

Born in the winter \ 

so find a lover born to \ 

hike through the summer 

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Hello reader,

For April's 30th Birthday, we spent a night at the KOA Campground in Niagara Falls, Ontario. 

We enjoyed a campfire of hotdogs and s'mores along with amenities such as giant chess and mini golf. Public access to washrooms, kitchen sinks and electrical outlets is much appreciated, but we recommend campers take their firewood when you check in so it has a chance to dry out on your site's bench in the afternoon sun.

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After setting up camp we hiked the Niagara Glen, which takes you from street level, through an unassuming park with an otherwise incredible lookout spot of the gorge that you then descend a stairwell into the shallowest pathways of, along the sheer rock face. 

You can then decide which path markers to follow to traverse the sprawling greenery and geology all in order to get down to touch the beach sand and water of the Falls--an unforgettable experience.

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The next day we spent around two hours at the Butterfly Conservatory, which was nothing short of magical with what felt like hundreds of flying friends of many species looking for a safe place to land.

If you are lucky enough, you could have a companion traveling with you through the greenhouse’s twisting and looping walkways.

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Our whole trip, we took advantage of the WeGo bus that came with our GO Train package, which also allowed us to ride the Incline between Table Rock and the food court at Fallsview. We rode to the Flower Clock to see the inner clockwork where, after taking a walk to the end of the Power Generator that you cross over on the way in from the Falls, we got the opportunity to catch three of the clock chimes, culminating with the top of the hour.

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When we returned home, we caught the Canada Day fireworks after the BBNO$ show at Celebration Square downtown Mississauga, just outside of Square One.

The music was great, his performance was fun. The peri peri fries that we ate from a momos tent were so good. 

While the Square was just packed with people having a good time, we recommend you check out the garden if you need a retreat into a cute green space in the heart of the city.

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In addition to birthday cakes and pies, we shared one of Pizza Hut’s small pepperoni pan pizza deals down on a park bench behind the mall across from Shopper's World, which came with cinnamon bites and breadsticks. We have enjoyed their pan pizzas and sides our entire relationship, and this time lived up to our expectations again. The pie alone was filling enough between the two of us, and the two sides were warm and soft, about what you would anticipate, and the leftovers even reheated well.

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20260613 . The HaikuPrajna Challenge . The End of Spring

The books on the shelves \ 

Grows like a flower garden \ 

Under the bright lights 

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Hello reader, 

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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20260607 . The HaikuPrajna Challenge . Web of Venom (2026)

Like they always said, \ 

“What goes around comes back ‘round,” \ 

like a boomerang 

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Of course I was curious who the new symbiote was going to be in Web of Venom, but it was well after I had read the issue (and the Toronto Comic Arts Festival vendor list) that I remembered where I recognized the name of the one shot’s writer, the Mythical Jordan Morris! We love watching him on YouTube, 

I have been a Boomer since Peter Parker was a highschool teacher in the first comics I had as a kid (Peter Parker: Spider-man #53 “Rules of the Game”), and I loved seeing him as one of Peter’s recent roommates, so imagine my un-spoilered surprise as Fred Myers, aka Boomerang, set out to save fellow crook Overdrive, who had wanted to get Fred in on upgrades being offered by Tombstone, which led to Boomerang bonding to a symbiote calling itself Passenger. 

Some context; the Shocker had brought Boomerang back from the dead, and since Fred wishes to return the favour now that Herman had been murdered by Torment during the Carnage event Death Spiral, Myers was further influenced to unretire [again], leave suburbia to help Overdrive and stand up for other lackeys against Tombstone. 

This was a fun issue, and I am excited to see where it goes from here. Will Fred bring poor old Herman back, or will his death be an Uncle Ben moment for Comeback, this unlikely symbiote duo? 

Stealing VenoMJ’s not-Spidey design is hilarious too--Fred has history with the original Jackpot, who modelled herself after MJ.

I like the idea of Boomerang getting a cosmic or magic upgrade like this, so while I anticipate the status quo to do its comic-book thing, I do hope these changes stick. 

Recent Spider-man developments have been nice too, in my opinion, such as the Venom and MJ ongoing, along with Norman Osborn’s redemption and Spider-versity stint. (Also being co-written by Jordan! Go check out his writing credits and shows, we love seeing him online!) 

Very excited for Brand New Day, hope the MCU versions of The Shocker and Boomerang get to share some screentime sometime down the line.

P.S. We met Jordan Morris at TCAF and we gave him April's art inspired by Cotton Candy Randy and a minizine of this review with fanart of the interiors by Ramón Rosanas, Luke Ross and David Curiel! Read Jordan's original works, Youth Group is available through your library and its ebook platforms! (IG @jordandavidmorris)

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20260301 . The HaikuPrajna Challenge . Minecraft

Buildings in forests \ 

An Overworld adventure \ 

Journey to The End

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