20260912 . HaikuPrajna . Mississauga Literary Festival + Community + Sketch Book

On the central stage \ 

surrounded by all our books \ 

the smiles of friends 

. HaikuPrajna . Mississauga Literary Festival 

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Hello reader,

Zine on YouTube! https://youtu.be/sveCGkz9ORs

On the central stage \ surrounded by all our books \ the smiles of friends . HaikuPrajna . Mississauga Literary Festival 

Mini zine available on APRILandALLEN's, YouTube, Patreon and Substack FREE FOR ALL READERS. https://aprilandallen.square.site/haikuprajna

VoD Archive 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

. Accepting submissions for future releases

. Subscribe to get this with all past and future releases 

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Tour Dates

. 20261005 . 11am . Grand Opening @ City Side Cafe, Downtown Brampton Ontario... 11:30am - 12pm Live Music 

. 20261011 . 11am-3pm . Queer Forest Hike @ Heart Lake Conservation Area, Brampton Ontario 

. 20261014 . The Mudd Club Presents: No Rio @ Toronto Night Market, Toronto Ontario 

. 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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. I drew a poster for April's upcoming Electric Exhibition! We have live music and art lined up for a fun evening with the friends we have made over the past decade of April and her music moniker Electric Armchair!

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. Spent our day at the Mississauga Literary Festival at Hazel McCallion Library, where we enjoyed talking to a number of library-goers and fellow writers.

. April and I were invited to the stage on the ground floor to share a bit about our books. Watch our videos, and you can see April from her perspective in addition to mine from the third floor.

. The HaikuPrajna for this one was requested for a poetry submission book, written on the spot.

. Thank you for the opportunity to participate in the local writing community! 

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. Bags, for all items, \ for Soul to carry, to bring \ in oneself’s pockets . HaikuPrajna . Clothed Forms

. My philosophy runs as deep as the bags I carry (These are those bags. (It's like a nestling doll.))

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. Vegetarian? \ Vegan? Pescatarian? \ Flexitarian . HaikuPrajna . Thanks For All The Fish

. Thank you for the food, honestly. If you've fed or eaten with me you will be remembered forever.

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. Few know what's inside, \ what's hidden deep within me, \ I've buried myself . HaikuPrajna . From The Outside In 

. Based on a literal thumbnail doodle in my bullet journal. 

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We are, all of us, \ looking for the signs, looking \ out for each other . HaikuPrajna . Community

. We got Zine Kits from BICZ while at the Rose Theatre's 20th anniversary! Thank you!

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. 20260927 . The HaikuPrajna Challenge Sketch Book

I also included the first in a new subseries. It is my “sketchbook”. They are just mini-zines I keep with my bullet journal. The last time I had a dedicated sketchbook was in highschool!

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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.     

20260919 . HaikuPrajna . Happy Birthday Rose Theatre

Used to see the stage, \ 

Under the lights, the laughter, \ 

The sounds of applause 

. HaikuPrajna . Happy Birthday Rose Theatre 20260919

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Hello reader, 

Zine on YouTube! https://youtu.be/iAlqoEANWVE

Used to see the stage, \ Under the lights, the laughter, \ The sounds of applause . HaikuPrajna . Happy Birthday Rose Theatre 20260919

Mini zine available on APRILandALLEN's, YouTube, Patreon and Substack FREE FOR ALL READERS. https://aprilandallen.square.site/haikuprajna

VoD Archive of No Commentary Gameplay Livestreams available on YouTube at HaikuPrajna.

.

. 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

. Accepting submissions for future releases

. Subscribe to get this with all past and future releases 

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We hung out at the BICZ table during the Rose Theatre's 20th anniversary celebration day, where I abused their crafts supplies and put together a mini-zine using the template they had made along with stickers, cutouts and an original doodle or two. Join us at the Brampton Indie Comics and Zines group's next meetups! It is a blessing to be able to spend time with friends while making art.

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(Zine template, stickers and supplies all credited to ig:biczbrampton) 

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April and I walked around downtown afterwards and sat by the construction beside the creek behind the Y. We tried the halloumi from Pita Pit, cheesy and salty and squeaky, it was a nice snack. Afterwards, we sat down in Pizza Boom with one of their small pepperoni pizzas which we devoured while it was still fresh and hot at the risk of burnt fingers or palates, the sauce and the toppings tasted rich and savoury, the crust was thin and soft the way we like it but was just a little chewy despite being perfectly cooked, chalk it up to differences in dough preferences, because we otherwise really enjoyed the vibe of the restaurant.

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We scurried back to the theatre because we had tickets for the Rose’s evening event. Kirk Diamond’s performance was fantastic, and the first act's dancing and poetry was inspiring. A great way to round out the evening and end a wonderful day.

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Thank you for the 20 years, Rose Theatre. As soon as you opened your doors, middle school music programs were given the chance to perform for the city, and it is an honor to say that I was one of those kids who got the opportunity to do so. Shoutout to Mr. Di Raimundo and his classes of band geeks from Graydon!

 

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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.