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20220921 - Terraforms of the Forest + "Tomothy and the Overseer of the Forest" Announcement

 

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A part within me, \\ forever, a part of you, \\ even when apart.
#HAIKUPRAJNA - Terraforms of the Forest
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Hello readers,

"Tomothy and the Overseer of the Forest" is a very short story I wrote on Mother's Day, which I printed out and gave to my Mom for her birthday, and which follows the titular Terraform as they search the sentient Forest that they call home for the Forest's Overseer. 

"Tomothy and the Overseer of the Forest" will be a digital exclusive ebook on Amazon Kindle! Kindle Unlimited subscribers read for free!

The story focuses on the relationship one has with beings greater than oneself, which is symbolized through both Tomothy being a part of a larger Forest, and through the Forest being unable to see the Overseer. Tomothy is the first in a series of Terraform stories, which will each follow one of the Forest's automata. April and I are excited and busy at work to show off our endeavours; we plan for over fifty symbiont-host relationships!

(Image: Title Page) 

The following is the blurb that will appear on the Amazon store;

" Tomothy watered the flowers, tended to the branches and assisted the other Terraforms of the Forest, the symbiotic relationships between organic minerals like Tom the ceramic elephant and biologic life like Timothy the kalanchoe, having been tasked by the Overseer of the Forest to help keep the Forest in order.

Once upon a time, the Forest believed the Overseer of the Forest had disappeared. The Forest without the Overseer was as if Tomothy was without the Forest, and so Tomothy was compelled to check all the things, every piece, from the clacking rocks to the walls of vines and moss. Tomothy was the hand which the Forest used to order its parts, but had never seen the Overseer, so they too assumed the Overseer had gone missing. 

Though, searching for the Overseer had left the Forest in disorder--but Tomothy was determined to help the Forest see the Overseer again. "


(Image: Excerpt of "Tomothy and the Overseer of the Forest")

"Tomothy and the Overseer of the Forest" is slated to release on September 30th 2022. Anticipate the cover reveal and book-trailer soon!

Thank you for reading.

Allen W. McLean 

UPDATE 20220926:

PS. The page for "Together in Forever" has been updated with information about its book: https://haikuprajna.blogspot.com/p/together-in-forever.html

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Leave a comment with books you would like to see reviewed and I will add them to my Goodreads!!

Always open to reading book recommendations. Looking forward to adding new friends on Goodreads, to share what we read with each other: www.goodreads.com/author/show/19557396.Allen_W_McLean

Have been looking for other free kindle books to read, ones that are only free for a day or so, so if you have an ebook on Kindle feel free to share them and I'll download!


April's latest psychedelic music videos, art and poetry is available on all streaming platforms.

Electric Armchair - Living Ghosts (FULL ALBUM): distrokid.com/hyperfollow/electricarmchair/living-ghosts

"Together in Forever" is available in eBook, paperback and hardcover through Amazon Kindle apps and devices; read right now with Kindle Unlimited! https://haikuprajna.blogspot.com/2022/08/220805-singularitys-redshift-together.html

Kindle ebooks can be read on any device through one's web browser at www.read.amazon.com

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

Thursday

20220915 - Amazing Fantasy Issue 1000 Comic Book Review

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Swing by just in time, \\ relieve the worlds of burden, \\ on strands of the web.
HAIKUPRAJNA - Amazing Fantasy Issue 1000 Comic Book Review
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Hello readers,

Amazing Fantasy issue 1000 spins nine individual stories from a variety of creative teams. I wanted to pick favorites and find something to gripe about, but the writing is solid throughout this celebratory milestone issue. Dan Slott's story choked me up, and the rest were sweet and showcased why Spider-Man's the best of the best.

Before digging deeper into the stories, will shout out the impressive job from the art and Virtual Calligraphy teams; Terry and Rachel Dodson are as awesome as always; Ryan Stegman, JP Mayer and Sonia Oback bringing Venom and Superior vibes; Olivier Coipel and Matthew Wilson brought charm to the Bugle and its employees; with everyone else that I am forgetting to mention, I believe anyone will find the work here enjoyable.

Ask anyone and they will say the best part about Spider-Man is how he never gives in and always does the right thing, despite the consequences, in the name of responsibility. Each of the nine one-shots displays a different type of conflict that Peter Parker is known for overcoming. Instead of pummeling Spidey with nine back to back enemies, readers get to see him cope with the loss of Gwen while saving others, to see him direct the wayward, and even get to see Spidey struggle to enjoy an ice cream. Fans are also treated with some cool original villain-vs-hero action scenes and the ole question "What does it mean to be Spider-man?"

Over the past sixty (60!) years, Marvel has been telling us that everyone can "be Spider-Man". All it takes is the solemn vow to use one's abilities, natural or otherwise, for the greater good. As much as some readers may complain of his relationships stagnating, Peter Parker has grown with his audience over the past six decades into a deep and relatable hero known the world-over. 

(Picture: "Sinister 60th" from Amazing Fantasy 1000.)

Here are the stories in order of most enjoyed;

... Sinister 60th - Dan Slott

... Just Some Guy - Anthony Falcone and Michael Cho

... You Get It - Jonathan Hickman 

... Slaves of the Witch-Queen - Kurt Busiek

... With Great Power... - Neil Gaiman

... Along Came a Rhino... - Mike Pasciullo

... Spider-Man VS. Conspiriton - Armando Iannucci

... The Kid's Got a Good Eye - Rainbow Rowell

... In The Flesh - Ho Che Anderson

Each story is top tier. Seeing Peter and MJ at sixty years old was fantastic; Spidey telling a grunt that they matter was superb; the Council of Spider-Man was amazing. The rest were just as spectacular, from the Amazing Fantasy 15 throwback to tributes to Steve Ditko and Mike Pasciullo.

Been a lifelong fan of the web-headed Avenger. April and I sleep next to a poster board of Goblin and Spidey from the first Raimi film and we collect figures (like Marvel Legends) and the trade paperbacks that we find. I always get excited when comics reach a milestone like this, it is especially exciting when one gets to live alongside the releases. Amazing Fantasy 1000 was a delightful treat for this Spider-Man fanboy; now to wait in anticipation for Amazing Spider-Man 950 and 1000!

Thank you for reading.

Allen W. McLean 

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Need more Bite-sized Insights to relieve your stress and suffering?

Readers can follow HaikuPrajna and Electric Armchair via our emailing lists (on Medium, Patreon, LinkedIn and more) for mindfulness meditation scifaiku and haiku poetry based on book reviews and on previews of metaphysical stories such as "Escape Perennial City" (available on Kindle Unlimited); as a free gift, all readers get an Amazon Kindle ebook short story every week on Free Fridays--selection rotates every few weeks, so follow via email to collect them all! https://haikuprajna.blogspot.com/p/follow-on-social-media.html 

Thanks to you, over 500 followers have joined us on Medium! 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!

Leave a comment with books you would like to see reviewed and I will add them to my Goodreads!!

Always open to reading book recommendations. Looking forward to adding new friends on Goodreads, to share what we read with each other: www.goodreads.com/author/show/19557396.Allen_W_McLean

Have been looking for other free kindle books to read, ones that are only free for a day or so, so if you have an ebook on Kindle feel free to share them and I'll download!

April's latest psychedelic music videos, art and poetry is available on all streaming platforms.

Electric Armchair - Living Ghosts (FULL ALBUM): distrokid.com/hyperfollow/electricarmchair/living-ghosts

"Tomothy and the Overseer of the Forest" is available as an eBook through Amazon Kindle apps and devices; read right now with Kindle Unlimited! www.haikuprajna.blogspot.com/p/tomothy-and-overseer-of-forest.html

Kindle ebooks can be read on any device through one's web browser at www.read.amazon.com

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

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