Three summery haikus are coming your way, thanks to The Young Writers Initiative and their summer camp! In case you don’t know, haikus are three-line poems which are usually about nature and originate from Japan. The first line has five syllables, the second seven and the last another five. I’ve created three haikus on the overall topic of summer: Dappled, Joy and False Night.
Identity Haikus
Hey there! Today, we’ve got three haikus which cover the theme of identity. They draw from my own experiences as well as the experiences of others, and, of course, there is an element of fictionality to them. Haikus are amazing, in my opinion. They’re like little bursts of emotion and description, hidden away in three lines. Please enjoy these three!
WIP Screenplay Exercpt
For the Young Writer’s Initiative Summer Camp, one of the tasks was to turn a scene from my in-progress novel (The Demon Of Darkenhall Lane, find out more in Upcoming Releases!) into a ‘screenplay’ format. Personally, I found using a different format really fun, and it helped me to focus on the dialogue and consider how I write it. So, I’m sharing it here, in the hopes that you’ll enjoy it too!
Summer
Hi there! Are you ready for a super short, super punchy flash fiction piece on summer? If so, here is my entry for writerthreads’ Instagram competiton! It’s a one hundred and fifty word piece of descriptive flash fiction, thinking about the theme of summer (and especially how summer has changed recently). Hope you enjoy it!
Where It All Went Wrong
Something a little different today! As part of The Young Writers Initiative’s summer camp, I wrote a piece on one of my less-developed characters from my WIP, The Demon Of Darkenhall Lane, which you can find more information on by looking at my Upcoming Releases page. Today’s spotlight is Asher, the Soulless who lives on my main character’s doorstep. I’m considering turning his story into a novella, so stay tuned for updates on that! But, without further ado, here is the first part of Asher’s story, with some mentions of alcohol abuse, disease, death and homelessness.
Little Lost Lamb
Hello! For today, we’ve got a poem that I wrote for talesfromboredom and writer.joannafreire’s Instagram competition! It’s based on a prompt from oknice which you can find in the competition’s post.
Do You Want To Die?
Today’s post is another bit of flash fiction from The Young Writer’s Initiative’s summer camp, covering a similar theme with a slightly more optimistic mindset, if not conclusion. Be aware that death is covered here, as well as the presence of weaponry.
Self-Destruction
Hello! This is a short sci-fi flash fiction piece which I wrote for The Young Writer’s Initiative’s summer camp. It is a little dark, so be prepared for that, and covers the topic of imminent death.
Welcome To The Website!
Yup, this website has a blog too—I’m really pulling out all the stops. So, if you haven’t found the About page yet, I’m Oskar Leonard, teenage author and poet (and amateur illustrator). I really want to get my work out there and find new readers and friends, so here I am!
Oskar Leonard 