Writing, for me, is a strong passion. I am pulled by the dream to one day have a novel published. Every work I write is a learning process, and in order to write better I need to write a lot. Ray Bradbury once said, "Quantity produces Quality, if you only write a few things, your doomed." This page features many of my short stories and poems. Also included, is the monologue that I performed for my final drama exam at High School. Please take time to read some of the works and if you wish, use the contact form to leave some feedback.
Also included in these archives are works by other people. These people are usually my friends who also like to write. If you would like your own work to be featured here you can e-mail benjamin@benjaminsolah.com with the subject 'guest work.'
It should also be warned that the vast majority of the works are for older audiences. Most of it is horror and contains graphic imagry and so may offend some readers. I do not take any responsibility for this and you read at your own choice.
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Short stories
The Tragedy of Knowing
the Debt Collector - Benjamin Solah
21st January 2005 - Horror/Thriller - "In one foul
swoop of fortune all his fun, his lack of worries had turned into an uncertain
path towards doom. He felt in his mind that he was walking towards disaster."
2720 words.
His father's
words - Benjamin Solah
7th December 2004 - Horror/Thriller - "Erik’s perfect world was instantly shattered." 966 words.
Journey out of this
place - Benjamin Solah
7th October 2004 - Angst - "I kept walking. I didn’t
look back. I turn my back on this cruel world today." 641
words.
Rodney the Rat: Part
II - Benjamin Solah
13th September 2004 - Comedy - This short piece was written as a creative
writing task at school, about a rat and his recount of a sexual encounter
with a human leg. 470 words
Spontaneous
Homicide - Benjamin Solah
13th August 2004 - Horror - Murder is no big deal to Tangent. It's just
a spur of the moment thing. 906 words
Blind lust and
raw emotion - Benjamin Solah
22nd July 2004 (edited 26th September 2004) - Angst/Horror - With emotion
driving his every move, Joe has to do what is right for him. His brother
has put aside family loyalty. Now Joe has too. 1912 words.
Off the Rails -
Benjamin Solah
2nd July 2004 (edited 26th September 2004) - Thriller - If Jonathan was
afraid of train trips before, this makes it a whole lot worse. 2241 words
McSean - Benjamin Solah
18th April 2004 (edited 26th September 2004) - Horror - Sean
meets a man from his old high school and they have a memorable reunion.
1520 words.
Poetry
Where - Benjamin
Solah
19th July 2005 - Life/Angst - "I wish to know/where I am going/and where I have gone"
Hate - Benjamin
Solah
9th July 2005 - Politics/Angst - "The World hates/Don't deny it"
Foggy path - Benjamin
Solah
4th July 2005 - Angst - "Why is the path so foggy?"
Fill the gap - Benjamin
Solah
17th May 2005 - Angst - ".../As I scream/
Secrets - Benjamin
Solah
11th April 2005 - General - "Secrets need to be
told/Hopes and dreams/Just that"
Blank - Benjamin
Solah
2nd April 2005 - General - "The sound of water unlocks the thoughts
Wall of Silence
- Benjamin Solah
2nd April 2005 - General - Silence opens my mind to thoughts that are Blank
Darker - Benjamin
Solah
6th February 2005 - Angst - As quickly as the light appears, it disappears
and leaves me in a darker place
New Feeling
- Benjamin Solah
3rd February 2005 - Romance - I have a new light
Thoughts II
- Benjamin Solah
30th December 2004 - General - I still think too much
Nocturnal thoughts
- Benjamin Solah
28th December 2004 - General - The mind at 2am
Love - Benjamin
Solah
19th November 2004 - Angst - A poem about an unknown feeling
Humanity lost behind
the razor wire - Benjamin Solah
20th September 2004 - Angst/Politics - My thoughts on the loss of humanity
with a major reference to the inhumane detaining of refugees.
Thoughts - Benjamin
Solah
12th September 2004 - Angst - I think too much
Monologues
John Coffey's Hands
- Benjamin Solah
18th January 2005 - Drama - Adaptation from Stephen King's 'The Green
Mile.' Tells the story of John Coffey from the perspective of Boss Edgecombe.
I did this as my HSC monologue.
Published elsewhere
McSean (revised) - Benjamin Solah
25th April 2005 - Vibewire.net
Guest writing
The Long Way Home
- Jessica Solah
17th August 2006 - General - Annie, a 13-year-old indigenous girl, lives in
a horrible settlement with her brother. One day, they make an attempt to
escape back to their parents.
CITY 360 - Mitch
McRae
7th December 2004 - Horror/Thriller - "[If] they
don’t like the way you are looking at them, they will follow you home and
raid your house in the middle of the night just to tell you never to look
at them again. I’m not one on those people, but a person can only take so
much.
The Girl Next
door - Michael Jones (warning: contains sexually explicit material)
29th November 2004 - Erotica - "When I told her I was bi-sexual,
she seemed very interested. This next story is about the first time I began
to ‘touch' that interest."
The Wedding -
Michael Jones (warning: contains sexually explicit material)
28th November 2004 - Erotica - A man and a woman make love on their wedding
night.
Untitled - Marcus
16th October 2004 - Fantasy - The orphan Tyrone journeys for the legendary
Rewind Rock. What kinds of people will he meet? What situations will he
stumble into? How will his journey end?
Last Words
- Lara Sitterlee
27th August 2004 - Horror - "It's strange how dark blood looks
in the moonlight…..black almost, like black silk that lines the sheets
in the local brothel."
Review Lara's story by e-mailing her at lara@writingcorner.cjb.net
Midnight Munchies
- Mandy Da kitty
13th August 2004 - Horror/Supernatural - "The hot feeling of hunger
hit me so hard I nearly didn't realize what it was..." Zombie Fun!
13 Days - Ben
Wuest
23rd July 2004 - Action -
DarkExchange
