Bibliography & Writing
Bibliography
'Beneath Memory' and 'Numbers and Letters,' Southpaw Grammar #1
2nd December 2009 - Two flash fiction pieces published in a zine produced by a writer's group I was in from August to December 2009.
2006 Writer's Blog Anthology, Edited by Deborah Woehr
7th October 2006 - Two pieces included, 'Ask an Author: Finding Time to Write' and 'Blogging and Sonnet...Or Sonnetting a Blog?'
A Question of Decency, Originally published at The Rights of Man (a now defunct ezine) - Photos by Benjamin Harris
6th June 2005 - Conditions of the refugees include mental illness, self-harm, violence, children’s exposure to self-harm and violence, lack of education, lack of health care, and ill-assessed claims. The amount of depression and hopelessness is evident in a lot of the detainees. One Afghan boy said, "…if I had stayed in Afghanistan of course they would have killed me, maybe in an hour or two, but I ended up in here so physically they are keeping me alive but emotionally and spiritually they are killing me."
McSean, Originally published at Vibewire.net
25th April 2005 - Sean meets a man from his old high school and they have a memorable reunion.
Soldiers give thumbs-up to anti-war protesters, Green Left weekly, Photo by Benjamin Solah
13th April 2005 - Photo taken at an anti-war protest in 2005 outside Navel docks before troops leave for Iraq.
2UE High School Editorial, 2UE Radio (right-click and select 'save targer as')
16th November 2004 - An editorial played on radio station 2UE. I won it in a competition for High School students. I speak about the general issue of refugees.
Self-published Fiction, Poetry
Before I started writing short stories with the aim of having them published in magazines, I wrote a few short stories and poems between 2004 and 2005 which I've published here on my website and can be found below. Also included is the adaptation of Stephen King's The Green Mile as a monologue that I did for my Year 12 HSC Drama Exam.
I occasionally publish flash fiction (stories under 1,000 words) on my blog and can be found under the category, 'Published Work.'
These stories are available for reprint upon contacting me at benjamin [at] benjaminsolah [dot] com.
Short Fiction
The Tragedy of Knowing the Debt Collector
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
7th December 2004 - Horror/Thriller - "Erik’s perfect world was instantly shattered." 966 words.
Journey out of this place
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
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
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
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
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
Poetry
Where
19th July 2005 - Life/Angst - "I wish to know/where I am going/and where I have gone"
Hate
9th July 2005 - Politics/Angst - "The World hates/Don't deny it"
Foggy path
4th July 2005 - Angst - "Why is the path so foggy?"
Fill the gap
17th May 2005 - Angst - ".../As I scream/
Secrets
11th April 2005 - General - "Secrets need to be told/Hopes and dreams/Just that"
Blank
2nd April 2005 - General - "The sound of water unlocks the thoughts
Wall of Silence
2nd April 2005 - General - Silence opens my mind to thoughts that are Blank
Darker
6th February 2005 - Angst - As quickly as the light appears, it disappears and leaves me in a darker place
New Feeling
3rd February 2005 - Romance - I have a new light
Thoughts II
30th December 2004 - General - I still think too much
Nocturnal thoughts
28th December 2004 - General - The mind at 2am
Love
19th November 2004 - Angst - A poem about an unknown feeling
Humanity lost behind the razor wire
20th September 2004 - Angst/Politics - My thoughts on the loss of humanity with a major reference to the inhumane detaining of refugees.
Thoughts
12th September 2004 - Angst - I think too much
Monologues
John Coffey's Hands
18th January 2005 - 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.
Guest writing
The Long Way Home - Jessica Solah
17th August 2006 - Drama - 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.
