BOOKS
Ever since I was little, writing books has been my dream. I started many but finished few. And those few never saw the (publishing) light of day. I usually gave up after around 40 pages and I can barely look at my old work anymore. I might upload something from my teenage years one day, just to give you an idea. Or not.
Then I tried to get a poem collection published for a while. The idea was to combine my writing with pictures from as many different contributors as possible … but that didn’t really work out either. So no books yet. Sorry.
Song adaptations
Translating songs into a different language (in my case either German or English) is quite a challenge. But it is great fun too! Finding the right words and rhymes to make it sound good while still preserving the meaning and feel of the original song – in a way it’s like a puzzle. I like it.
I’ve been interested in this field of work for several years now, and I’ve managed to create a few good translations (or rather adaptations). Here’s a selection:
If you want me to write an adaptation of your own work or your favorite song, feel free to contact me!
Subtitles
Subtitling is an area that I haven’t really found the time to get into yet. I’ve written the official German subtitles for some of Chris Thompson’s (supricky06) videos on YouTube a couple of years ago. I’ve also written several German subtitles for Shane Dawson’s old clips, but he never put them online. Too bad!
Other than that, there’s nothing much I could mention in this section. I think audio description might be a really fascinating field of work. Would be fun to try that someday.
If you want me to write your subtitles, feel free to contact me.
Poems
Over the last decade or so, I’ve posted countless short poems on Facebook and/or Twitter whenever I felt like writing. Poetry is what got me most of my Facebook fans. It’s more or less become my main creative focus for a couple of years. Here is an extensive collection of my favorite poems. Reading through all of them might take a while.
Don't do it
Don't come closer
You've clearly done enough
Don't look at me
I'm done with lies
A fool
I knew it
When I chose her
It wasn't really love
Your coquetry
And hungry eyes
Are cruel
I stared another night away
Thumbs smearing tiny screens
Now greeted by the light of day
I make myself some beans
It's breakfast time for those who slept
And dinner time for me
If recently you laughed or wept
I bathe in jealousy
I like the way you taste
No drop will go to waste
Consuming without haste
Such bliss
Just breathing in your scent
And all it means and meant
Your beauty, slick and bent
Just this
Wish I had the energy
To do the things I love
Sleep remains the enemy
Too much, yet not enough
Want to finish what I start
But I just sit and wait
So much time for fun and art
Yet I procrastinate
The heat is disgusting
It's not getting better
We suck at adjusting
To terrible weather
We could have prevented
This maddening turmoil
Had we not pretended
It's perfectly normal
