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.
Life's a contract, a subscription
If the perks outweigh the price
Every membership is nice
If they don't, well, fuck
I can deal with some restrictions
If I'm promised happiness
I won't be accepting less
But that's just my luck
I never wanted to be normal
But I guess that's normal now
If everybody else was like me
I would be me anyhow
I don't like being tame or formal
I like comfort, being real
Just being me, it doesn't strike me
After all, that big a deal
I'm me and I've been waiting
I've found me long ago
And it's been devastating
To be here and to know
Exactly what I'm missing
And that it's out of reach
The hugging, trusting, kissing
Good sex and honest speech
I'm me and always will be
This much I understand
I wonder what will kill me
Old age or my own hand
Colorful fires in the sky
Not only pets are asking why
Why all this need to celebrate?
What's really new except the date?
While it's a tragedy and shame
Deep down we know we're still the same
All things we touch, we turn to ash
Food, air and love we turn to cash
It's fruitless, you leave with just one wound too many
Planning to turn your neglect into penny
Uprooted and driven to desperate measure
One traitor's trash is another pal's pleasure
