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.
I trust you with my happiness
I trust you with my pain
My company means less and less
There's nothing here to gain
I know, sometimes I need a lot
And sometimes it's too much
Sometimes it's more than all you've got
Sometimes it's just a touch
Sich an den kleinen Schritten freu'n wird immer propagiert
Sich selbst das Scheitern zu verzeih'n, ich hab es oft probiert
Ich lebe mit der Dunkelheit und Leere tief in mir
Ich wär sie aufzufüll'n bereit
Doch du
Du bist nicht hier
I've repaired
More than one broken woman
For the next guy to enjoy
Like a toy
Come to life
Like a token
Freshly mended and prepared
And I'm scared
That the fruits of my caring
Keep on sharing
What I taught
While I'm caught
Just repeating my service
Making seen what their worth is
So that they can move on
I know those faces on the billboards aren't real
And that their perfect skin is owed to PhotoShop
That there's a crew behind that makes the colors pop
And anorexia is part of their appeal
I know that being chubby should be no big deal
That many do appreciate those extra pounds
And in the end it's only my own view that counts
I know these things, so why can't they be how I feel?
I fucked a clown
It wasn't fun
He soon was done
When I went down
I fucked a clown
Sucked his balloon
It popped too soon
And smudged my frown
