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.
Some gone connections you never forget
How hard you may try, they stay with you
Some wrong directions you never regret
They drain you, but oh what they give you
Mouth to skin
That's how I want it
To kiss and taste
Each part of you
Deep within
Around and on it
No stress, no haste
That's what we do
Don't tell me to be happy
What does that even mean?
How dare you judge my feelings?
I know myself, I'm clean
I've known myself for ages
Before you were around
Don't tell me how to look up
When I am on the ground
I know what lies within me
Don't tell me I'm enough
That no one else can help me
And all that jaded stuff
I know my heart is dreaming
Of someone who will stay
That's always been important
That dream won't go away
We were soulmates, you and I
Not meant to be, but synchronized
When your mood shifted, I just knew
And you could sense my feelings too
We were perfect for a while
And all I lived for was your smile
I only left 'cause I could tell
I could no longer make you well
It is what it is and we are who we are
One passionate kiss wouldn't get us that far
We've been where we've been and we've been there alone
We'll have to accept we're not building a home
