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.
When I thought of writing, I always primarily thought of novels. I haven’t actually published a book yet, but there is this one idea that I would really love to see through. The writing’s all done; but that’s only half of it. I want you to be a part of this:
100 poems about depression, sex and love
I’ve been working on this collection of poems for years now and I want to turn them into a beautiful book. It’s supposed to be a community project, a collection of images (drawings, photographs etc.) from people all over the world. It’s quite frankly scaring the shit out of me, but hey … gotta chase your dreams.
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.
Surrounded by impenetrable walls
You still have lots of penetration
I'm vulnerable for you, and that takes balls
No false pretence or hesitation
You'll never say you love me to my face
And your embrace is not too gentle
Your eyeline's in a very different place
You're simply not that sentimental
He feels uneasy, stressed
Restless, down, depressed
He's lifeless, lonely, lewd
Familiar with this mood
He fails to fall asleep
His strength declining, steep
A rippled, crippled core
He's done it all before
I love your love
The way you lie
Beside me here
I'm not sure why
I hold your hands
Your breath so slow
Don't make it end
Where would I go?
This quiet we
Is more than me
Without you here
I couldn't be
You call me motherfucker, which is technically true
But these fine details of my sex life I will not reveal to you
You tell me sex is better when real love is involved
But how to make a lover love me is a problem yet unsolved
I love to sleep
Though rarely deep
It's like I take
A break from living
The things I fret
I soon forget
When I'm awake
Life's less forgiving
