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.
Tonight I'm back at feeling strange
This "life", I fear, will never change
I'm trying, but I'm losing grip
I'm dying with the sinking ship
It's gotten better, now it's worse
The things I've tried to build disperse
My body seems to hate me now
My dream was not my fate somehow
I've only craved two things from birth
I've tasted both, for what it's worth
Mere shadows now and long since gone
I've lost much more than I have won
If you don't want us to drift apart
Then I guess love is a decent start
But love is only a puzzle piece
And I have loved other eyes than these
Communication is always key
If you are trying to live with me
And our dreams, they must simply match
If they do not, that's a deadly catch
As for your humor and mind at large
Don't try to fool me, to fake or barge
I'm not elitist, but I am smart
Better be honest right from the start
I love to cuddle, to kiss for real
I love to tell you just how I feel
I want to see you, and share a place
But when I'm angry, I need my space
I can feel awful when all is well
I have to trust that your heart can tell
That it's a sickness, an endless curse
But that without you it would be worse
If you can do this, if we agree
If you are sure what you want is me
Than stand beside me and hold my hand
Because the world needs to understand
I can feel you leaving me
Like they always do
Maybe that's just destiny
Maybe it's just you
I can feel it disappear
Everything we have
Not the first time I am here
I can do the math
You said I was great at giving gifts
And at making you feel like a woman
The first one to show you what pleasure is
And you trusted my hands, mouth and rod
We fought all the time about everything
You were foreign to many things human
You sure are a queen but I'm not your king
You believed in me less than in God
You work through things in your own way
Sometimes it's messy
That's okay
When people walk away or die
You are allowed to curse or cry
You are allowed to be unfair
When things go downhill and you care
You'll laugh again
Sometimes it stings
Just take your time to work through things
