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.
If you love me or resent me
I rarely think about you
My life goes on without you
I can't forget your name
Every e-mail that you sent me
I know them to the letter
The past seems so much better
The future stays the same
You don't spend your day thinking of me
I'm painfully aware
And I'm far away, far as can be
Just wishing you would care
When someone asks about your dreams
You never think about extremes
You want that husband/wife and house
At least a flat and faithful spouse
You want two kids, or maybe three
To raise them, watch them, set them free
You've wanted this for many years
You've wished for it with many tears
And you're aware it's not all great
But gladly you'd accept your fate
There is a risk of harmful lies
Of broken dreams and STIs
Of empty rooms and empty words
The emptiness, it always hurts
When someone asks about your dreams
They're far away, or so it seems
You're not wasting tears on her
Your tears belong to you
When the pain becomes a blur
It's washing out of you
I look at your pictures when I'm lonely
I wish you would come online or phone me
Refreshing your profile by the minute
I'm caught in a dream but you're not in it
I'm not all that sure you even know me
If you felt this too, you'd clearly show me
It's not like we've met, it's just this feeling
That there's sides to you you're not revealing
