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.
You ask why I'm leaving
But why would I stay?
The air we were breathing
Got thinner each day
You ask for a reason
I'll give you a few
The changing of season
But most of all you
She feels her weight on her knees
She lives to cater, to please
Only this state brings her peace
Free of decision
She's only good when he's bad
He never would make her sad
No thought is put in her head
In this position
Stupid woman, leave my head
You left my bed so long ago
And while it's sad, my phones still show
Pictures of the fun we had
Stupid woman, leave me be
You couldn't see your arrogance
You ignorantly forced my hands
Left my pants so cowardly
How did we get here?
Where did we miss the turn?
With all this regret here, at least I want to learn
Where did we stumble?
What sign did we not see?
I see my life crumble, and all that's left is me
Haven't seen you in years
We could go have a drink
Or have sex, watch a movie
I don't drink though
I have noticed your tears
Though they're gone in a blink
A reflex, pointless to me?
I don't think so
