Month: August 2025

Hey everyone,

Knikken, Leegte, Fakkel and Plekje are the latest Dutch translations for De dingen die ik voor je verborgen heb gehouden. With only three more translations left, this project is almost finished. After that I will turn the Dutch version of this collection of stories into a downloadable PDF document.

The English short stories Beckon and Saints will soon be added to the website too. After that I will continue with Until You Fall Asleep.

Lots of love,
Martijn

Hey everyone,

As promised, I have added two more short stories to the website called Pixels and Jawbreaker. You can find them all the way down on the Other Projects page. Pixels was written in January and Jawbreaker in June of this year. There is a bit of a sad undertone in both of them, but I am feeling a lot better now. I hope you enjoy them.

Lots of love,
Martijn

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Hey everyone,

Koorddansser, Snot, Slaappillen and Weiland are the latest four Dutch translations. They have been added to the Dutch version of The things that I have kept from you. The other eight short stories should be ready and added in Dutch soon. I added a few sentences here and there and made some changes to make it flow a bit better.

I am trying to finish some older projects in order to move on to the next one. So I will be busy the coming weeks.

Lots of love,
Martijn

Hey everyone,

Writing isn’t always easy, and it doesn’t always come naturally either. I went back to my other stories and had to retire Handkerchief, Knuckles and Disrupted because they felt outdated and weirdly written to me. In order to keep growing and getting better, that also sometimes means letting go of things that you are no longer proud of.

I have added two stories I forgot about that I was supposed to post. Bullet and Prison have now finally been added to the Others part of the website. I hope you enjoy them and will not forget about them like I did.

Lots of love,
Martijn

Hey everyone, the latest Until You Fall Asleep chapter has been read and reviewed. And I have gotten some great feedback on how this chapter feels a bit all over the place, so I will be making quite some changes to it.

Many thanks once again to those that have read it and shared their unfiltered opinion. This is the way the story will become better and more cohesive, so I appreciate it a lot. I am keeping the chapter online while I am editing it, so you can see it change in real time.

Lots of love, Martijn

In Overnight, the third chapter of Until You Fall Asleep, the two guys finally meet again after the festival, which kind of feels like a second first impression. How will they feel about each other now, all sobered up in the daylight?

This chapter needed quite a few changes. So I hope it reads a little easier now. And if not, I would love to hear your opinions again so I can make some more changes.

Overnight finishes the first part of this story which heavily focused on being intoxicated, the nightlife and new love. The next part called Dreamstate will shift into a different territory, where the dizzying spell of love starts to mess with your mind.

I hope you will all enjoy it.

Lots of love,

Martijn