The life and love of Gill and Princess Noodleman

Outline:

• Gill and Princess Noodleman are two Betta Fish.  Their lifespan is 5 years.
• Harley and Tina are a brother and sister that own them.
• The fish forget everything every night and meet and fall in love every morning.
• One day, Gill forgets to forget.
• Gill watches Princess Noodleman, Harley and Tina grow.  He notices their changes over time.
• But Princess Noodleman meets Gill again every morning.
• Gill is envious of Princess Noodleman's ability to see the world anew every day. 
• Gill tries to notice something new everyday so he can see things for the first time again.
• Gill and Princess Noodleman have babies and Gill enjoys their experience of seeing things for the first time.

Out of My Head (The "Missing" Verse")

One of my favorite songs is Out of My Head by Fastball from their 1999 album, All the Pain Money Can Buy.  If you are not familiar, here is a link to the song.

My only problem is that it is a very short song. Just when I start enjoying it, it comes to the end. I always thought it needed another verse...to expand on the themes, for balance, for pacing and just to extend the wonderful melody and harmonies.

So, I wrote one. Hope you like it...

A Golem's Life; an autobiography

Here is a story about the human perspective of a familiar monster. I kicked around for a few years and fleshed it out.  Not sure what the spark was.  It seemed more like I was documenting what had happened rather than writing a fiction.

A Journey to Meet the World

Originally a Christmas gift to a teacher, this story expanded and evolved into a full narrative with a circuitous journey about birth, learning, growth, aging, sacrifice, balance and payment of debts.

A Journey to Meet the World

by Alex J. Rosenheim

Written December 1999

Revised June 2006

Revisions continued in Google Docs

 

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Prologue	As everyone knows, Life ebbs and life flows. Its inside a cocoon, that a butterfly grows. Well, what would you say, if on this very day, you learned there is more about that to say?
01	So, the butterfly-with-two-wings landed beside the caterpillar-with-no wings. The butterfly-with-two-wings felt complete… …but the caterpillar-with-no-wings was not satisfied.

The Day is Done

The day is done.

It's time for sleep.

No need to cry,

or fret or weep.

The memories

you've made today,

will fill your dreams

with love and play.

Goodnight, my child.

Goodnight, my friend.

The new day waits,

for this to end.

You'll take a journey

through the dark.

A wondrous quest;

you'll soon embark.

And through the tunnel

of your dreams,

you'll find that

nothing’s as it seems.

You'll ride a carpet

through the sky,

or maybe you

can even fly.

A million ice-cream

sundae treats,

or kick a ball

while wearing cleats.

Friends long gone,

you'll see them there,

and fill your dreams,

with ones that care.

And friends you

haven't even met;

they'll change your life,

I'd even bet.

They'll open up

a grand new vision.

Of ancient worlds

and long division.

You'll scrape your knees.

I'll dry your tears.

I'll watch you grow

through all your years.

Tomorrow morn',

just like today,

you'll wake up,

eat, have fun and play.

Enjoy the night.

Enjoy the rest.

Tomorrow we

will share the best.

12/22/06